Damson Poets are in The Boatyard on the 24th September. This month we have a special evening to launch the debut poetry collection Early Settlement by Sophie Tongyu Wu (writing as Wutong Rain). She tells us that she has worked and lived in many places and is still figuring out where she is from. Originally from Beijing and graduated with a biology degree in the USA, she currently works at the University of Lancashire.
She has always loved to write, and topics concerning home, people's relationship with place, nature, the human condition, and identity deeply enthral her. Her works have appeared in The Banyan Review and The Tiger Moth Review. She is a nominee for the Pushcart Prize.
Early Settlement is a meditation on space and on human condition. A line from one of her poems encapsulates the overall mood: "People running in the wind become the wind"
As well as the launch we will still have our mixture of new and more experienced readers for our open mic slots so it’s an evening that belongs to everyone and if you want to listen that’s great as well.
We will start taking names for reading slots from 7-15 pm.
Each slot is a maximum of 5 minutes. The start time is 7-30 pm. Free Entry.
Contact Terry at tsqdor@hotmail.com for further information.