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The Poetics of Life: Life as Poetry
Wednesday, 18th September 2024
Join us in the Abbey as Professor Catherine Pickstock gives the annual Charles Gore lecture.
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Autumn season
Poets’ Corner is a literary pilgrimage like no other. Join us this season as we celebrate the power of words and stories penned by historic and emerging poets. Discover new ways of seeing the world through their captivating verses.
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Lunchtime Talk: Women Poets
Wednesday, 9th October 2024
Professor Helen Hackett explores the lives and works of several women poets, considering why only some of them have been memorialised in Westminster Abbey.
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Voice and Verse Lunchtime Concert
Wednesday, 23rd October 2024
The St Margaret's Consort sings a programme of music inspired by the poetry of writers memorialised in Poets' Corner.
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Voice and Verse Family Day: Get Creative!
Friday, 1st November 2024
Release your imagination this half term. Take inspiration from famous poets, writers and creatives buried and remembered in Westminster Abbey to boost your family creativity.
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Voice and Verse Workshop: Book Binding
Saturday, 2nd November 2024
Discover the historic craft of bookbinding and try your hand at assembling your own book in this one-day workshop.
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Voice and Verse Readings: Remembrance
Thursday, 7th November 2024
To mark the opening of the Field of Remembrance, serving members of the British Armed Forces will read poems in the Abbey across the afternoon.
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Voice and Verse Song Recital: Journeying
Thursday, 7th November 2024
Enjoy the beautiful sound world of the Abbey and its artists, as the Abbey’s Lay Vicars perform a recital of English Song featuring texts by poets buried or memorialised in Poets’ Corner.
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Lunchtime Talk: First World War Poets
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
Join Max Egremont as he discusses the work and legacies of Britain's First World War poets.
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Voice and Verse Song Recital: Remembrance
Thursday, 14th November 2024
Enjoy the beautiful sound world of the Abbey and its artists, as the Abbey’s Lay Vicars perform a recital of English Song featuring texts by poets buried or memorialised in Poets’ Corner.
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Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond
Thursday, 14th November 2024
In this special event, speakers from Westminster Abbey, London, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, jointly reflect on the significance and impact of a Poets' Corner within a place of worship.
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Voice and Verse Workshop: Strokes of Poetry
Saturday, 23rd November 2024
Step into the world of Westminster Abbey's memorials as we explore their history and emotional impact through poetry.
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Voice and Verse 15-Minute Talk: Poets' Corner - October
Tuesday, 8th October 2024
Enrich your visit to Westminster Abbey by attending a drop-in talk about the history of Poets’ Corner every Tuesday across the Autumn Season.
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Voice and Verse 15-Minute Talk: Poets' Corner - November
Tuesday, 5th November 2024
Enrich your visit to Westminster Abbey by attending a drop-in talk about the history of Poets’ Corner every Tuesday across the Autumn Season.
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Voice and Verse Tour: Beyond Poets’ Corner
Saturday, 12th October 2024
Join this journey to bring Poets’ Corner to life as we explore the Abbey through the stories and words of our most famous poets.
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Voice and Verse Bookshelf
Tuesday, 1st October 2024
Take time to pause and enjoy a poem or two whilst you explore Westminster Abbey.
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Voice and Verse evening: Portals of Discovery
Wednesday, 27th November 2024
Poets’ Corner will provide an exceptional backdrop for an evening of poetry read by some of London’s most exciting voices.
