Ware Poets – Daljit Nagra

Doors 7:45pm.

Daljit Nagra is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature, Fellow of Society of Authors, a PBS New Generation Poet, presenter of the weekly Poetry Extra on Radio 4 Extra,.

Daljit Nagra, MBE, has published four poetry collections, all with Faber & Faber, which have won the Forward Prize for Best Individual Poem and Best First Book, the South Bank Show Decibel Award and the Cholmondeley Award, and been shortlisted for the Costa Prize and twice for the TS Eliot Prize. His latest collection indiom was a PBS Choice.

Daljit Nagra’s visit is part of a Ware Poets collaboration with Presdales and Chauncy Schools. We are very grateful for the support of Ware Town Council.

The first half of this event will be open mic, so please feel free to bring and read a poem in a friendly and welcoming space.

Tickets should be bought in advance but there will also be availability on the door.

Southern Maltings is the trading name of Ware Arts Centre Limited and is a registered charity (Registered charity no. 276998).

All events are run by volunteers and proceeds go towards developing the Southern Maltings into an amazing creative arts centre which will enable us to put on a wider and more frequent range of events and activities for the whole community.