'Love Poems'
with Kim Addonizio
May 29th - Clapham Library
"Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place."
–Zora Neale Hurston
Crawl out and make some time for this workshop on love poetry! In this generative and craft class, we’ll explore all kinds of love: familial, romantic, passionate, platonic—and discuss how other poets have tendered their thoughts and sentiments, with an eye to what we can learn from them to inspire our own work. Be ready to write, and maybe to create a poem for a special someone. Whether you’re drowning in love or searching for it, come write and share your thoughts and observations about this essential human emotion.
Kim Addonizio: Live In London - Poetry Reading and Live Music
May 29th - Battersea Arts Centre
Join us for a sensational evening of poetry and live music with leading U.S poet Kim Addonizio, in one of her only UK dates this year. Kim is a multiple poetry award winner and is joined for one night by a host of special guests at The Battersea Arts Centre. Support comes from the superb Rachel Long and Dillon Jaxx, plus a special musical collaboration between Kim and guitarist Danny Caron. On the night there will also be an opportunity to buy Kim's collection 'Wild Nights' and have it signed.
'Writing and Memory'
with Kim Addonizio
May 30th - Clapham Library
“You own everything that happened to you.”—Anne Lamott
How do you navigate the past in order to explore the rich ground of your life experiences in language? This workshop will focus on writing your memories into poetry (or prose) with discussion, examples, and in-class prompts designed to help you tell some of the stories that have taught you, changed you, or even obsessed you. We’ll generate a lot of ideas for work and look at some ways to structure your material. You’ll leave this class with new drafts, as well as several seeds you can nurture for future poems.
Kim Addonizio: Live at Burley Fisher
May 30th - Burley Fisher Books
Join us for a superb one-off event with leading U.S poet Kim Addonizio. Kim will be reading from her new book 'Exit Opera' and will be in conversation with Costa Prize winner Hannah Lowe about her poetry and creative practice. On the night will also be joined by virtuoso guitarist Danny Caron for a special musical set.
Burley Fisher Books is one of London's leading independent bookshops and a huge supporter of small presses and poetry. Burley Fisher will be offering the chance to buy Kim's collection 'Wild Nights' and have it signed. On the night there will be a pay bar for guests.
About Kim
Kim Addonizio’s most recent poetry collection is Now We’re Getting Somewhere (W.W. Norton, 2021). She is the author of eight other poetry collections, two novels, two story collections, and two books on writing poetry, The Poet’s Companion (with Dorianne Laux) and Ordinary Genius, as well as a memoir-in-essays, Bukowski in a Sundress: Confessions from a Writing Life. A New & Selected, Wild Nights, is available in the UK from Bloodaxe. Addonizio’s work has been honored with fellowships from the NEA and Guggenheim Foundation, and her collection Tell Me was a finalist for the National Book Award. Exit Opera is forthcoming in September 2024. She lives in Oakland, CA and teaches writing workshops on Zoom.
