A Poetic Conversation with David Hare at Hatchards Piccadilly

For some years I thought publication might spoil the pleasure of writing poetry. But my mind was changed by coming across Auden’s definition. He called poetry ‘memorable speech’. This description excited me, because it manages to be both generous and incredibly demanding at the same time. I chose first to publish some poems in a private edition which I distributed to friends in 2017. But since then, I’ve continued to write, almost always on impulse and as the mood took me - David Hare, We Travelled: Essays and Poems (Faber & Faber, 2021)

Please join celebrated playwright David Hare and special guest reader Helena Bonham Carter for an evening of poetry with A Poetic Conversation creator Hitomi Grace Utsugi, based around David's book We Travelled: Essays and Poems.

The event will be followed by a book signing.

IMPORTANT Please note that due to the Hatchards customer lift being refurbished, access to the event is by stairs only. Many apologies for any inconvenience this causes.