Josephine Balmer : a reading

Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 5:00pm
Josephine Balmer
Laura Swift (Open University)
Oliver Taplin (Oxford University)
Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles, Oxford

A reading and discussion

Free, all welcome, no booking required.

The poet, classical translator, research scholar and literary critic, Josephine Balmer reads from her latest collection, The Paths of Survival - inspired by the surviving fragments of Aeschylus's lost tragedy, Myrmidons. The reading will be followed by a discussion with Josephine Balmer, Laura Swift, and Oliver Taplin. 

This event complements with the work-in-progress performance of Laura Swift's and Russell Bender's play, Fragments at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, at 7.30pm on the same day - please follow this link for more information and to book tickets for that event.

Event poster designed by illustrator Thom Cuschieri.

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