Dear Poetry Friends
Telemaco Signorini, Pastures at Castiglioncello (1861)
IN THIS NEWSLETTER
Poetry and Journeys online (June 24)
Reflecting in an Age of Anxiety live North Norfolk coast (June 28)
Poetry and Journeys part 2 live at The Lamb (July 14) – you do not need to have attended part one
If you’re writing . . . getting help with your typescript
ONLINE
Poetry and Journeys online
JUNE 24, 330-5pm (postponed from May 27)
Image: aerial view of Dubrovnik, the setting of Ivan Lalíc’s poem
Poems to be selected from Auden in China, Basho in Japan, Barrett Browning in Florence, Bishop on the beach in Massachusetts, Coleridge in the Harz Mountains, Darwish in Palestine, Khalvati snowbound in Lisbon, Lalíc in Croatia, Neruda on Machu Picchu, Pushkin on the Black Sea, Rich among the American Indians, Ritsos on Samos, and Tsvetayeva across the miles.
MORE AT: https://www.grahamfawcett.co.uk/event/poetryandjourneysonline-2-2-2-2-2-2/
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LIVE
Sunday June 28, 7pm at Wells Maltings, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Reflections in an Age of Anxiety: An Evening to Calm the Soul
A CONCERT OF MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD
Robin Rubenstein (piano) and Graham Fawcett (spoken voice)
There is something to be said for rising to the occasion, and the occasion is this concert. Come and be part of a very well-planned and concerted effort to raise the stakes against the prevailing atmosphere in the world. Experience just how good poetry and music can be at dealing with our dread, how uplifting and restorative, filling our arms and ears and hearts.
COMPOSERS: Antheil, Bartók, Beethoven, Byrd, Chopin, Prokofiev, Schubert, Shostakovich
POETS: Akhmatova, Apollinaire, Arnold, Auden, Dante, Donne, Ferlinghetti, MacNeice, Rich
MORE, AND TO BOOK: https://www.grahamfawcett.co.uk/event/aneveningtocalmthesoulwellsnorfolk-2-2/
And if you are thinking of making a weekend of it, the coastal walks are magnificent and there is plenty of accommodation online. Closest mainline rail station is Sheringham (17 miles away) and then the Coasthopper bus service to Wells. Another option is King’s Lynn (approx. 30 miles), which offers bus connections to Wells.
‘There are few places in England where you can get so much wildness and desolation of sea and sandhills, wood, green marsh and grey saltings as at Wells in Norfolk.’ (W H Hudson)
NOW ALSO ON TOUR AND AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING:
| Reflections in an Age of Anxiety: An Evening to Calm the Soul A CONCERT OF MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD Robin Rubenstein (piano) and Graham Fawcett (spoken voice) COMPOSERS: Antheil, Bartók, Beethoven, Byrd, Chopin, Prokofiev, Schubert, Shostakovich POETS: Akhmatova, Apollinaire, Arnold, Auden, Dante, Donne, Ferlinghetti, MacNeice, Rich To book this event for a venue near you, write to Graham at [email protected] Details at https://www.grahamfawcett.co.uk/event/aneveningto-calmthesoul-2/ |
LIVE IN LONDON July 14, 2-330pm
at The Lamb, Bloomsbury
Poetry and Journeys part two
Poems to be selected from Akhmatova in the air, Auden in China, Basho in Japan, Bishop on the beach in Massachusetts, Barrett Browning in Florence, Coleridge in the Harz Mountains, Darwish in Palestine, Khalvati in Lisbon, and Yeats pondering Innisfree.
More at: https://www.grahamfawcett.co.uk/event/poetryandjourneysparttwolive-2-2-2-2-2/
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If you are writing . . .
Graham continues to read, comment on, and give tutorials for typescripts of poetry and prose, including collections. Contact him if you would be interested in this for yourself or anyone else at [email protected] .
“How grateful I am for your unfailing gift of wise counsel – whether it’s about a philosophy or the placing of a comma, you’ve been on to it. And never daunting, always friendly”. Patrick Coldstream, Hertfordshire (2021)
“Your work on my book taught me so much”. Celia Purcell (2022)
“A masterclass in line-breaks and word order.” Owen Gallagher (2022)
“Thank you again for your excellent feedback. It’s been a thrilling process having such attention paid to my work. I have recommended you to a very good friend who is preparing a poetry pamphlet for competitions. Vishvantara (2024)
All best wishes
Graham