The Marker Committee: Poems for deep time Lydia Kennaway
Event details
Lydia Kennaway, Poet-in-Residence at Thin Ice Press, introduces The Marker Committee, a collection of poems addressing the ephemerality of the written word and our compulsion to leave our mark.
Enjoy readings of the poems and discover how each one came into being, the stories behind them and the collaborative process of creating the book.
Tickets include a drink upon arrival. Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the evening. Please arrive five minutes before the start of the talk.
Thin Ice Press
This event is presented by Thin Ice Press. Open Fridays to Mondays, 10am to 5pm and Thursdays 1pm to 8pm, Thin Ice Press offers a regular programme of workshops, events and exhibitions.
About the speaker
Lydia Kennaway is Poet-in-Residence at Thin Ice Press. She is the author of A History of Walking (HappenStance Press, 2019), has an MA in Writing Poetry from Newcastle University and a BFA in Printmaking from The Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, US. Her poems have appeared in magazines including PN Review, the Rialto and Stand, and in 17 anthologies. Lydia won the Flambard Poetry Prize in 2017 and was commended in the Magma Poetry Competition 2020/21. She is a New Yorker and a former music publisher.
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