Archive for the Poetry Category

June 19th, 2010

Shakespeare under the stars at the Ludlow Festival

The medieval ruined castle of the bustling market town of Ludlow in Shropshire, is home each summer to the thriving Ludlow Festival. Festival highlight is always the open air Shakespeare within the castle grounds, which ends under a starry night sky.

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September 24th, 2009

Wimbledon Bookfest, 3rd – 11th October 2009

Now in its third year the Wimbledon Bookfest has become a firm fixture in the booklovers’ diary. The book festival encompasses fiction and non-fiction, political history and poetry, popular and literary novels, books on sport, music, gardening, books for experts and for infants.

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December 27th, 2008

Baltimore Celebrates Poe’s Bicentennial Birthday With ‘Nevermore 2009′

2009 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, one of the world’s greatest writers. To honour his strong links with the city, Baltimore is planning a series of birthday celebrations throughout the year, ‘Nevermore 2009 in Baltimore’ in which visitors can participate and commemorate the life and words of this beloved author.

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December 23rd, 2008

Bath Literature Festival, from 28th February to 8th March 2009

The full programme for the 2009 Bath Literature Festival, which will take place in the beautiful Georgian City from 28 February to 8 March, has now been revealed. Artistic Director, Sarah LeFanu, has based her programme on a number of strands running though the festival rather than a single theme.

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October 1st, 2008

Iceland’s Light Show: Imagine Peace Tower & Northern Lights

This autumn, see Iceland’s night sky light up with the natural phenomenon of the Northern Lights and the Imagine Peace Tower. And if you are very lucky – witness both the same time!

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