Events
In the coming months we’ll be launching our series of talks, performances, workshops and even a book-themed alternative to speed dating. Book tickets below, and sign up to our newsletter for more information.
NB: At the moment our performance space is not wheelchair accessible. We are enquiring about ways to change this. Apologies for now.
Bringing together two writers exploring rewilding and mythic consciousness through fascinating tales of the sometimes thorny relationship between man and nature, environmentalism and modernity.
Adam Weymouth’s book Lone Wolf: A Journey into the Wild Heart of the Alps retraces the migration of a GPS-tracked wolf from Slovenia to Italy, examining the changes affecting the European wilderness. Lone Wolf, was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction, and won the Sherborne Travel Writing Prize
Zoe Gilbert is a novelist whose work explores the dark mythic realms of British folklore and how they interact with the 21st century. In her novel Mischief Acts, Herne the Hunter, spirit of the forest, encounters urban sprawl and modern revels, while shapeshifting through time. Mischief Acts was a Sunday Times Book of the Year.
7-9pm; Doors from 6:30pm.
Finnish author Lottie Saahko’s debut novel in English “Lumi and the Wolf” is coming out on September 24th. This moving and fast-paced book tells the tale of an autistic girl who befriends and saves an endangered wolf. The protagonist, Lumi, keeps a “forest diary” in the novel, a creative and meditative habit of Saahko’s, which she explores in her celebrated journaling workshops.
The Forest Diary Workshop is suitable for participants aged 9 years and above and arts materials are provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult (adults accompanying children are included in the ticket price).
2pm on Saturday 26th August.
Celebrate National Poetry Day with a selection of performers both celebrated and up and coming.
Book a slot at www.beastoftimesbooks/events to perform your own work on the theme of “wonder” (interpret this any way you like). Or just grab a drink and enjoy the huge range of poetic and musical talent that Thanet has to offer.
Guest Poets include:
Maggie Harris “Formally inventive; always lyrical.” Winner of the Jhalak Prize.
Jessica Taggart-Rose, whose The River Has No Colour was recently translated by the Poetry Book Society.
Poppy Cockburn, Longlisted for the Jerwood Prize for First Collection.
Tracey McEvoy, author of Tell Us About Snow, “an impressive, stunning debut pamphlet.”
With music and poetry from Ty & Ayesha Watling.
NB: Open performance slots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
7-9pm; Doors from 6:30pm.
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