Renga reading party!

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Apologies but the Central Library has to close early due.

Postponed due to adverse weather conditions:
there will be an update on next proposed date for either late December or January 2011.

Renga Party!

Wednesday 1st December

Hull Central Library

Ground Floor

7pm - 8.30pm

FREE EVENT & FREE REFRESHMENTS

Choose your favourite verses on the evening by taking them straight from the bookshelves, and hear them read out, or read them yourself!

Open Mic Opportunities 

plus selected renga verses read out by Alan Summers with June Wentland.

Celebrate the event that has gained nearly 3,000 contributions from people all around Hull!

Absolutely everybody welcome!

Ffi: Hull Global Renga :  

http://area17.blogspot.com/2010/07/hull-global-renga-call-out.html

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Alan Summers & June Wentland at one of Hull's famous phonebooths.   

Picture taken by Jessica Leathley, Senior Librarian for Reader & Audience Development, Hull Libraries

What is Renga?

Renga is a traditional Japanese poem of ‘shared writing’: where everyone can write or orally suggest a verse.

Each verse contains very short lines that alternate with 2 or 3 line “links”. They have almost teasingly invisible connections to the verses before and after.

The making of a renga poem is inclusive, creative, and encouraging: “making this communal “group poem” as important as the final result.”

Award-winning Renga Poet Alan Summers, together with writer June Wentland, have already put up over 2000 verses up onto the bookshelves of Hull Central Library, and added hundreds to a number of branch libraries.

The aim of this project has many purposes: 

1.) to present a sense of achievement to the City of Hull communities through events and activities, and various visits to groups by showing the richness of everyone's experiences  
  
2.) publish two eBooks: one containing renga verses; and a companion book of "other verses"; anecdotes, and comments.  These eBooks will be available to download at the websites of With Words; Southwick Press; and Hull Libraries.

3.) two printed copies will be available: one at Hull Central Library and one at Hull History Centre.

4.) an evening reading and get together at Hull Central Library on Wednesday 1st December between 7pm and 8.30pm with refreshments and biscuits.

The project will officially conclude Thursday 2nd December, but we welcome comments and extra verses throughout this year and next year.