Monday, 12 January 2015
Carol Ann Duffy presents this tenth series of poetry nights at the city’s iconic Royal Exchange Theatre. Each evening features Carol Ann reading from her own work and introducing some of the country’s best new emerging talent: student poets from the Manchester Writing School, led by house poet Liz Venn. There’s also a special guest appearance from a poet of national stature and live music from the house jazz band.
12th January 2015: Kit Wright with Martin Kratz, Paul McGhee and Kim Moore
19th January 2015: Ann Gray with Justine Chamberlain, Michael Conley, Robert Harper
9th March 2015: Lachlan Mackinnon with Scott Fellows, Ian Humphreys and Carolyn Zukowski
Start time: 7.00pm (music), 7.30pm (readings)
Venue: The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester, M2 7DH
Tickets: £12 – book via the Royal Exchange Theatre: www.royalexchange.co.uk or contact the box office on 0161 833 9833
Manchester Writing School events are sponsored by Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute for Humanities and Social Science Research (IHSSR) and presented in partnership with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts and Blackwell’s. Join the Manchester Writing School mailing list, contact writingschool@mmu.ac.uk, or follow us on Twitter @mcrwritingschl.
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