Join Simon Armitage to celebrate his new illustrated poetry collection Dwell, inspired by the Lost Gardens of Heligan, an ambitious restoration project where history and mystery combine. The reawakened landscape with its woods, meadows and ‘jungle’ offers a bustling, fertile realm for all sorts of creatures to inhabit.
Dwell warns of the fragility of these spaces and their dwellers, exposed to relentless and sadly familiar environmental threats. Just as a garden provides refuge for wildlife, these intricate poems offer lasting homes to those who dwell within their lines.
This unmissable afternoon will feature screen projections of the book’s glorious artwork by Cornish print-maker Beth Munro alongside the poetry readings, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and has received an Ivor Novello award for his song-writing.
