In the series POEMS IN THE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE
at 43 St Giles Oxford
Philip Gross and Lesley Saunders will read from their book
A PART OF THE MAIN: A CONVERSATION (Mulfran, 2019), a dialogic poem, even an improvisation, born of the difficult feelings and public discord arising from the events of 2016.
Philip is a Quaker as well as a T.S.Eliot prize winner and author of 20 collections of poems.
Lesley is author of several books of poetry, most recently Nominy-Dominy (Two Rivers Press, 2018). She is a creative collaborator with many other ‘makers’ of different art forms.
Lesley and Philip first met through a collaborative poetry venture A Game of Consequences in which 26 poets were invited to share their thoughts and feelings about living in a nuclear age.
This reading will be at 6.30 for 7pm till 9pm on Sat. October 12th
For the reading: free admission + a collection (for the Quaker Meeting House) + refreshments
On the afternoon of the same day:
Back Room Poets present a poetry workshop with Philip Gross:
Renga: When poetry grows in the spaces between us
The workshop will explore collaboration in poetry through linked verses in the spirit of haiku.
Saturday 12 October, 2019, 2.30-5.00pm
Friends Meeting House, 43 St Giles,
Oxford, OX1 3LW
For more details on the workshop and how to sign up, please go to the
Events page of our website.
