Celebration and Awards 2012 27-30 September)
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N.B. For those who wish to attend, there is a piano recital in Sala Tallone 
Isola San Giulio Sunday at 4.30 p.m. Free entrance.

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Celebration and Awards 2011
23rd-25th September

         The Mayor of Orta, Cesare Natale, with poets at the Town Hall.

 British Consul General, Vic Annells, Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke and Will Stone with the prizewinners at Sala Tallone, Isola San Giulio

XI International Celebration

 

Friday 23rd September

 

Chiesa di san Filiberto, 5.45 p.m.

Welcome

Mayor of Pella

M.C. Robert Morley

         

Reading of Commended poems

and

John Stokes, Australia

T.E. Kerrigan, USA 

Christopher North, Spain

Terry Gifford, Spain

 

Dinner at L'Imbarcadero, Pella 

 

Saturday 24th September

 

10.30 a.m  Sacro Monte

Terraces: poetry & dance

Alan Bern & Lucinda Weaver, California

Itinerant reading (all poets present)

 

4.00 p.m Sala Tallone, Isola San Giulio
Tania van Schalkwyk (S.Africa) &

Fabrizio Dalle Piane (Milan)

Will Stone: Drawing in Ash,

Michael Swan, Oxford

Silver Wyvern Awards

kindly offered by Alessi

  

Gillian Clarke, Welsh Nation Poet

Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate.

with Giorgia Sensi reading the translations 

 Book signing 

 

Sunday 25th September

 

10.30 a.m Town Hall,via Bossi 11, Orta 
Book presentations & readings

 

Anne Ballard  Highgate Poets

Chris Considine Behind the Lines
Victoria Field Writing Routes

Alwyn Marriage Oversteps

Mira Mehta Poetrypoetics
Anne Stewart Poetrypf

John Stokes A River in the Dark

Derek Sellen A Guide to the Spanish painters

  

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Elisa Tallone invites all poets to
a piano recital

 

4.30 p.m. Sala Tallone

Isola San Giulio

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

Szczepan Konczal

Pianoforte Tallone

 

 

Free entrance

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2010

Wednesday 15 December 16.00 Isola San Giulio

'Along the Old Way: a pilgrimage from Orta to Varallo with Samuel Butler'

Gabriel Griffin.
An illustrated guide book and account of a modern pilgrimage, recalling figures in history who passed this way, folklore and poetry.

order on line from www.lafeltrinelli.it  or www.ilmiolibro.it or from poetryonthelake(at)yahoo.co.uk

1-3 October, 2010, 10th International
Poetry Celebration
Thanks to all who participated!

PROGRAMME 2010

PALAZZOTTO, Piazza Motta

16.45  welcome

M.C. Robert Morley

presentation of the anthologies 2010

‘Reflections on Lake Orta’

a collection of poems inspired by the lake, illustrated with colour photos.
usual price €22, on this occasion €18 (poets who have contributed receive a complimentary copy.and may buy further copies for € 15)

&

'From the Lake-side'
Brief writings and anecdotes by authors past & present
illustrated

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Ferry, Piazza Motta  17.15

to celebrate Gianni Rodari

'The Poetry Cruise'

Lake Orta – Omegna

in collaboration with the Città  di Omegna

Elisabeth Rowe - Victoria Field

 Caroline Carver – Barry Tempest

Stephanie Green

 readings from anthologies by authors

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saturday 2 ottober

  

Palazzotto 10.30

'Explaining some Circumstances'

Christopher North

‘Selve’

Franco Acquaviva 
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‘Creaturing’

Tiziano Fratus

‘The Poetry Journey’

James Harpur

Ireland Fund of Monaco poet-in-residence at

the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco

 

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SALA TALLONE, ISOLA SAN GIULIO 4.00 p.m.
thanks to Elisa and Elena Tallone

Silver Wyvern Awards

presented by

H.M. Consul General

Dr Laurence Bristow-Smith

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‘The poetics of Carol Ann Duffy’

Bernardino Nera e &  Floriana Marinzuli

Carol Ann Duffy
poet laureate

prizewinners present and reading will receive, besides the cash prize,
an object of design La Stanza dello Scirocco, designed by Mario Trimarchi for ALESSI
Poetry on the Lake thanks ALESSI for their support
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Sacro Monte,  Chapel I, 11.00

(walk or toy train from Piazza Motta)

 

Itinerant Reading

with the editors:

 

Carole Baldock (Orbis)

Alwyn Marriage (Oversteps)

 Anne Stewart (poetrypf)

&

 poets  present

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over the three days there will be individual
poetry manuscript readings, for those who wish.
please book these ASAP email to : pab(at)theolddairy1.freeserve.co.uk

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winners 2007 in Sala Tallone

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Past events:

Saturday, 8th May

5.00 p.m.British Council, Milan

presentation of X Celebration, 1-3 October 2010

together with showing of ITV film The South Bank Show
that was partly filmed at the IX POTL Celebration
and was broadcast 6th December 2009 on Channel One

with thanks to ITV

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Sunday 21st March, 2010

UNESCO WORLD POETRY DAY

"Poetry takes wing"

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Sunday 7th March

"La poesia è femmina"

Piazza Ragazzoni, Orta San Giulio

con per te da Orta

and at Omegna, Saturday 6th March

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"Have a heart!"    "Prendere il mio cuore!"

Poems for St Valentine's Day

Isola San Giulio, Sunday 14 February, 2010

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IX Poetry on the LakeCelebration   Silver Wyvern Awards:

25-27 September, 2009, Orta San Giulio

with Carol Ann Duffy,  Jo Shapcott, Penelope Shuttle, Caroline Carver,

Michael Swan, Will Stone , Barry Tempest, Kate Miller, Wayne Price,
Ann Gray et al

M.C. Robert Morley

H.M. Consul General Dr Laurence Bristow-Smith  kindly consented to present the prizes at the Silver Wyvern Awards on Saturday afternoon

Programme :

Friday, 25 September, 5.00 p.m-Sala Cerimoniale, Municipio, via Bossi: A welcome from the Mayor of Orta, Cesare Natale. Readings: Jo Shapcott, Penelope Shuttle, Michael Swan et al.  Will Stone will present two Belgian poets,

Saturday: Palazzotto, Piazza Motta: 10.30 a.m:

BOOKS! (Bring & buy) Presentation of POTL Journal two. Caroline Carver will present her latest collection Three Hares. Tiziano Fratus and fellow poets from Torinopoesia present their bi-lingual anthologies.

Saturday: Sala Tallone, Isola San Giulio, 4.00 p.m:  

Silver Wyvern Awards and readings by
Carol Ann Duffy & Dato Magradze.

With Dario Fornara, acoustic guitar fingerstyle.  

Sunday itinerant reading on Sacro Monte 11.00 a.m.

With Albert Mori and Pied Piper 2009, Mira Contu, .

Please note: 1- there is a concert of pianoforte Sunday afternoon in Sala Tallone on the island to which you are all invited (free entrance)  

further info : contact Gabriel Griffin poetryonthelake(at)yahoo.co.uk , tel: (+39) 347-8464227 

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14 February.    Isola San Giulio. Poetry flags - installation

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21st February, Ameno. Palazzo Tornielli, The Tristan Codas : poetry and dance inspired by the story of Tristan and Isotto with poet: Alan Bern (California) and Lucinda Weaver (New York).  Angela Passerello reading  "Ananta delle voci bianche".

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25th April, Cornwall : Poetry on the Lake at Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, a huge success and a most enjoyable event, thanks to organiser Caroline Carver, assisted by Moira Andrew and the Falmouth Poetry Society. Poets participating included previous Poetry on the Lake adjudicators: Jo Shapcott, Penelope Shuttle, John Hartley Williams, Michael Swan, together with James Byrne, editor of The Wolf, and Sandeep Parmar .      

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15th May, Baveno: Gabriel Griffin presents Poetry on the Lake at the Camera di Commercio di Verbania in the course of the Round Table Piemonte Donna, Le Donne, la Cultura e l’Arte: un impegno al femminile", con il sostegno del “Comitato per la promozione dell’Imprenditoria Femminile”. organized by arch Mirella Motta. The prefetto di Verbania, S.E. dr R. Ubaldi, amante della poesia di Elisabeth Barrett Browning intervened.

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11-12th July, Ameno: Poetry in the Lake participates in Studi Aperti.

25-27 September, Poetry on the Lake IX Celebration

2008

12th February 2008 : Carol Ann Duffy reading at Hotel San Rocco (English /Italian) .

Reading with Carol Ann was Michael J.Woods, editor of Tandem poetry magazine. The audience included teachers and students from The Chase School, Malvern.

13th February

Basilica St. Giulio

 Carol Ann Duffy and Anna Maria Cànopi, Abbess of the Benedictine monastery Mater Ecclesiae

reading in the island  basilica in English and in Italian

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