Lake Orta and Sacro Monte di Varallo,with the collaboration of
the Riserva Naturale Speciale del Sacro Monte di VaralloFriday 12th Octoberh. 16.30 Palazzo Penotti-Ubertini, Orta
presentation of the 2007 anthology ‘Wild’
readings
h. 19.00 aperitif
Sabato 13 october 2007h. 10.00 Piazzale Prarondo: coach for Varallo departs
h. 11.00 Arrival Sacro Monte Varallo. Itinerant reading round the chapels
h. 13.00 Lunch
h. 14.30 Casa D'Adda
Workshop: “The One Thing you Own”
Facilitator Jacqueline Gabbitas (Poetry School)
on how writers use voice and dialect and other languages in their poetry, looking at writers like Elizabeth Bishop, DH Lawrence, Frank O'Hara, Geoffrey Hill as well as having lots of exercises to generate work.
Please book early: places limited
h. 17.00 readings
h.18.30 aperitif
h.19.30 return, arriving at Orta 20.30
Sunday 14th October h. 10.00 Casa Gramsci, Orta
Workshop “Blue Eye/Red Eye”
led by Leslie Tate,
looking at poetic writing through both head and heart. Firstly (from the head) offering thoughtful
'blue-eye' critical insights into the skills and characteristics that mark out the unique in modern writing; secondly (from the heart) offering fun, practical'red eye' activities to get
your unique voice flowing.
h. 16.00 Sala Tallone, Isola San Giulio
Silver Wyvern Awards
with John Hartley Williamsand the guitar of
Dario Fornara
Poets attending:
Carol Ann DuffyJohn Hartley WilliamsGary Bills Ruth O’CallaghanLaura De MatteisLlyn EvansJacqueline GabbitasOz HardwickRobert MorleyChristopher NorthMaggie Norton Mario PetrucciMarcus SmithLeslie TateBarry Tempest
Maria WallaceMichael J. WoodsAlessio Zanelli
will other poets coming please confirm their presence at the earliest.
