Dr John Goodby, Lyndon Davies, Childe Roland & compere Rhys Trimble

 The Llangollen Pavilion @ St John’s Church, Abbey Road, Llangollen | £5 entry

The Llangollen Pavilion is delighted to announce poetry readings from some of Wales’s most distinguished poets this October. South Wales based poets John Goodby and Lyndon Davies will be reading from their respective new collections Illenium (Shearsman Books) and Shield (Parthian Press) as part of a tour of Wales.

Both poets are leaders in their fields with John Goodby being the author of four poetry collections, three translations of poetry collections and winner of various awards including the Cardiff International Poetry Competition.

Lyndon Davies is a poet, reviewer and essayist and has been widely published including in Poetry Wales and New Welsh Review magazines.

From north Wales there will be a special guest performance from Concrete Poetry legend, Llangollen’s Childe Roland; additionally, Bangor poet Rhys Trimble, whose debut collection Keinc (Cinnamon Press) has gained him widespread praise this year, will be the evening’s compere.

This event will be held in St John’s Church, across the road from the Pavilion.

Tickets - ring 01978 860111 or pay on the door.