Poetry Comic Workshop: with poet and writer Chrissy Williams

Summer Reading Challenge event

  • Date: Mon 19/Aug/24
  • Time: 15:00 - 17:00
  • Venue: Downham Library
  • Cost: Free
  • Booking: not required
Description:
Do you love poems AND comic books? Find out what happens when you mix the two together in this exciting drop-in workshop! See some fun examples and start making your very own poetry comics! Ideal for ages 6+. Free, no need to book. About Chrissy: Chrissy Williams is a poet, editor and tutor based in London. Her work has been featured by the BBC and her first book-length collection Bear (Bloodaxe Books, 2017) was one of the Telegraph's 50 Best Books of the Year. The author of numerous pamphlets, her work has been shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award, and published in many magazines and anthologies including Poetry, Poetry Review, Poetry London and Salt's Best British Poetry series. She is editor of the online poetry journal PERVERSE, and previously worked both at the National Poetry Library and as Director of the Poetry Book Fair. She is also an improviser and edits comics, including the New York Times bestselling The Wicked + The Divine. Her second book-length collection, Low, was published by Bloodaxe in 2021.
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