Andy Brown is professor of English, Creative Writing and Poetry at Exeter University and an internationally known poet with many published collections. He is a also a gifted songwriter and musician.
Marc Woodward is a widely published poet as well as a highly regarded musician who has performed and taught internationally.
They recently collaborated on The Tin Lodes – a full length poetry collection exploring the relationship between man and nature in the West Country via environmental, archaeological, and human themes. This was published in 2020 by Indigo Dreams. Since then they have begun collaboration on a new collection called Grace Notes drawing on their common love of music and performing history. They will be launching The Tin Lodes and reading a few poems from Grace Notes as well as playing a few songs. You can expect an entertaining range of material encompassing thought provoking and emotional writing and more light-hearted work – and you’re guaranteed to leave with a smile and an ‘ear-worm’!
Cost: £4 full price, £3 concessions and FREE online stream available
Accessibility Statement: This event will take place at Exeter Custom House. The event will be hosted in the historic rooms on the first floor of the building. There is step-free entry to the ground floor and a lift connects the ground and first floors. If you have particular access requirements please let us know by email after booking. We have a budget for accessibility at Quay Words and will do our best to accommodate your needs. We can accommodate free tickets for carers or personal assistants if needed. Please email us on customhouse@literatureworks.org.uk after booking to let us know if you would like to book one of these tickets.
Disabled parking provision: There are five free disabled parking spaces for registered Blue Badge holders next to the Exeter Antiques Centre immediately in front of the Custom House. Maximum stay is three hours.
The event is also going to be lived streamed to watch at home, via Crowdcast – a broadcasting platform, using visual and audio. There will be a Q&A session after the event and you will be invited to use the ‘Ask a question’ button at the bottom of the screen to contribute. There is also a ‘chat’ function which you can use to introduce yourself at the beginning of the event. You can watch the event on most browsers, including Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge. Our digital events are compatible with screen readers.
Further information: Tickets are limited and available on a first come-first served basis. Please only book if you intend to be part of the invited audience on 1 December.
Please provide your full name, email address and phone number when booking. We can accommodate free tickets for carers or personal assistants if needed. Please email us on customhouse@literatureworks.org.uk after booking to let us know if you would like to book one of these tickets.
