 For school, library, festival, conference and college bookings where you have no arrangements as yet for selling books, contact Jan or Kate at: jan@speakingofbooks.co.uk
Sept 9
Presentation at the Shakespeare conference in Cambridge
Sept 12 and 13
Presentations at the Poetry Matters conference, Leicester
September 18
Arcola Theatre, first night of ‘Notes and Quotes’ – poetry and jazz. Michael Rosen and friends including the Dulce Tones band and guesting Lemn Sissay. 7pm start – all welcome
September 18
‘Under the Cranes’ showing at the Hackney Film Festival, Dalston Roof Garden, Ashwin Street.
September 22
Stop The War – ten years of the war in Afghanistan – poetry reading, central London
September 24/25
Appledore Book festival – two presentations: Family show and showing of ‘Under the Cranes’ film directed by Emma Williams based on my play ‘Hackney Streets’. Please check programme and come.
September 27
The ‘Nonsense’ jazz and poetry show appears in Margate as part of Lover Music Hate Racism. All welcome
October 1
Palestine Solidarity Campaign – reading in Wood Green
October 2
Celebrating 75 years since the Battle of Cable Street, poetry, music, speeches from midday onwards.
October 3
Children’s Book Show event, Newcastle
October 5
CLPE – all day workshop as part of Poetry Write Now. If you’re a teacher wanting to explore poetry in the classroom, please enrol now.
October 6
Double launch of ‘Even My Ears Are Smiling’ – my new poetry book for younger children published by Bloomsbury illustrated by Babette Cole. Part one – I’m on at the South Bank in the afternoon. Part two – I’m at Pages Bookshop, Lower Clapton, Hackney for an evening launch – invite only.
October 7
‘Under the Cranes’ (director Emma-Louise Williams, screenplay: Michael Rosen) showing at Dulwich Library, Q and A afterward with director and writer
October 8
Stratford on Avon literature festival.
October 9
The Nonsense jazz and poetry show at King’s Place, King’s Cross London at 11 am. Please come, all welcome
October 13
Appearance in Chelmsford at the new children’s book centre,
October 14
Cambridge headteachers, Speaking of Books event
October 16
Thame bookshop, 11am, all welcome. Please come.
October 18
Sixth form conference organised by the English and Media Centre, Islington
October 19
Conference on early literacy at Free Word, Farringdon Road
October 20
Children’s Book Show performance in Newcastle
October 21
Children’s Book Show workshops in Newcastle
October 30
Arcola Theatre, Dalston, Hackney for ‘Notes and Quotes’ – poetry and jazz. I host, with guests.
November 8
The Roald Dahl Funny Prize is awarded at the Unicorn Theatre. I host.
November 9
Talk for the folklore society on the folk roots of my poetry
November 10
School event – Speaking of Books. Bishops Stortford
November 12
IBBY Conference on Poetry at Roehampton University
November 15
Ecat Conference for teachers in Berkshire
November 16
Opening a library in Canary Wharf – performance
November 22
Prime Conference for teachers – reading and writing poetry
November 25
Event in west London, launching a book of Turkish lullabies.
November 30
Speaking of Books event at school on Rosen Crescent (no kidding).
December 7
Reading for Pleasure conference organised by the National Union of Teachers – Swansea – all welcome.
2012
January 21
Poetry Matters conference, Leicester
January 25
CLPE – Poetry Write Now workshops for teachers – enrol now.
February 10
Honorary degree, University of Brighton
March 1
Speaking of Books event
May 2
CLPE Poetry Right Now workshops – enrol now
June 30
Manchester Poetry Festival
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