Next Buzzwords
Sunday June 9th
Upstairs at the Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham
Workshop lead by Jean Atkin 7pm
Open mic and readings 8pm
Guest poet Jean Atkin
pay on the door, £5 waged, £3 unwaged.
Jean Atkin’s third full collection ‘High Nowhere’ is newly published by
IDP. Her poetry has won competitions, been commissioned, anthologised,
and featured on BBC Radio 4. She often works in collaboration with other
artists, and on residencies - in October
2024 she undertakes a month’s residency in the Writers’ House in
Ventspils, Latvia. Jean has also been BBC National Poetry Day Poet for
Shropshire and Troubadour of the Hills for Ledbury Poetry Festival.
Since 2010 she has worked as a poet in education and
community.
Matthew Stewart, reviewing 'High Nowhere' on ‘Rogue Strands‘, writes –
‘I dare you to finish reading this book and emerge indifferent to the
role of humans in the plight of the Earth. That’s the mark of Atkin’s
success.’
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