I was recently
invited to read as part of the Droitwich Festival Literary Day ‘Live Lit’ event.
So, how did it go? WOW! The collective talent, wonderfully ambient location (Park’s
Café, where the food is superb: the menu offering dishes with a distinctive
traditional feel, where possible using local suppliers and ingredients) and fabulous
organisation meant the event went with a real buzz.
One of many events
organised in conjunction with the Droitwich Arts Network (chaired by the ever-enthusiastic
Peter Hawkins), the ‘Live Lit’ is one I would highly recommend. Whether you are
a lover of poetry, fiction, music; a reader or a writer – or just in search of
good food with a generous side helping of thoroughly enjoyable, inspiring
entertainment, this is one for your diary.
The literary day
featured an eclectic mix of performance poetry and poetry, short fiction and
novel readings, complemented by music from festival artists.
Special thanks to
Sarah Leavesley (Sarah James) for all her tremendously hard work in organising
the ‘Live Lit’ event. The performers and readers were absolutely awesome.
Obviously to list them all would take all day, so I’ve popped some pics below.
A special mention to
Ian Bowkett, however, whose performance can only be summed up by ‘Wow!’. If you do ever get a chance to hear Ian
Bowkett perform live, go! His clever, entertaining poetry and his stunning
ability to remember the most complex pieces will blow you away. Amazing!
For info, Droitwich
Arts Network (which supports all local arts and aims to engage the public) organises
several events throughout the year:
Arts 4 All, encouraging
people to “have a go” and join the various art related clubs.
Summer Festivals –
combining water & music & art festivals.
Arts trails and painting/
photography displays.
Food and Drink
Festivals.
Literary Festivals …
and MUCH more.
Please do visit the
Droitwich Updates Facebook page to keep up-to-date with events.
If you’d like to
find out more about Sarah Leavesley (Sarah James) and her work, go here: Sarah James
2 comments:
Sheryl! Fabulous post! I feel like I was there too! Well done!
Sheryl, you are just simply a superstar. What a great event, and I love the photos. Can't wait to catch up with you at Festival of Romance and see you in action!
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