Launch of Charlotte Ansell's AFTER RAIN [Tuesday, Dec 8 2009]
Launch of Charlotte Ansell's AFTER RAIN
DATE: Tuesday, December 8 2009
TIME: from 7.30pm
VENUE: L'Osteria 57 Wine Bar,57 Gray's Inn Rd, London WC1X 8PP
(about 5 mins walk from Chancery Lane and on many major bus routes)
About Charlotte Ansell:
Charlotte lives in Rotherham and has been a performance poet for many years performing across London as well as nationwide in the UK, with the odd performance further afield (in Chicago and Auckland for example!).
She is a founder member, writer and performer with the Thea-poets collective who have devised and performed two successful shows ('Strictly come Poetry' and 'What Wonder Woman Taught Me') and has featured in a number of anthologies including 'Flowers on a shoestring', Fire & X-bout magazines and A Storm between Fingers (Malika's Kitchen)
She juggles a full-time job with her creative output and writes unflinchingly on topics perhaps best left untouched, but always with emotion and intensity. Charlotte's acclaimed first collection you were for the poem has been described as "warm and honest" and after it's release she featured at major festivals including Spit-Lit, Redbridge Literature Festival, Refugee Sanctuary Festival, Cheltenham Literature Festival and LIFT Festival, but she also managed to become mother of two delightful children while chronicling the world from the Dutch barge on which she lives.
About AFTER RAIN:
After Rain is Charlotte Ansell's long-awaited follow up to the fantastic debut, you were for the poem, which opened the world of Charlotte's direct, emotive poetry to new audiences. After Rain reveals Charlotte's raw, perceptive eye tempered by age and experience, embracing misfortune, but recognising the need to celebrate after rain.
"Charlotte captures the bittersweetness of love, life and everything in between" - Heather Taylor
Reading with Charlotte will be --
Agnes Meadows:
Two-time winner of the Christina Sergeyevna Award at the Austin International Poetry Festival and author of no less than five collections of poetry, Agnes is the organiser and host of two long standing and hugely popular monthly poetry nights 'Loose Muse' and 'Angel Poetry' and she is a tireless and selfless campaigner for the promotion of poetry and poets, providing a platform for emerging voices as well as those more established.Agnes' poetry encompasses themes of history, memory, everyday beauty and struggle, but it also explores the nature of friendship and the ingredients of endurance, joy and survival. She is a powerful presence on any stage.
Abraham Gibson:
Veteran of the London poetry scene, Abe's poetry reflects both the brutality and gentleness of life. He is the author of 'Violently Tender', a wonderfully emotive collection of performance poetry, has had his work featured on Radio Four and was poet in residence at the London Transport Museum. Abe is a warm and engaging performer, full of humanity, humour and sharp observations- he never fails to capture the hearts of his audience.
Sifundo:
Sifundo is a writer and performer, her current practice focuses on theatre, poetry and site-specific work. Writer-performer for 'The Sixth Line' (Hoxton Hall site-specific) 'Strictly Come Poetry' and 'What Wonder Woman Taught Me' (Thea-poets), 'Teenage Troubles' (Immediate Theatre) and the groundbreaking '10 poet-jam' (Theatre Royal). Her poetry features in the anthologies A Storm Between Fingers and Home Is Where The Hatred Is. As founder of Circle of Wisdom she facilitates workshop with adults and children alike having worked with over 2,000 students.
Our Gala Evening
It's a few weeks late, but it must be said. What an amazing evening. A full blog will come soon - as will more videos and photos...
