Our next event features John Greening. John will read from his poems at the Royal Wells Hotel in Tunbridge Wells on 20th June, starting at 8 pm, following an open mic.
John is a multi-award winning poet, critic, playwright, teacher and editor with over 20 collections to his name, most recently The Interpretation of Owls, Selected Poems, 1977-2022 (Baylor University Press), and last year’s Omniscience (Broken Sleep Books).
John received the Alexandria International Poetry Prize in 1981 and a Scottish Arts Council Award. He has also won the Bridport Prize and the TLS Centenary Prize, and he has received a Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors. He is the recipient of two Hawthornden fellowships and a Fulbright teaching fellowship. He has also been one of the judges for the Eric Gregory Award. His poem “Sibelius” was chosen by Carol Rumens as her “Poem of the week” in The Guardian, 4 January 2021.
Do come along and hear John read his work on 20th June. Entry is a mere £3 for non-members, and the open mic is open to all (a single poem each, up to 40 lines).
The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society 