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Dates
2009January 28thRide the Word reading from Family Connections at Borders, 203-207 Oxford St, London W1D 2LE 7.00 - 9.15 pm with Jay Merill, Chris McCabe, Vincent De Souza, Kathryn Simmonds, plus featured small press - tall-lighthouse. Free. February 11th, 12th, 13th Poetry commission and workshops for the Can I Have A Word? literacy project at the Barbican Centre, working with 16 year 5 classes from local schools on Chinese animated film Feeling of Water and Mountain by Te Wei of the Shanghai Animation Studio. February 16th - 21st Arvon residential course at Totleigh Barton, Devon, with Sixth Form, Hayes School. Co-tutor Malachy Doyle, guest Andy Brown. February 24th Poem 'Sky High' on Poetry Pie, episode 7, Cbeebies, 4.55pm. Also on their website. March 2nd Reading at the launch of Magma 43, Troubadour Coffee House, 263-267 Old Brompton Road, London SW5. Guest readers Glyn Maxwell and John Stammers. Nearest tube Earl's Court. £6 (£5 concessions). March 3rd Visit to West Lodge First School, Pinner, Middlesex. March 6th Visit to Thomas’s Prep School, Fulham, London SW6. March 10th Visit to St Michael’s East Wickham C of E School, Welling, Kent. March 11th Poem 'Sky High' on Poetry Pie, episode 18, Cbeebies, 4.55pm. Also on their website. March 13th Visit to Our Lady of the Visitation Primary School, Greenford, Middlesex. March 16th Attending the unveiling of a plaque for Robert Browning at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, Jerningham Road, New Cross Gate, London SE14 5NY. 1.30pm. Free public event. March 19th Attending CBeebies Poetry Pie screening and celebration at the Pudsey Room, BBC Television Centre, Shepherd's Bush. March 24th Able Writers (National Education Trust) visit to Manor Farm School, Hazelmere, Buckinghamshire. April 15th Publication date of second adult poetry collection I’ll Dress One Night As You, Salt Publishing. April 29th Launch of I'll Dress One Night As You at 7pm, The Rose, 35 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7LT. 020-7735-3723. Music by the Tinpots www.tinpots.com Nearest tube: Vauxhall. From Vauxhall tube take the Albert Embankment exit, walk passed MI5 (the cream and green building) and you'll see The Rose on the right. Upstairs room, bar, all welcome. May 5th Attending the reopening of the Grade II listed Manor House Library, Old Road, Lee SE13, after extensive refurbishment. May 6th Short story Just One of the Girls read on BBC R4 by Phyllida Nash at 3.30pm. One of three stories about '21st Century Family Life'. May 9th Local launch, reading and signing of I'll Dress One Night As You, 2.30pm, Manor House Library (newly refurbished and re-opened!), Old Road, Lee, London SE13 5SY. 020-8314-9614. Free. May 14th Meeting with Adopt an Author (Basildon) team at the British Library. May 30th Signing of 'I'll Dress One Night As You' and all other books, 11.30-12.30am at the lovely Kirkdale Bookshop, 272 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London SE26 4RS. June 1st and 2nd Book week visit to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Kingston upon Thames. June 24th Reading from 'I'll Dress One Night As You' at the Yumchaa Cafe, 45 Berwick Street, Soho, London W1 for the Ride the Word series; with Vincent de Souza, Sue Hubbard, Richard Bardsley and Jay Merrill. Free event, nearest tubes Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road. 7-9pm. July 4th Reading with Ronnie McGrath and John Hegley for the Sydenham Arts Festival. Sydenham Girls School, 8-10pm, £9 & £7 concessions. July 23rd Inaugural poetry reading at the newly refurbished Clitheroe Castle Moor Lane, Clitheroe BB7 1BA. No charge, but as it's being held in the cafe attendees are kindly being asked if they'd like to eat/drink something in the cafe beforehand. The cafe opens at 6pm, the evening begins with a local poet at 7.30pm, then I'll give two twenty minute readings, with an interval. More details about the Castle Museum and the cafe at www.lancashire.gov.uk/clitheroecastlemuseum September 25th Northern launch of I'll Dress One Night As You. Reading with Julia Deakin in the Committee Room, 2nd Floor, Manchester Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. 1-2pm, free. Contact Libby Tempest 0161 2341981. October 5th Visit to Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, Middlesex. 2008February 1stPlanning meeting with Bath Festivals for the Write Team Project working with children in Bath and North East Somerset schools. February 11th After school children's poetry workshop, publisher's fair, West Norwood Library, Lambeth Libraries Literature Festival. February 21st Reading of poetry and short stories at an event to launch the re-opening of Forest Hill Library after its refurbishment; 6pm, 82 Dartmouth Road, London SE23 3H2 t: 020-8699-2065 March 8th Writing poetry for children workshop, Small Press Writers' Day, Huddersfield Town Hall, 10.30am-4.30pm. Tel: 01484-226364 March 10th - 14th Poetry residency at Winton Primary School, Islington. March 18th Visit to Newton Prep School, Battersea, evening poetry celebration 6-8pm. March 31st - April 4th Hexham Book Festival rural workshops in 5 first schools in the Northumberland National Park - Greenhaugh, Kielder, West Woodburn, Bellingham, and Otterburn. May 17th Dulwich Festival poetry reading and workshop for children aged 7-11, Dulwich Library, 10.30am-12.00. Free admission by ticket. Tel: 020-7525-6227. May 28th Children's poetry reading The Guardian Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, 2.30-3.15pm. June 14th Recording of contribution to the Oxfam Children's Poetry CD at the Museum of Childhood Bethnal Green, hosted by Michael Rosen and John Mole. Readings for children from participating poets throughout the day. June 30th and July 2nd Visits to Gothic Mede Lower School, Arlesey, Bedfordshire. July 22nd Monitoring and evaluation meeting with Bath Festivals for the Write Team Project working with children in Bath and North East Somerset schools. August 6th Guest reader at Moniack Mhor (Arvon Foundation) on the Poetry for Children course with tutors Carol Ann Duffy and Helen Taylor. August 11th Edinburgh International Book Festival, Charlotte Square Gardens: 11.30am, children's poetry reading with Roger Stevens, RBS Corner Theatre. 4.30pm reading from Family Connections with Gerard Donovan and Gerard Woodward, Writer's Retreat. 
October 6th Children's book Week visit to Ashford Church of England Primary School. October 9th National Poetry Day visit to St Mark's Catholic School, Hounslow to work with Year 7. October 22nd, 23rd, 24th NAWE Writing in Schools Research Programme Residency at Husthwaite Primary School, North Yorkshire. October 30th Dagger Press poets reading in memory of Brain Morse, Manchester Central Library, 1pm. November 17th - 21st Residency for Bath Festivals Write Team Project in Widcombe Junior School Bath, Chandag Junior School Keynsham, Oldfield Park Junior School Bath, Ralph Allen Secondary Bath, Hayesfield Secondary Bath, Wellsway (secondary) Keynsham, Broadlands (secondary) Keynsham, Salford Junior Keynsham. November 27th Able Writer's Day at East Hanningfield Primary School, Chelmsford. December 4th Visit to Northfleet School for Girls, Gravesend.  Printable version of page
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