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Archiving The Aldeburgh Poetry Festival workshop series
From 1986 to 2016, the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival drew poets from around the world. The Poetry Archive has preserved this unique and fascinating collection, which consists of over 383 hours of festival recordings, to ensure its legacy continues to be celebrated. As we undertake this task of cataloging, defining and classifying this enormous collection, we would like to invite you into our process.
Archiving 101: Catalogues and Spreadsheets
Facilitated by Director Tracey Guiry and Archivist Clare Wood | Wed 10th Dec, 25 | 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Online
Join our Director Tracey Guiry and Archivist Clare Wood as they break down the myths and jargons around recording and storing information and cataloging data. If you are a student or academic interested to pursue a career in literature and archiving, or simply a curious soul interested in and understanding the historic implications of archival relevance, come along to learn, share and ask questions.
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Keep an eye out on our socials and website for 2 other events coming up in January…
Poetry Playlist: Curate your own collection
Join poets and Poetry Archive curators Maggie Sullivan and Oakley Flanagan as they guide you through creating your very own playlist of poems, and unpack some of our own curatorial journeys across the Poetry Archive collection. If you’re a poet, love listening and reading poetry or would like to understand literary programming, come along and create your playlist with your own, free MyArchive account to share and enjoy.
Wed 14th Jan, 26 | 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Write and Recite: Responding to Aldeburgh
Maggie Sullivan and Oakley Flanagan will lead you from curating your playlist to writing your own piece. If you’re an aspiring poet looking for inspiration or just enjoy writing for pleasure, come along for some tips and tricks of writing and reciting your work, and even recording your piece. Expect to learn about memorization, intonation, voice projection and expressions and have some fun with verse.
Wed 28th Jan, 26 | 5:30 – 6:30 pm
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