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at Ilkley Literature FestivalOracabessa: Lorna GoodisonFri 10 Oct 7.30–8.30pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWA rare chance to catch Caribbean poet Lorna Goodison, winner of numerous poetry awards including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize and the Jamaican Musgrave Gold Medal.£5/3.In association with Carcanet Press.

Events for

Poetry Lovers

Andrew Motion: The New WorldFri 3 Oct 7.30–8.30pm Kings Hall LS29 8HBSir Andrew Motion, the former Poet Laureate, launches the Festival’s fifth decade – exploring the synergy between poetry and prose and reading from his award-winning poetry collections.£12/10.

John Hegley’s New and Selected PotatoesThu 16 Oct 7.30–8.30pm Craiglands Hotel LS29 8RQ‘Comedy’s poet laureate’ Independent.Seriously funny poems on everything from love, family, art and the sea to dogs, dads, gods and taxidermy.£11/9.

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3–19 October 2014

ilkley literature festival 14 Events forPoetry Lovers

TICKETS AND INFORMATIONFull details of all events plus online booking at www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.ukBox Office open from 26 August 01943 816714Events are in the centre of Ilkley a few minutes from the bus/train station.All venues accessible with nearby parking – see website for access details.

The Ilkley Literature Festival Ltd. Registered In England and Wales Company No: 1061343 Ilkley Literature Festival is a registered charity Charity No: 501801

Ian Duhig: DigressionsSat 4 Oct 3.15–4.15pmAcclaimed poet and Forward Prize winner, Ian Duhig, reads from Digressions, his new collection. £6/4.

New Writing from Zimbabwe: Togara Muzanenhamo and Zodwa NyoniSun 5 Oct 7.30–9.15pmTogara Muzanenhamo launches his new poetry collection on a rare visit to the UK.Plus work by ILF’s 2013 Apprentice Poet in Residence Zodwa Nyoni, herself originally from Zimbabwe.£6/4.In association with Carcanet Press.

Patience AgbabiSat 11 Oct 2.30–3.30pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZAward-winning poet and an outstanding performer, Patience Agbabi retells Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales for the 21st century in the liveliest version you’ll ever hear.£6/4.This event is part of the Telling Tales Tour produced by renaissance one.

Remembering Michael Donaghy: Maddy Paxman and Don PatersonSun 12 Oct 5.30–6.30pmMaddy Paxman discusses her husband, poet Michael Donaghy and his work in conversation with Don Paterson, Donaghy’s close friend and one of Britain’s most respected poets.£6/4.

Don Paterson and Mario PetrucciSun 12 Oct 7.30–8.30pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZAcclaimed poet Don Paterson, winner of the Forward, Whitbread and T. S. Eliot Prizes, reads from his collections including Rain with Mario Petrucci whose crib draws on the 111 poems he composed for his newborn son. £6/4.

Michael Laskey, Matthew Sweeney & Kim MooreFri 17 Oct 7.30–9.15pmSt Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZ Michael Laskey, founder of TheAldeburgh Poetry Festival and one of Britain’s best-loved poets, reads with Festival 2014 Poet in Residence, KimMoore and Matthew Sweeney ‘one of our finest poets of the unconscious.’£7/5 includes a glass of wine.In association with The Poetry Business.

Love, Death and The Archers: Wendy CopeSat 18 Oct 3–4pm Christchurch Sanctuary LS29 9LW Wendy Cope reads a hilariously dissatisfied and ironic set.£8/6.

Workshops and Masterclasseswith John Hegley, Patience Agbabi, Ian Duhig, Mario Petrucci, Kim Moore and Michael Laskey.

Hannah Ellis on her grandfather Dylan Thomas, James Booth on Phillip Larkin and Barrie Rutter reading Simon Armitage’s King Arthur.

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Festival Open MicSun 19 Oct 8.30–10pm1st Prize £200www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk for details.

Poetry BanquetWed 8 Oct 7.30–9.30pm Panache Restaurant LS29 9DRHear Kim Moore read her work and share your own.£12 includes two-course buffet.In association with Panache.

Poetry Alive! Open Mic and Networking EventThu 9 Oct 2–4.30pm Ilkley Moor Vaults LS29 9HDFREE with refreshments.

All events last 60 minutes and take place at Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley LS29 8DW unless otherwise stated

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