Lydia Kennaway, Poet-in-Residence at Thin Ice Press, introduces The Marker Committee, a collection of poems addressing the ephemerality of the written word.

Enjoy readings of the poems and discover how each one came into being, the stories behind them and the collaborative process of creating the book.

Tickets include a drink upon arrival. Copies of the book available to purchase on the evening. Please arrive five minutes before the start of the talk.

Lydia Kennaway is Poet-in-Residence at Thin Ice Press. She is the author of A History of Walking (Happenstance Press, 2019), has an MA in Writing Poetry from Newcastle University and a BFA in Printmaking from The Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, US. Her poems have appeared in magazines including PN Review, the Rialto and Stand, and in 17 anthologies. Lydia won the Flambard Poetry Prize in 2017 and was commended in the Magma Poetry Competition 2020/21. She is a New Yorker and a former music publisher.

This event is presented as part of the Festival of Ideas.