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SUMMARY:Moor Poets presents:  An Open Mic Poetry evening • special guest
 \, Jean Sprackland
LOCATION:Ashburton Arts Centre
DESCRIPTION:An evening celebrating poetry\, featuring some of Devon's poets
  reading their work. - Moor Poets is “a community of friendly poets base
 d in and around Dartmoor in Devon” – for more\, see moorpoets.weebly.c
 om. This evening of poetry readings features Jean Sprackland\, reading and
  talking about her work\, plus an Open Mic session. Jean Sprackland is an 
 award-winning poet and writer. Her latest collection\, Goyle\, Chert\, Mir
 e\, was described in the Guardian as “profound and enduring”. It takes
  the form of a book-length sequence about place\, time\, illness and recov
 ery\, and the poems emerge from deep engagement with a particular and litt
 le-known place: the small springline valley where she lives\, in the Black
 down Hills close to the Somerset/Devon border. Jean’s previous collectio
 ns include Green Noise\, Sleeping Keys\, Hard Water\, and Tilt\, which won
  the Costa Poetry Award in 2008. She is also the author of three books of 
 non-fiction\, most recently Night Vision: In search of the true dark\, and
  in 2012 she won the Portico Prize for her book Strands: A Year of Discove
 ries on the Beach. Here's a video of Jean Sprackland talking about her lat
 est book\, Goyle\, Chert\, Mire (on Vimeo).Jean is Professor of Creative W
 riting at Manchester Metropolitan University\, where she teaches on the MA
  in Poetry and in Creative Non-Fiction. She has been a regular tutor for t
 he Arvon Foundation for over twenty years. See jeansprackland.com for more
 . If you’d like to take part in the Open Mic please email boxoffice@ashb
 urtonarts.org.uk and we’ll pass your details on to the organiser at Moor
  Poets.Ashburton Arts CentreAlways three prices – please pay what you ca
 n. Pay less\, come to more! See Access\, Tickets & Finding Us for more abo
 ut why there are three ticket prices\, plus other useful info about coming
  to events at Ashburton Arts Centre.Level access from street – please co
 ntact us on boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk if a wheelchair space is needed
 \, or if you have any other special requirements.\n\nBoletos: https://wego
 ttickets.com/event/712258
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