Newcastle Poetry Festival 2023: Imtiaz Dharker, Carol Ann Duffy & John Sampson
The special event will feature the luminous words of Imtiaz Dharker and Carol Ann Duffy, who will also be accompanied by the musician John Sampson. Carol Ann Duffy was UK Poet Laureate for a decade from 2009 to 2019. She won the PEN Pinter Prize in 2012 and was made a DBE in the 2015 New Year Honours list. In 2021, she was awarded the International Golden Wreath for lifetime achievement in poetry. Imtiaz Dharker is a poet, artist and video film maker. She is Chancellor of Newcastle University and was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2014. Her six collections, all published by Bloodaxe Books, include Over the Moon and Luck is the Hook. John Sampson has collaborated with poet Carol Ann Duffy in live performance since 2003. They have performed at literary festivals around the UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong. He works as a musical director and has composed for radio, theatre, ballet and television.
This event is in partnership with the Institute of English Studies.
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