1-3 October, 2010, X International Poetry Celebration
N:B. places limited for all events, essential to book email:
poetryonthelake (at) yahoo.co.uk

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Programme

Friday 1st October   4.45 p.m. Public ferry landing stage
Inscription. Welcome.

The Poetry Cruise
presentation of anthology 2010
  Lake Orta Poems

reading

Poets who entered the competition: no charge for the cruise.
Others: please make a Donation, however small, to offset our costs.
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Saturday, 2nd October,
Isola, Villa Smeraldina, 11.00 a.m.
Christopher North: reading
James Harpur: The Poetry Journey. talk

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Sala Tallone, Isola (time to be confirmed)
Awards presented by
H.M. Consul General
Dr Laurence Bristow-Smith
reading
Carol Ann Duffy
Poet Laureate

prizewinners present and reading will receive, besides the cash prize,
an object of design from ALESSI
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Sunday 3rd October, 11.00
Itinerant reading on Sacro Monte
All poets read

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over the three days there will be individual
poetry workshops one-on-ones (€ 20).
please book 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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