Live Poetry Event – Thomas Hardy

Tuesday 12th January 19.00-20.30 – City Gate Hotel

Perhaps best known today as a novelist, Thomas Hardy regarded himself primarily as a poet. We will look at some of his most loved poems, such as ‘The Darkling Thrush’ and ‘Afterwards’, discuss the Poems 1912-13 which followed the death of his wife Emma, and come up with some surprises, too!

This evening will be hosted by Malcolm Hebron. After studying English at Oxford, Malcolm Hebron taught for many years at Winchester College. Over that time, he published books on medieval and renaissance writing, literature and linguistics and wrote a guide on how to read poetry. Malcolm is a Fellow of the English Association, and as an editor of a journal, he has worked with critics and poets, helping them prepare work for publication. Malcolm writes poems himself, of course, as a daily habit; and above all, he loves sharing what he has learned and learning from others.

Pay what you can afford:

£5 – £15 – £20