Poems and Locks

Since its inception in 1979, Poetry has always been an important genre for WORDS and at 7.30.p.m on Tuesday, July 16th, in The Studio at Artrix, Luke Kennard, Professor of Creative Writing at Birmingham University is the Speaker.

Luke is a poet and novelist, and was the Canal and River Trust’s poet in residence in 2016-7.  He will focus his reading and discussion on the poems produced during this period, some of which were written on the Worcester to Birmingham Canal path.

He will read also poems from a variety of his collections from the last twenty years, including his 2021 Forward Prize winning book, "Notes on the Sonnets".

Tickets, at £10 each, are available from the Artrix Box Office - boxoffice@artrixbromsgrove.co.uk - or from WORDS, Sycamore House, Rigby Hall, Rigby Lane, Bromsgrove, B60 2EW, enclosing a S.A.E., and your email address ( if you have one )