Inspire Poetry Festival: Jo Bell at West Bridgford Library

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West Bridgford Library, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, NG91AE
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Inspire Poetry Festival: Jo Bell at West Bridgford Library

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25 September 2018, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Venue: West Bridgford Library
£10 / £8, booking strongly advised

Head to West Bridgford Library and enjoy a performance by Jo Bell. 

Jo is a winner of the Charles Causley Prize, the Manchester Cathedral Prize and the Saboteur Award, she was the first Canal Laureate for the UK. Her latest book is Kith (Nine Arches Press), other books include 52: Write a Poem a Week and How to be a Poet. She has been commissioned by the National Trust, Canal and River Trust, Stratford Poetry Festival and Glastonbury Festival and has written for Heritage magazine and Country Walking.

She is also a tutor for The Poetry School, Poetry Society and Arvon Foundation and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and 6 Music Live. Jo was awarded an honorary doctorate for services to poetry in 2015. She will be familiar to audiences as a poet featured in the current Nationwide TV adverts.

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