‘Not Waving but Drowning: Not Drowning but Waving – the Enigma of Stevie Smith’

Palmers Green poet, Stevie Smith –mercurial, idiosyncratic, deep-thinking –is well-known as the author of the landmark Not waving but drowning, a title loaded with irony and illustrating her use of understatement. This workshop explores her poetic gift, the enduring popularity of her poetry and offers writing exercises à la Stevie with an overview of her life:

Saturday, 16th February, 2013 - 10.30 am – 16.30 pm St. John’s Parish Centre, cnr Green Lanes/Bourne Hill, Palmers Green, London, N13 4DB

The workshop will have two parts:
Writing workshop: 10.30 am - 1 pm
Talk: ‘Who was Stevie?’ plus questions and readings of poems: 2.00 - 4.30 pm

Katherine Gallagher is a widely-published poet and tutor. She has five full collections of poetry, most recently Carnival Edge: New & Selected Poems (Arc Publications, 2010). In 2002, she was co-organiser of the Stevie Smith Centenary Palmers Green Poetry Festival, ‘Ten Days with Stevie Smith’.

Writing workshop: £16 (£13 concs.)
Afternoon: £12 (£10 concs.)
Full day: £28 (£23 concs.)

Pre-booking essential. Book early to avoid disappointment

Info:mail@katherine-gallagher.com
Tel: 020 8881 1418
W: www.katherine-gallagher.com

Parking in nearby streets.
10 mins from Palmers Green BR station
329 Bus from Wood Green or from Enfield to Bourne Hill
121 Bus from Wood Green to The Triangle 8 mins walk

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