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Kendal Poetry Festival

Where to Next: the literary landscape has been transformed by the pandemic – how do we move forwards as an inclusive, innovative community?

Hosted by Kendal Poetry Festival and featuring speakers and workshops from the Royal Literary Fund, National Association of Writers in Education, Ilkley Literature Festival, Wordsworth Grasmere and more, this online event unites audiences, writers and organisers to share the strategies and support which sustained us through Covid - and which will carry us into an uncertain future. Speakers:Where to Next: - creating the conditions for collective post traumatic growth. Christina Wilson, researcher and poet; and Sarah Willis, coach, counsellor, supervisorHybridity: a model for change. Erica Morris and Kate Lovery - Ilkley Literature FestivalOpening the Door: inclusivity, disability and diversity. Hannah Hodgson, poet and activistEngaging with trauma through literature. Winnie Li - Clear Lines/ Royal Society of Literature Launch of “Rising to the Challenge: Literary Community in the Age of Covid” by filmmaker Em HumbleFacilitated Groups:Building Community: Ann Sansom, Peter Sansom, Ellen McLeod - The Poetry BusinessEngagement and innovation: Shaun Lawrence - The ReaderWorking with Uncertainty: Katharine MacMahon - Royal Literary FundThe Digital Art Form: Hannah Catterall - Wordsworth GrasmereWriters as Teachers in an Age of Covid: Virtual Action Learning as a tool for creative, personal and professional development - Fiona Mason, NAWEBridging Gaps, Crossing Lines: a writing workshop led by Naush Sabah - Poetry BirminghamThe Revolution will be Lyrical: Writing Essential Work in Dangerous Times - Shivanee Ramlochan, Peepal Tree

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