Event: Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival – Poetry can change the world

Saturday 19 October 2019
10.30am - 11.30am

Touchstones Rochdale
The Esplanade
Rochdale
OL16 1AQ

DETAILS:

Glasgow-born poet, writer and teacher, Kate Clanchy MBE, joins us at Touchstones to read from and talk about her award-winning poetry, the children she has taught and her fascinating insights into learning and discovery.

Kate has won a plethora of awards, including the Forward Poetry Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award and a Scottish Arts Book Award. Her poetry has also been broadcast on BBC Radio, and she is the current Poet in Residence at Oxford Spires Academy, working with migrant and refugee children to refine their talent and mentoring them to become world-class poets.

Suitable for: Ages 14+

The festival box office is located at Touchstones Rochdale. Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.

Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival is aimed at celebrating and promoting the Maskew Collection of classic literature and philosophy at Rochdale Central Library, encouraging people to engage with books and ideas. Rochdale couple, Annie and Frank Maskew, met in Rochdale Library in the 1950s and shared a passion for reading and thinking. They left a sum of money to be used on resources and events related to literature and philosophy to ensure classic works are available for future generations.

Entry fee: Book in advance - £6

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