Creative Writing Reading Series – Autumn 2016

University of Kent Paris School of Arts and Culture is excited to announce our Creative Writing Reading Series for the Autumn Term!

All readings are at 6.30pm at Reid Hall,

4 rue de Chevreuse, Montparnasse, Paris 75006 (métro: Vavin)


Simon Smith                         Thursday 6 October              Maison verte

Simon Smith in the Paris launch of his new work: ‘More Flowers Than You Could Possibly Carry: Selected Poems 1989 – 2012’, edited by poet and art critic Barry Schwabsky.

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David Herd                           Thursday 20 October            Salle de conférence

Poet, critic and teacher, David Herd’s works include ‘All Just’ (2012), ‘Outwith’ (2012). He will be reading from his latest work ‘Through’, published by Carcanet in 2016, which addresses the language that surrounds the reception of people seeking asylum in the UK.

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Jon Thompson                     Thursday 17 November       Grande salle

Professor of English at North Carolina State University, Jon Thompson is a poet, critic and editor with a particular interest in Twentieth Century and Contemporary American and British Literature. He will be reading from his latest poetry collection ‘Strange Country’ (2016).

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Ali Smith                               Thursday 1 December       Salle de conférence 

***CANCELLED*** Unfortunately this event has had to be cancelled. We look forward to seeing you at our Spring term series in 2017

Ali Smith is an award-winning Scottish novelist and Man Booker Prize nominee. Her latest works include novels ‘Autumn’ (2016), ‘How to be Both’ (2015), and short story collections ‘Public Library and Other Stories’ (2016) and ‘The Whole Story and Other Stories’ (2015).

 

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