Join award-winning poet John Mole for a family-friendly morning of poetry. John will be reading out a selection of his own poems as well as some riddles for the family to solve together.

This event is suitable for families with children aged 4+.

To reserve your ticket please book here. *

About John~

“In addition to writing poetry for both children and adults, John Mole (b. 1941) is an accomplished jazz clarinettist, and has been known to combine poetry and jazz with other poet-musicians such as Roy Fisher and John Lucas. He has won several prizes for his poetry, including an Eric Gregory award, the Cholmondeley Award and the Signal Award, and has been Writer in Residence at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He trained as a teacher and has worked in both America and Britain, and still often returns to schools to lead poetry workshops and readings.” ~ Poetry Archive

*Parents can stand at the back of the event for free and there is space outside the Marquee for a limited amount of pushchairs.