Interview with John Mole at Poets Who Made Nations

A tribute to all women murdered by violent men, Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný presents Drápa, a story of modern-day Nordic crime reimagined through Old Viking Skaldic verse, musically accompanied by members of ALDAorchestra. On a frozen January day in Reykjavik, 1988, 26-year-old Gréta Birgisdóttir was strangled to death by her husband Bragi Ólafsson. Ten years on, renowned Icelandic…

Li-Young Lee’s read by Rachel Bower

Interview with Will May at the Poet in the City Stevie Smith event.

Ahead of Herstory, take a peek at our programme to see what’s in store! Below is the full programme of festivities happening in Exeter Library on Wednesday 30 March.

Interview with Ed Burnside at Oral Epic Poetry