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Next Generation Poets—a Gala Celebration Reading hosted by Andrew Motion.

The Next Generation Poets include Patience Agbabi, Amanda Dalton, Nick Drake, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Leontia Flynn, Matthew Francis, Sophie Hannah, Tobias Hill, Gwyneth Lewis, Alice Oswald, Pascale Petit, Jacob Polley, Deryn Rees-Jones, Maurice Riordan, Robin Robertson, Owen Sheers, Henry Shukman, Catherine Smith, and Jean Sprackland.

Twenty exhilarating poets who published their first collections in the last decade, twenty distinctive voices, twenty writers who refresh our ideas about what poetry is and can do.

Workshops at the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre
Writing Poetry: 11am-1pm
Leontia Flynn and Maurice Riordan
Experiment with these poets' favourite writing exercises.
Price £9, Conc £7

Reading Poetry: 2-4pm
Henry Shukman
Discuss, debate and explore poems by some of the writers on the Next Generation List.
Price £9, Conc £7

Performing Poetry: 2-4pm
Patience Agbabi and Catherine Smith
A practical insight into the oral and stage techniques involved in performing poetry. Price £9, Conc £7

At time of writing, 17 of the poets have confirmed their attendance. Gwyneth Lewis, Alice Oswald and Deryn Rees-Jones will not be reading.

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