Autumn Poetry Gigs

Hiya Lovelies! I hope you are adjusting to the change in season and have been reading poetry and buying poetry books and supporting lots of indie bookshops and poetry publishers for today's National Poetry Day and Saturday's Bookshop Day!

I have been adding gigs to the calendar and layers to my wardrobe in preparation for taking Windfalls out of the Zoom sphere and back to some in person events and I am very much looking forward to sharing the new poems with you in my favourite way... Here are some dates for your diary, on and offline:

Saturday 9 October - 12.30 - 1.30pm: Knighton Festival

Join us for a free festival session online at Knighton Festival between 12.30 and 1pm with poet Susie Wild sharing from her new collection Windfalls first followed by a short Q&A and then novelist Gary Raymond talking about his new novel Angels of Cairo and answering questions from 1 - 1.30 pm.

Book your free tickets: https://www.knightoncommunitycentre.com/tickets.html

Saturday 16 October - SFF2021: The Mumbles Day Out

To whet your appetites for Swansea Fringe Festival this year, we've put together a rather nifty, and super special, FREE ENTRY event SFF2021: The Mumbles Day Out at Ty Cwrw The Front Room Tearoom & Bistro featuring lots of poetry and music.

Parthian Poet Times:

12.30 – Natalie Ann Holborow

1.30 – Susie Wild

2.30 – Patrick Jones

4.30 – Tôpher Mills

Saturday 16 October - 6pm - Patrick Jones and Susie Wild: Fuse, Fracture and Windfalls

An event with poets Patrick Jones and Susie Wild in conversation, as part of Crickhowell Literary Festival. Location: The Festival Marquee, Castle Grounds, High Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BE.

Order tickets here.

Tuesday 16 November - 7.30 pm – Susie Wild & Special Guests: Windfalls Swansea Launch Party

Join Susie Wild and creative friends at the delayed live Swansea launch party for her new poetry collection Windfalls! It will be held at Elysium, 210 High Street, Swansea SA1 1PE with readings from the book and a chance to pick up a signed copy. Free entry.

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