Richard Price's poetry collections include the award-winning Small World (Carcanet) and Moon for Sale. Like Peter McCarey, he knew Edwin Morgan personally. He is the Head of Contemporary British Collections at the British Library.
A New Divan
A Centenary Celebration of the Poetry of Edwin Morgan
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This event took place on 30 November 2020
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A New Divan
A Centenary Celebration of the Poetry of Edwin Morgan
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This event took place on 30 November 2020
A celebration of one of the most important British poets of the last fifty years, by contemporary poets and artists.
Simon Barraclough, Dzifa Benson, Nancy Campbell, João Concha, Kirsten Irving, Ricardo Marques, Peter McCarey and Richard Price read Morgan's poems and each responds with a work of their own.
Taking its name from one of his collections, this evening is a 'divan' in the Persian sense of a gathering of people sitting on a virtual sofa sharing their poems and news, not unlike the concept of the 'ceilidh' in Scotland, where Morgan grew up and lived.
Join us on the poetry couch for an unrivalled insight into this remarkable poet and a glimpse of the wealth of contemporary poetry which has grown up in a creative landscape partly created by him.
With thanks to-
Click here to read the poem’s featured in this event.
Speakers
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Richard Price
Poet, Head of Contemporary British Collections
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Simon Barraclough
Poet
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Dzifa Benson
Artist
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Nancy Campbell
Poet
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João Concha
Artist and Publisher
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Kirsten Irving
Poet
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Ricardo Marques
Poet and Translator
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Peter McCarey
Poet and Translator