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Poetry Reading at the Rotunda Museum, Scarborough
Event type:
Evening meeting, Social event
Organised by:
Scarborough Museums Trust, William Smith Bicentenary
Venue:
Rotunda Museum, Vernon Road, Scarborough
Event status:
EVENT CLOSED
Join us to celebrate the publication of Map: Poems After William Smith’s Geological Map of 1815 (Worple Press, 2015).
To celebrate the bicentenary of William Smith’s famous map, over thirty poets have written new poems inspired by William Smith, his revolutionary map and the legacy of geological mapping. Featuring poems about fossil hunting, field-trips, the Industrial Revolution, fracking, Ancient Egypt and the Napoleonic Wars, these exciting and vibrant poems present the story of William Smith and his map in moving and surprising ways.
The event will be introduced by the editor Michael McKimm and will include readings from poets John Wedgwood Clarke, Barbara Cumbers and Peter Robinson.
Cost
Ticket Price: £5.00
To book call 01723 353 665
01723 353 665 or visit the Museum reception desk.