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14 Nov

TOGETHER FOR TIMBUKTU

A Family Fundraiser for Timbuktu Crisis Appeal

To Donate please click here Together for Timbuktu

Join us at The Globe at Hay for a morning of family fun as we raise money to send to our friends in Hay’s twin town of Timbuktu, currently under siege and cut off from the world once again!

All writers are appearing for free with all monies raised from ticket sales and donations going directly to our Timbuktu Crisis Appeal

ALL TICKETS ARE PAY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD but can be reserved in advance for free

10.30am The fun begins when AF Harold brings us his wacky poetry show ‘Welcome to Wild Town‘ (age 6+) Tickets available here

11am (ish) Nicola Davies and Petr Horacek take us on an interactive live painting & poetry adventure with The Star Whale (ages 6-100!) Tickets available here

15min BREAK

12 noon After a short break we join Jackie Morris and Cathy Fisher in conversation with Nicola Davies as they expolore the making of their new book The Panda’s Child (all ages welcome) Tickets available here

All writers will be available for book signing after the event – books can be bought in advance at a reduced price for ticket holders via the links above and can be collected at the event.

Uncategorised ByPoetry Mel

6 Dec

Thank you!

Profits from ticket sales for our recent event with Jackie Morris & Nicola Davies have raised £175 for each of the following local charities

Hay2Timbuktu

Hay, Brecon and Talgarth Sanctuary for Refugees

Brecon Foodbank

Uncategorised ByPoetry Mel

21 Sep

An afternoon with Brian Bilston – SOLD OUT

Saturday 22nd October 2022

The Globe , Hay-on-Wye

The Poetry Bookshop is delighted to be welcoming bestselling poet Brian Bilston to The Globe at Hay to celebrate the release of his new book Day Like These – a brilliant new way to mark and celebrate every single day of the year.

Can’t make the book launch? Why not pre order your own signed copy? Pre Order your signed copy here

Days Like These contains a poem for every day of the year, each one inspired by an event associated with that day; from Open an Umbrella Indoors Day to the day on which New York banned public flirting; from the launch of the Rubik’s Cube to the first appearance of the phrase, ‘the best thing since sliced bread’.

Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with friends, Days Like These: An alternative guide to the year in 366 poems will take the blues out of Monday, flatten the Wednesday hump, and amplify that Friday feeling. A brilliant way to enliven every day of the year.