I just received this and thought some of you might like to attend :
Poetry is central to how many people regard the first world war. So No Glory has arranged a special night of poetry to commemorate Conscientious Objectors’ Day on 15th May. Do join us.
Poetry is central to how many people regard the first world war. So No Glory has arranged a special night of poetry to commemorate Conscientious Objectors’ Day on 15th May. Do join us.
You’ll enjoy a fine array of speakers. These include AL
Kennedy, Blake Morrison, Michael Rosen, George Szirtes and Samuel West.
They’ll read from both their own work and that of the war poets
– and we’ll also talk a bit about the No Glory campaign. The evening
should be both moving and entertaining.
Given the recent attacks on the war poets by the
government-backed revisionist historians, it's important to reclaim their
centrality to our memory of the first world war.
We’re calling the event …cold stars lighting… taken from
Wilfred Owen’s poem (I Saw His Round Mouth’s Crimson)
And in his eyes
The
cold stars lighting, very old and bleak,
In different skies.
There’ll be music, too, from Matthew
Crampton and Nette Robinson & the Lyric Ensemble.
If you're near London, why not join us? And do spread the word -
by sharing the link or by inviting friends on Facebook. This will be a
wonderful evening.
Best wishes
Jan Woolf
Cultural Co-ordinator, No Glory
Tickets are £10 and £8
(concessions) and include a glass of wine at the interval.
…cold stars lighting… First World War Poetry
Thursday 15th May, 7.30pm
St Giles-in-the Fields,
60 St Giles High St
London
WC2H 8LG
Tickets £10
(£8) including a glass of wine.
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