Carol Ann Duffy to launch Sefton Celebrates Writing Festival
Tickets for the Sefton Celebrates Writing Festival are now on sale! The event will be launched by new Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy in October, then will run from Monday 9th to Sunday 15th November.
This announcement follows the publication of Duffy’s first official poem as Laureate: ‘Politics’, which sees her join the government expenses row. You can view the poem here, or for more information on reactions to ‘Politics’ follow this link to the Guardian article.
The Festival brochure will be distributed across Merseyside and Lancashire from Monday 22nd June. More details will be available shortly, but for now visit the official website for more information.
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