Sean O’Brien discusses his translation of Don Gil of the Green Breeches by Tirso de Molina alongside his work as poet, critic and dramatist. This…
Antiphonal is a two site multi-channel audio installation of poetry and field recordings created by Tom Schofield. Twelve poems were commissioned in response to the…
True North: Literature and the Region: a discussion with Val McDermid, Lee Hall and Sean O’Brien as part of True North, a series of lectures on…
Sean O’Brien reading ‘Cousin Coat’, ‘Welcome, Major Poet’, ‘Miss Jerdi Prochain’ and ‘Audiology’ at Culture Lab. This reading took place on 6th December 2012. External…
Sean O’Brien and Pippa Little reading at Culture Lab. These images were taken on 6th December 2012. External Links Please note that NCLA cannot be held responsible…
In Your Own Time: The Northern Poetry Workshop Anthology Launch with Sean O’Brien, Gerry Wardle, W.N. Herbert, Peter Armstrong, Peter Bennet, Kathy Towers, Jacob Polley,…
Sean O’Brien, Jackie Kay and W.N. Herbert reading ‘Mutatis Mutandis’ at The Literary and Philosophical Society which was originally peformed as part of the BBC…
The Casual Perfect by Lavinia Greenlaw Lavinia Greenlaw’s new collection glows with charm. In the title poem of her absorbing fourth collection, The Casual Perfect,…
A Hundred Doors by Michael Longley Michael Longley’s reverence for the living and the dead is as evident as ever. The entirety of “Horseshoe”, from…
Sleeping It Off in Rapid City by August Kleinzahler Kleinzahler manages a convincing, grimly comic synthesis of materials in this collection of new and selected…
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