Ledbury Reading Group Packs Its Bags!
Join via Zoom for FREE to read and chat, in a friendly and informal atmosphere, with Director Chloe Garner. Email director@ledburypoetry.org.uk for the Zoom link
The new series of Ledbury Poetry Reading Group books focuses on ‘must-read’ contemporary international poets from Denmark, Italy, Russia, Zimbabwe, France, South Korea, and Brazil:
- 8 November, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Alphabet by Inger Christensen, translated by Susanna Nied (Bloodaxe Books)
- 13 December, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
The Embrace, by Valerio Magrelli, translated by Jamie McKendrick (Faber & Faber)
- 10 January, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
The War of the Beasts and the Animals by Maria Stepanova, translated by Sasha Dugdale (Boodaxe Books)
- 14 February, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Virga by Togara Muzanenhamo (Carcanet)
- 14 March, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Cold Spring in Winter by Valerie Rouzeau translated by Susan Wicks (Arc Visible Publications)
- 25 April, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
I’m OK, I’m Pig! by Kim Hyesoon, translated by Don Mee Choi (Bloodaxe Books)
- 23 May, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
The Mystical Rose: Selected Poems by Adélia Prado, translated Ellen Doré Watson (Bloodaxe Books)
“These reading groups are a chance to discover and enjoy poetry collections from around the world. We support each other through questions and conversation towards a deeper appreciation of what we are reading.” Chloe Garner, Director, Ledbury Poetry
