Literature Sept-Dec 12

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Poetry Library

Homage to Sylvia Plath

Wednesday 5 September 2012 Wednesday 5 September 2012

Anticipating the 50th anniversary of Plath's death (she died in 1963) and her final annus mirabilis, 1962, contemporary women poets including Anne Cluysenaar, Fiona Sampson, Myra Schneider and...

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Anticipating the 50th anniversary of Plath's death (she died in 1963) and her final annus mirabilis, 1962, contemporary women poets including Anne Cluysenaar, Fiona Sampson, Myra Schneider and Pauline Stainer reflect on Plath's contribution to the higher profile of poetry by women from the '60s onwards and celebrate her achievement by reading their poetry.

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Poetry Library

Poetry Library Book Club

Monday 10 September 2012 Monday 10 September 2012

Join us in the Poetry Library to discuss the work of Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature.

EVENT TAGS:: Workshops | World | Literature & Spoken Word | Poetry | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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Join us in the Poetry Library to discuss the work of Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

Mary Robinson

Tuesday 11 September 2012 Tuesday 11 September 2012

Mary Robinson, the world famous human-rights campaigner and former President of Ireland, joins us to discuss her extraordinary life upon publication of her memoir 'Everybody Matters'.

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Human rights campaigner and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson discusses her memoir 'Everybody Matters'.

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Sunley Pavilion

Southbank Centre Creative School

Tuesday 11 September 2012 Tuesday 11 September 2012

This is a hands-on, story development workshop, designed to help writers create dynamic plots with dramatic or intriguing scenes.

EVENT TAGS:: Literature & Spoken Word | Literature | Creative Writing | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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This is a hands-on, story development workshop, designed to help writers create dynamic plots with dramatic or intriguing scenes.

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

Will Self

Thursday 13 September 2012 Thursday 13 September 2012

Will Self launches his new novel 'Umbrella' in the first of a series of events curated by him exploring the legacy and provocation of Modernism upon writing today.

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Will Self talks about his new novel 'Umbrella', in the first in a series of events curated by Will exploring the legacy and relevance of Modernism today.

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Arab Revolutions; What You Need to Know

Saturday 15 September 2012 Saturday 15 September 2012

Spend the day with activists and thinkers from the cutting edge of events, plus get up-to-the-minute news and analysis.

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Curated by writer and activist Salma Said, this day of discussion, music, performance and exchange uncovers the real stories from artists and activists based in the region.

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Poetry Library

Barnacles and Dames...

Tuesday 18 September 2012 Friday 26 October 2012

Artist Mary Kuper celebrates 100 years of books in the Saison Poetry Library collection with an exhibition of images, poems and etymologies suggesting a play between the words poets use and the...

EVENT TAGS:: Free | Visual Arts | Literature & Spoken Word | Poetry | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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Artist Mary Kuper celebrates 100 years of books in the Saison Poetry Library collection with an exhibition of images, poems and etymologies suggesting a play between the words poets use and the meanings buried in their forgotten roots and histories.

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Sunley Pavilion

Southbank Centre Book Club

Wednesday 19 September 2012 Wednesday 19 September 2012

Tying in with our series on Modernism, we explore some of the classics of the high modern period, beginning with James Joyce's first novel, 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'.

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Tying in with our series on Modernism, we explore some of the classics of the high modern period, beginning with James Joyce's first novel, 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'.

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Level 5 Function Room

Documenting China

Wednesday 19 September 2012 Wednesday 19 September 2012

This talk considers the way visual artists document contemporary China through conceptual and performance art and asks film-makers to discuss their practice using the camera.

EVENT TAGS:: China | Fiction | Literature & Spoken Word | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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This talk considers the way visual artists document contemporary China through conceptual and performance art and asks film-makers to discuss their practice using the camera

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Level 5 Function Room

David Kynaston

Thursday 20 September 2012 Thursday 20 September 2012

Due to reasons of a personal nature concerning David Kynaston, this event has been cancelled.

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Social historian David Kynaston discusses post-war social change, the economy and the public perception of modernity with Will Self, as part of our Modernism series.

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Level 5 Function Room

Polari

Monday 24 September 2012 Monday 24 September 2012

The opening Polari of the season is headlined by Jonathan Harvey, author of 'All She Wants', 'Beautiful Thing' and writer of 'Coronation Street'.

EVENT TAGS:: Fiction | Gay | Literature & Spoken Word | Literature | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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The opening Polari of the season is headlined by Jonathan Harvey, author of 'All She Wants', 'Beautiful Thing' and writer of 'Coronation Street'.

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

J K Rowling

Thursday 27 September 2012 Thursday 27 September 2012

J K Rowling launches 'The Casual Vacancy', her first novel for adults, in this very special event to mark publication.

EVENT TAGS:: Fiction | Literature & Spoken Word | Literature | Talks | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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J K Rowling launches 'The Casual Vacancy', her first novel for adults, in this very special event to mark publication

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Level 5 Function Room

Gabriel Josipovici

Saturday 29 September 2012 Saturday 29 September 2012

Gabriel Josopivici is a leading novelist and literary critic whose timely book 'Whatever Happened to Modernism?' asks whether contemporary fiction has lived up to the experimentation and verve of...

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Gabriel Josopivici is a leading novelist and literary critic whose timely book 'Whatever Happened to Modernism?' asks whether contemporary fiction has lived up to the experimentation and verve of earlier modernist writing.

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Level 5 Function Room

Jonathan Coe, Julia Jordan and Philip Tew

Saturday 29 September 2012 Saturday 29 September 2012

Novelist Jonathan Coe, author of a 'Like A Fiery Elephant - The Story of B S Johnson' joins Julia Jordan and Philip Tew, joint editors of Johnson's work, to discuss one of post-war Britain's most...

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Novelist Jonathan Coe, author of a 'Like A Fiery Elephant - The Story of B S Johnson' joins Julia Jordan and Philip Tew, joint editors of Johnson's work, to discuss one of post-war Britain's most experimental writers.

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Festival Village

50 Months and Counting

Monday 1 October 2012 Monday 1 October 2012

The climate clock is ticking, normal isn't working and on the day that marks just 50 months to go before humanity crosses a critical threshold for global warming, five speakers have 15 minutes...

EVENT TAGS:: Spoken Word | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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The climate clock is ticking, normal isn't working and on the day that marks just 50 months to go before humanity crosses a critical threshold for global warming, five speakers have 15 minutes each to tell the story of how things might work out and what they will now do differently

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Alexis Deacon

Tuesday 2 October 2012 Tuesday 2 October 2012

The Children's Bookshow returns to Queen Elizabeth Hall with a performance by one of the UK's most exciting young picture book creators, Alexis Deacon.

Alexis has received huge critical...

EVENT TAGS:: Poetry | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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The Children's Bookshow returns to Queen Elizabeth Hall with a performance by one of the UK's most exciting young picture book creators, Alexis Deacon.

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Level 5 Function Room

D.T. Max and David Baddiel

Tuesday 2 October 2012 Tuesday 2 October 2012

In his lifetime, David Foster Wallace was lauded by critics and loved by fans.

EVENT TAGS:: Fiction | Literature Sept-Dec 12 | Modernism

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In his lifetime, David Foster Wallace was lauded by critics and loved by fans.

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Purcell Room

Edna O'Brien

Wednesday 3 October 2012 Wednesday 3 October 2012

Edna O'Brien has lived a life of high drama and great literary achievement, and she joins us to discuss her life and her new memoir.

EVENT TAGS:: Fiction | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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Edna O'Brien has lived a life of high drama and great literary achievement, and she joins us to discuss her life and her new memoir.

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Blue Room, Spirit Level

At Her Feet

Wednesday 3 October 2012 Friday 5 October 2012

At Her Feet is a one-woman play that effortlessly combines monologue, hip-hop and poetry to evoke the experiences of four muslim women in Cape Town whose lives are profoundly touched by the events...

EVENT TAGS:: Spoken Word | Literature Sept-Dec 12

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At Her Feet is a one-woman play that effortlessly combines monologue, hip-hop and poetry to evoke the experiences of four muslim women in Cape Town whose lives are profoundly touched by the events of September 11 2001 and an 'honour killing' in Jordan

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Poetry Library

Extending the Forms of Poetry with Paula Claire

Wednesday 3 October 2012 Wednesday 3 October 2012

Poet Paula Claire presents an illustrated survey of international sound, visual and concrete poetry in the Poetry Library and her own work demonstrating these styles.

EVENT TAGS:: Free | Literature Sept-Dec 12 | Special Edition-Poetry Library

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Paula Claire presents an illustrated survey of international sound, visual and concrete poetry found in the Poetry Library collection.