FW Harvey and the legacy of nature writing event. I will be reading poems and talking about the landscape and nature influences on my poetry.
Program
11 am to 12.30 pm Walking to Work, Broadoak to Newnham.
A walk through Newnham looking at F. W. Harvey’s post-war years when he began his legal career and lived at Broadoak.
1 pm to 1.45 pm An introduction to F.W. Harvey in Ten Poems
For those who know very little, if anything, about F.W. Harvey, this is an opportunity to find out more about his remarkable life and work. Members and those familiar with Harvey and his work may wish to join at 2.00pm.
2 pm to 4.15 pm F.W. Harvey and the Legacy of Nature Writing
Welcome and Introduction: Chair, Roger Deeks
2.30pm: Guest speaker, poet Stewart Carswell, Landscape and Poetry
3.15 pm Break (available from the George Cafe)
3.30 pm A Poetry Miscellany
A selection of unpublished F.W. Harvey poems interspersed by verse from Forest of Dean contemporary poets.
4.15 pm Finish.