![John Challis and Sean O'Brien in conversation with WN Herbert](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/generic_banner-470x140.jpg)
John Challis and Sean O’Brien reading and in conversation with W N Herbert via zoom. This event took place on 7th October 2021.
![Remembering Anne Stevenson](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/stevenson-470x140.jpg)
Neil Astley, Tara Bergin, Linda Anderson, Jacob Polley, W N Herbert, and Sean O’Brien pay tribute to the poet Anne Stevenson via zoom. This event took place…
![The Bezzerides Box A Writing Challenge from Sean O'Brien](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/OBrien-470x140.jpg)
Respond to the photograph above by exploring the following series of questions, which do not have to be answered in the given order. Language: laconic monochrome….
![Five poems by Sean O'Brien](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/OBrien-470x140.jpg)
Sean O’Brien reading some poems from home, including three from this new collection, It Says Here, out in September from Picador. This reading is part…
![Sean O’Brien reading at Newcastle Poetry Festival 2018](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-21-at-15.24.45-470x140.png)
Sean O’Brien reading at Northern Stage. This event took place on 4th May 2018 as part of the 2018 Newcastle Poetry Festival.
![Darkness Visible: a Reading of Paradise Lost](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Darkness-Visable.jpg)
Paradise Lost reading by Sean O’Brien, Sinéad Morrissey, John Challis,Bill Herbert, Kris Johnson, Jacob Polley and Linda France, at Percy Building. This event took place…
![A discussion between Margaret Wilkinson, Sean O'Brien & Linda Anderson](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/linda-margaret-sean.jpg)
Margaret Wilkinson and Sean O’Brien in discussion with Linda Anderson at the Culture Lab. This event took place on 6th October 2016.
![Highlights from Newcastle Poetry Festival 2016](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_7775.jpg)
Highlights from the 2016 Newcastle Poetry Festival at the Northern Stage. Featuring readings from Linda France, Colette Bryce, Sean O’Brien, W.N. Herbert, Don Share, Stephen…
![The Poetry Cure: A celebration of the work of the poet Julia Darling](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/poetry-cure.jpg)
Cynthia Fuller, Christy Ducker, Sean O’Brien, Linda France, W.N. Herbert, Kathy Bainbridge Moran, Ellen Phethean, Tara Bergin, and Jackie Kay reading at The Poetry Cure,…
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