Poetry in Pyjamas: an evening of poems with Laurie Bolger & Hollie McNish
Snuggle up in your Pjs & listen to some great poetry from the comfort of your own space via zoom.
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- 1 hour, 30 minutes
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About this event
Get comfy & settle in to a relaxed evening of poetry from the comfort of your own space via Zoom. Simply kick back with a mug of whatever you're drinking & take in some great words & maybe scribble some of your own whilst you're at it!
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Blankets, nightcaps & PJ's welcome. Yes please!
8.00pm Intro & settle in.
8.10pm Open Mic
8.40pm BREAK
8.50pm Special Guest
9.10pm Q+A
Bed by 9.30pm 🛌 😴
Laurie x
✨ 📚 Special GUESTS this month Hollie McNish
Hollie is an award-winning poet, writer and performer. She is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lobster and Slug and won the Ted Hughes award for new work in poetry with her poetry and parenting memoir Nobody Told Me.
She has two further poetry collections, Plum and Cherry Pie, one modern adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy Antigone and alongside fellow poet Sabrina Mahfouz, co-wrote Offside, a play relating the history of UK women’s football. She loves writing.
“One of the best poets we have” – Matt Haig
“like Pam Ayres on acid” – Lemn Sissay
“Her writing is sublime” – Ellie Taylor
“I discovered Hollie when I wandered into a performance tent at Port Elliot festival because I heard a crowd ROARING with laughter, and there she was in front of them all, reading her poetry. Her Slug book is one of the ‘NEVER TO BE MOVED’ books on my bedside table. Don’t miss! “– Shaparak Khorsandi
“Your pasta is better than Bella Italia’s” – Hollie’s Daughter’s Friend
www.holliepoetry.com
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Laurie Bolger is a London-based writer and founder of The Creative Writing Breakfast Club. Her debut pamphlet Box Rooms (Burning Eye) has featured at Glastonbury, TATE, RA & Sky Arts.
Laurie’s writing has appeared in The Poetry Review, The London Magazine, Magma, Crannog, Stand, and Trinity College Icarus, and her poems and short stories have been shortlisted for The Bridport Prize, Live Canon, Winchester and Sylvia Plath Prizes. In 2023, Laurie’s poem ‘Parkland Walk’ was awarded The Moth Prize, judged by Louise Glück, and Highly Commended in the Forward Prize for Poetry.
Laurie runs Poetry & Nice Things her sustainable creative market stall & this year she has published three pamphlets of poetry ' Box Rooms' with Burning Eye Books, ‘Spin' with Smith|Doorstop & ‘Makeover’ with The Emma Press. Her debut collection Lady is being published this year with Nine Arches Press.