TALK: TELLING TALES with MICHAEL MORPURGO
11.00am - Noon • James Cable Room • PF15 • £7
Michael Morpurgo, one of our most popular and charismatic writers for young readers, talks about some of the poems he first loved – from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to Beowulf, from Coleridge to Kipling.

INTRODUCTION TO MAGMA
12.45 - 1.30pm • Peter Pears Gallery • FREE
Magma is one of the most innovative poetry magazines on the UK literary scene, employing a different editor for each issue to ensure a fresh approach to submissions. Join two members of the Magma team – Tim Robertson and Mark McGuinness – and guest editor Anne-Marie Fyfe as they focus on three poems from recent issues.

OPEN WORKSHOP
12.45 - 1.30pm • James Cable Room • FREE
The writing workshop for everyone, led by Michael Laskey and Jeni Smith. Just bring pen, paper and an open mind. Trust the language, keep the hand moving, find out what it is you need to say.

CRAFT TALK: THE SENSE OF SOUND
12.45 - 1.15pm • Cinema Gallery • PF16 • £5 (capacity 30)t
Michael Hofmann considers the expressive textures of language. He will conduct a high-resolution examination of the surface of poems, with particular reference to work by the late lamented Ian Hamilton.