An Evening with Hannah Hodgson

Our contemporary poetry reading series ‘Go to the poets, they will speak to thee’ is running throughout 2022, curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore. We will be listening to what poets have to say about our turbulent times, and how poetry can cross borders to challenge, delight and inspire us. Each event in the series is part reading, part open mic – and the theme of the open mic changes every month! 

In ‘Lines Written Above Tintern Abbey’ William Wordsworth wrote ‘…we are laid asleep / in body, and become a living soul’. This division between the body and the ‘living soul’ is explored with formal dexterity and a clear-eyed intensity in the work of our guest poet Hannah Hodgson. Hannah’s debut collection 163 Days (Seren, 2022) examines the clash between the personal and the institutional, telling the story of a young person’s lengthy hospital stay.

Our open mic theme this month is the ‘body’ – please feel free to interpret this theme widely!

Open mic slots are limited and must be booked in advance.  Each open mic poem should be no longer than two minutes. Email Kim Moore at wordsworthreadingseries@outlook.com for a spot.

How to book and attend

Please read our guide to booking and attending online events before you purchase a ticket.

This event is a Zoom Webinar and the audience will not appear on screen. If you have bought a ticket and signed up to the open mic your audio and video will be enabled during the open mic.

Five free tickets are available for each session for those experiencing financial hardship that would otherwise not be able to attend. This is on a first come first served basis with no questions asked about your situation. Please email Hannah at h.catterall@wordsworth.org.uk.

Live captions will be provided by Otter.ai.