The Wordsworth Trust
When: 29.07.2019 to 03.08.2019
Where: Grasmere
To the Lake District and the land of Wordsworth for Places of Poetry’s next residency (29th July – 3rd August). Places of Poetry meets Reimagining Wordsworth, a project led by the Wordsworth Trust which aims to re-examine the poet’s life and legacy from a modern perspective, creating new ways to enjoy his poetry. They are running a whole week of free poetry activity from Monday 29th July.
Free events at the Wordsworth Trust
How did Wordsworth write ‘I wandered lonely as a Cloud’? Find out about the creation of this famous poem, with original manuscripts from our collection. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11.00-am11.45am
Walking with William and Dorothy
Explore some of the places around Dove Cottage that inspired the Wordsworths’ writing.
Monday-Sunday, 2.00pm-3.00pm
Get Creative in the Garden
Try out fun activities and use the natural world to inspire your creativity at this all-ages drop-in session.
Tuesday, Thursday, 11.00am-2.00pm
Pop-up Poetry Café
Rediscover a favourite poem, find a new one, or have a go at writing one of your own!
Friday, 2.30pm-4.30pm
Grasmere Voices
Meet poets Daljit Nagra and Paul Farley as they record voices around Grasmere to create a sound poem.
Wednesday, 10.00am-1.00pm
A brief bio of Daljit. Daljit Nagra is a poet, teacher and radio presenter who lives in Harrow. In 2015 he was the first poet-in-residence for Radio 4 and 4 Extra. Faber & Faber has published several of his books including, most recently, British Museum in 2017.
