anyone in the vicinity? you should def come to this reading - it will be great!
Liz
Sheffield Poetry International
presents a reading by
John Havelda
Geraldine Monk
with fado by Ligia Roque
John Havelda is an Anglo-Hungarian poet and visual artist based in Porto, Portugal. Recent publications include the artist’s book Mor; Os Considerados, a play on CD; and poetry in international magazines of innovative writing such as Chain, Dandelion, The Paper and Situation. He moves effortlessly across languages always alert to comic misunderstandings and slippages of meaning.
Geraldine Monk is one of the most original and exciting poets writing in Britain today. Often mistakenly pigeon-holed as experimental, her work draws on everything from Gerard Manley Hopkins and Edith Sitwell to ballads and visual poetry. Geraldine will be reading new work inspired by Mary Queen of Scots’ 14 year incarceration in Sheffield Castle.
Ligia Roque is an actress, theatre director and accomplished singer of fado, often called the Portuguese blues. In recent years, world music stars like Cristina Branco and Mariza have brought fado to a wider audience so don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience at first hand a rich and stirring tradition of songs of yearning and loss with lyrics by leading Portuguese poets.
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