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September 2022
Poetry Upstairs for: TUESDAY 27th September Don't miss this opportunity to join us - another three amazing poets to listen to and chat to... bar and doors open 6:30, performance begins 7pm. Nicholas Murray is a freelance author and journalist based in Wales and London. Born in Liverpool; the author of several literary biographies including lives of Franz Kafka, Aldous Huxley, Bruce Chatwin, Andrew Marvell and Matthew Arnold, five collections of poems, and two novels. His biography of Matthew Arnold was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1997 and his biography of Aldous Huxley was shortlisted [...]
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We are thrilled that Kirstie McLeod has accepted Emma Bevan's invitation to bring her amazing Project to the Melville Centre for the weekend of 8th and 9th, October 2022! You will have the opportunity to watch the film and listen to Kirstie's story, and ask questions - the film and talk will take place at 10:30am, and then at 1:00pm (please arrive 10 minutes before it begins). The times in between, Kirstie will be sitting with the dress and you can visit and view the dress, up until 3pm. You will also have the opportunity to buy a copy of the [...]
Find out morePoetry Upstairs biogs for: TUESDAY 25th October Another fabulous opportunity to join the increasingly popular Poetry readings, and an opportunity to meet and chat to the poets themselves. Doors and Bar open at 6:30pm, please bring £5 for the door entry, and do please pre-register to ensure your space: email info@melvillecentre.org.uk Jonathan Edwards was born and grew up in south Wales. He has an MA in Writing from the University of Warwick and currently works as an English teacher. He won the Terry Hetherington Award in 2010, was awarded a Literature Wales new writer’s bursary in 2011, [...]
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