The Saison Poetry Library houses the most comprehensive and accessible collection of modern poetry in Britain. Membership is free and the library is open daily (except Mondays) from 11am to 8pm.
‘One of the great libraries of the world.’
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POETRY LIBRARY EVENTS
During London Literature Festival a collection of artists will be using the Saison Poetry Library to exhibit work inspired by the themes of this year’s festival.
ART ON POETRY
ALEXANDRE BETTLER
Wednesday 6 – Sunday 31 July
Swiss artist Alexandre Bettler transforms the photocopier, an office automaton, into a poetry machine, loaded with pre-printed text from State of the Nation, a central theme of this year’s Literature Festival.
OONA GRIMES
Bricolage
Wednesday 6 – Sunday 31 July
Following her recent collaborations with Iain Sinclair and Fabian Peake, Oona Grimes plunders Southbank Centre’s national archives. Like a demented Caroll or Lear on speed, she appropriates words or phrases from poems. As a result the collision and slippage of words, liberated from reason, manifest as playful bricolage discarded throughout the library.
ALEX CZINCZEL
Stop Frame Animation
Wednesday 6 – Sunday 31 July
Following Bob Cobbing’s cut-up instructions, German book artist Alex Czinczel’s stop-frame animation re-enacts The Young Hedgehog (1956). Taking clippings from The Observer, Czinczel re-contextualises Cobbing’s poetry in relation to current affairs.
ARTISTS’ BOOKS WORKSHOPS
THE POETRY MACHINE
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10
July, 2pm – 4.30pm
Join Alexandre Bettler on The Poetry Machine’s production line to extrapolate a bound edition of artists’ books. Suitable for all ages. Suitable for all ages.
Free
To reserve a place email info@poetrylibrary.org.uk.
POSTCARD CUT-OUTS
Saturday 23 July & Sunday 24 July
2pm – 4.30pm
Join Alex Czincel and Oona Grimes to creatively engage with cut-up found material and concrete poetry postcards.
Suitable for children.
Free
To reserve a place email info@poetrylibrary.org.uk.
