Well, what a week! Only a few days ago did
the Stamford Poetry festival come to an end - and here at Book a Poet we're
exhausted. But it's a good exhaustion - we've been left with the
satisfied feeling that comes after being part of a brilliant event. And what an
event it was - packed with school workshops, poetry takeaways, a cupcake
decorating poetry session with Camilla McLean (The Tale of Candy Kate the
Psycho Baker) , writing surgeries with the Lincolnshire Poet Laureate Joel
Stickly, and an open mike session with Pint of Poetry. Not to forget of course,
the amazing performance by the Dead Poets themselves - Mr Mark Grist and MC
Mixy.
Central to the festival was the crowning of
Stamford's first ever Poet Laureate - Darren Rawnsley.
Darren is the first person to hold the
title of 'Stamford's Poet Laureate', and Book a Poet assisted with setting up
the laureateship in the town.
'The Runner' is the poem Darren submitted
to Stamford Arts Centre, and he then performed for the first time on Friday
30th March in front of a live audience and panel of judges, alongside 5
other Stamford poets who were shortlisted for the final. Darren was
announced the winner on Sunday 1st April and the Mayor of Stamford, Cllr John
Binder presented him with the title.
If you would like to get in touch with
Darren, please email us at info@bookapoet.co.uk and
we will pass the message along. 'The Runner' by Darren Rawnsley is our
Featured Poem for April 2012 - you can read it by clicking here: http://www.bookapoet.co.uk/featured_poem/
We look forward to keeping you updated with
Darren's first year as Stamford's Poet Laureate.
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