26th Aldeburgh Poetry Festival

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Anna & Adélia Prado with Maria Joao Vilanova-Smith.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh with Dean Parkin, Beaty Willoughby, Finuala Dowling & Beverly Rycroft

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. MR & Mrs Thomas Lux with Dean Parkin and Michael Laskey.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh with Naomi Jaffa & Nick Patrick.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh with Naomi Jaffa & Nick Patrick.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.Naomi Jaffa

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.Naomi Jaffa

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.Finuala Dowling

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Dan O'Brien.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Dan O'Brien.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Ellen Doré Watson

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Ellen Doré Wilson with Adélia Prado.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Ellen Doré Wilson with Adélia Prado.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. ThomasLux.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Dean Parkin & Naomi Jaffa.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Dan O'Brien talking to Hilary Elfick

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Parkin & Lux.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Anna Prado, Adélia Prado, Ellen Doré Watson and Naomi Jaffa.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Thomas Lux & Dan O'Brien.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Jeni Smith & Anthony Wilson.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Chrissy Williams.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Bill Jackson & Dan O'Brien.

Festival Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh. Bill Jackson.

Opening Night Supper: Finuala Dowling, Beverly Rycroft, Bronwyn Lea

Opening night dinner.

Opening Night Supper: Beaty Willoughby, Finuala Dowling, Bronwyn Lea, Julian Stannard

Opening night dinner.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery. Michael Laskey & Naomi Jaffa.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery.

Michael Laskey Book Launch at the Peter Pears Gallery. Ellen McAteer (The Poetry Trust's incoming new Director) with Michael Laskey

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014. Occold Primary School, winners of the Hardiman Scott cup for the school with the best entries overall

Family Reading - Allan Ahlberg

Family Reading - Allan Ahlberg

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014. The Young Poets with Allan Ahlberg. Occold Primary School, winners of the Hardiman Scott cup for the school with the best entries overall

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014. The Young Poets with Allan Ahlberg. Occold Primary School, winners of the Hardiman Scott cup for the school with the best entries overall

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014. The Young Poets with Allan Ahlberg. Occold Primary School, winners of the Hardiman Scott cup for the school with the best entries overall

Suffolk Young Poets Competition 2014

Short Take - Brian Patten with Robert Seatter

Short Take - Brian Patten with Robert Seatter

Short Take - Brian Patten

Short Take - Brian Patten

Naomi Jaffa Director of the Poetry Trust

The Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize Winner - Helen Mort.

Naomi Jaffa Director of the Poetry Trust

Friday Main Reading - Dan O'Brien

Friday Main Reading - Dan O'Brien

Friday Main Reading - Dan O'Brien

Friday Main Reading - Selima Hill

Friday Main Reading - Selima Hill

Friday Main Reading - Selima Hill

Selima Hill with Maggi Hambling

Selima Hill, Naomi Jaffa and Maggi Hambling

Friday Main Reading - Tom Pickard.

Friday Main Reading - Tom Pickard.

Friday Main Reading - Tom Pickard.

Friday Main Reading - Tom Pickard.

Friday Main Reading - Tom Pickard.

The Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize Winner - Helen Mort with Stephen Morris, Chairman of the Fenton Arts Trust

The Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize Winner - Helen Mort with Stephen Morris, Chairman of the Fenton Arts Trust

The Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize Winner - Helen Mort with Stephen Morris, Chairman of the Fenton Arts Trust

Sue Davies-Scourfield (Fenton Trustee) with the three winners of the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize - Olivia McCannon (2012), Dan O'Brien (2013), Helen Mort (2014) - and Stephen Morris (Fenton Chairman)

Sue Davies-Scourfield (Fenton Trustee) with the three winners of the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize - Olivia McCannon (2012), Dan O'Brien (2013), Helen Mort (2014) - and Stephen Morris (Fenton Chairman)

The Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize Winner - Helen Mort. Sue Davies-Scourfield (Fenton Trustee) with the three winners of the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize - Olivia McCannon (2012), Dan O'Brien (2013), Helen Mort (2014) - and Stephen Morris (Fenton Chairman)

Sue Davies-Scourfield (Fenton Trustee) with the three winners of the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize - Olivia McCannon (2012), Dan O'Brien (2013), Helen Mort (2014) - and Stephen Morris (Fenton Chairman)

Sue Davies-Scourfield (Fenton Trustee) with the three winners of the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize - Olivia McCannon (2012), Dan O'Brien (2013), Helen Mort (2014) - and Stephen Morris (Fenton Chairman)

Sue Davies-Scourfield (Fenton Trustee) with the three winners of the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize - Olivia McCannon (2012), Dan O'Brien (2013), Helen Mort (2014) - and Stephen Morris (Fenton Chairman)

The Poetry Quiz with Michael Laskey and Dean Parkin

The Poetry Quiz with Michael Laskey and Dean Parkin

The Poetry Quiz with Michael Laskey and Dean Parkin

The Store Room, Part One. Atist Anabel Dover with Dean Parkin.

The Store Room, Part One. Artist Anabel Dover and poet Chrissy Williams with Dean Parkin.

The Store Room, Part One. Artist Anabel Dover and poet Chrissy Williams with Dean Parkin.

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Finuala Dowling, Thomas Lux, Robert Seatter, Tom Pickard & Hannah Silva.

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Hannah Silva

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Hannah Silva

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Robert Seatter (Chair)

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Tom Pickard

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Finuala Dowling

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Thomas Lux

Discussion: Poetry & Disobedience - Thomas Lux & Robert Seatter

Short Take: Poetry & Disobedience - Togara Muzanenhamo.

Saturday Morning Main Reading 2 - Poets on front row: Ellen Doré Watson, Julian Stannard, Helena Nelson, with Naomi Jaffa

Saturday Morning Main Reading 2 - Poets on front row: Ellen Doré Watson, Julian Stannard, Helena Nelson, with Naomi Jaffa

Main Reading 2: Introduced by Naomi Jaffa.

Main Reading 2: Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 2: Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 2: Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 2: Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 2: Julian Stannard

Main Reading 2: Julian Stannard

Main Reading 2: Julian Stannard

Naomi Jaffa, outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust

Ellen McAteer, incoming Director of The Poetry Trust

Ellen McAteer, incoming Director of The Poetry Trust

Main Reading 2: Helena Nelson

Ellen McAteer, incoming Director of The Poetry Trust, reads a poem by Jen Hadfield who was unable to get to the Festival

Main Reading 2: Helena Nelson

Main Reading 2: Helena Nelson

Main Reading 2: Helena Nelson

Main Reading 2: Helena Nelson

Main Reading 2: Helena Nelson

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Open Workshop in the Oyster Bar with Michael Laskey & Jeni Smith.

Exchange-Poetry & Illness - Beverly Rycroft & Anthony Wilson

Exchange-Poetry & Illness - Beverly Rycroft & Anthony Wilson

Exchange-Poetry & Illness - Beverly Rycroft & Anthony Wilson

Exchange-Poetry & Illness - Beverly Rycroft & Anthony Wilson

Exchange-Poetry & Illness - Beverly Rycroft & Anthony Wilson

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva.

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva.

Ron Egatz, "International Duets" in the Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape.

Ron Egatz, "International Duets" in the Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape.

Ron Egatz, "International Duets" in the Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape.

Ron Egatz, "International Duets" in the Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape.

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Performance: Schlock! - Hannah Silva. 'Produced by Penned in the Margins'

Aldeburgh Eight (class of 2014) - Matt Howard, Edward Doegar, Paul Stephenson, Richard Osmond, Joanna Guthrie, Mary Noonon, Rebecca Watts, Miriam Nash

Aldeburgh Eight (class of 2014) - Matt Howard, Edward Doegar, Paul Stephenson, Richard Osmond, Joanna Guthrie, Mary Noonon, Rebecca Watts, Miriam Nash

Aldeburgh Eight (class of 2014) - Matt Howard, Edward Doegar, Paul Stephenson, Richard Osmond, Joanna Guthrie, Mary Noonon, Rebecca Watts, Miriam Nash

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Adélia Prado with Naomi Jaffa and translator Ellen Doré Watson.

Q&A: Brian Patten with Dean Parkin

Q&A: Brian Patten with Dean Parkin

Q&A: Brian Patten with Dean Parkin

Q&A: Brian Patten with Dean Parkin

Q&A: Brian Patten with Dean Parkin

International Duets: Karen McCarthy Woolf

International Duets: Karen McCarthy Woolf

International Duets: Karen McCarthy Woolf

International Duets: Karen McCarthy Woolf & Jen Benka

Short Take: Poetry & Disobedience - Kayo Chingonyi.

Short Take: Poetry & Disobedience - Kayo Chingonyi.

Saturday Night Main Reading 3: (Neil Astley), Karen Leeder, Iain Galbraith, Bronwyn Lea, Kathleen Jamie

Main Reading 3: Introduction Naomi Jaffa.

Main Reading 3: Karen Leeder & Iain Galbraith (reading Volker Braun)

Main Reading 3: Karen Leeder & Iain Galbraith (reading Volker Braun)

Main Reading 3: Karen Leeder & Iain Galbraith (reading Volker Braun)

Main Reading 3: Bronwyn Lea

Main Reading 3: Bronwyn Lea

Main Reading 3: Bronwyn Lea

Main Reading 3: Bronwyn Lea

Main Reading 3: Bronwyn Lea

Main Reading 3: Kathleen Jamie

Main Reading 3: Kathleen Jamie

Main Reading 3: Kathleen Jamie

Main Reading 3: Kathleen Jamie

Performance: Brian Patten with Introduction by Dean Parkin.

Performance: Brian Patten

Performance: Brian Patten

Performance: Brian Patten

Performance: Brian Patten

Brian Patten, with Naomi Jaffa and her sister Lisa Gershon

Brian Patten, with Naomi Jaffa and her sister Lisa Gershon

Brian Patten & Dean Parkin

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox - Jonny Fluffypunk at the Open Mic

Open Mic presenter Amy Soapbox with sound engineer Torben Merriott

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Open Mic, presented by Amy Soapbox

Masterclass: led by Kathleen Jamie and featuring Isabel Galleymore, Kate Pannett & Richard Scott, with Michael Laskey (Chair

Masterclass: led by Kathleen Jamie and featuring Isabel Galleymore, Kate Pannett & Richard Scott, with Michael Laskey (Chair). Roving mics for audience participation

Masterclass: led by Kathleen Jamie and featuring Isabel Galleymore, Kate Pannett & Richard Scott, with Michael Laskey (Chair). Roving mics for audience participation

Masterclass: led by Kathleen Jamie and featuring Isabel Galleymore, Kate Pannett & Richard Scott, with Michael Laskey (Chair). Roving mics for audience participation

Masterclass: led by Kathleen Jamie and featuring Isabel Galleymore, Kate Pannett & Richard Scott, with Michael Laskey (Chair). Roving mics for audience participation

Masterclass: led by Kathleen Jamie and featuring Isabel Galleymore, Kate Pannett & Richard Scott, with Michael Laskey (Chair). Roving mics for audience participation

Masterclass: led by Kathleen Jamie and featuring Isabel Galleymore, Kate Pannett & Richard Scott, with Michael Laskey (Chair). Roving mics for audience participation

Close Reading - War Poem (Braun) Galbreith intro by Dean Parkin.

Close Reading - War Poem (Braun) Iain Galbraith

Close Reading - War Poem (Braun) Iain Galbraith

Close Reading - War Poem (Braun) Iain Galbraith

Close Reading - War Poem (Braun) Iain Galbraith

New Voices: Jonathan Edwards, Kayo Chingonyi, Suzannah Evans & Chrissy Williams.

New Voices: Kayo Chingonyi, Chrissy Williams, Jonathan Edwards, Susannah Evans with Michael Laskey (Introducing)

New Voices: Michael Laskey (introducing) Susannah Evans, Jonathan Edwards, Chrissy Williams & Kayo Chingonyi

New Voices: Chrissy Williams

New Voices: Chrissy Williams

New Voices: Chrissy Williams

New Voices: Kayo Chingonyi

New Voices: Kayo Chingonyi

New Voices: Kayo Chingonyi

New Voices: Suzannah Evans

New Voices: Suzannah Evans

New Voices: Suzannah Evans

New Voices: Jonathan Edwards,

New Voices: Jonathan Edwards,

New Voices: Jonathan Edwards,

New Voices: Jonathan Edwards, Susannah Evans, Kayo Chingonyi, Chrissy Williams

New Voices: Jonathan Edwards, Susannah Evans, (Naomi Jaffa), Kayo Chingonyi, Chrissy Williams

New Voices: Jonathan Edwards, Susannah Evans, (Naomi Jaffa), Kayo Chingonyi, Chrissy Williams

Aldeburgh Eight (class of 2014): Matt Howard, Edward Doegar, Mary Noonan, Paul Stephenson, Richard Osmond, Rebecca Watts, Miriam Nash, Joanna Guthrie, with tutor Peter Sansom

Aldeburgh Eight (class of 2014): Matt Howard, Edward Doegar, Mary Noonan, Paul Stephenson, Richard Osmond, Rebecca Watts, Miriam Nash, Joanna Guthrie, with tutor Peter Sansom

Aldeburgh Eight (class of 2014): Matt Howard, Edward Doegar, Mary Noonan, Paul Stephenson, Richard Osmond, Rebecca Watts, Miriam Nash, Joanna Guthrie, with tutor Peter Sansom

The Poetry Trust Director, Naomi Jaffa, with Creative Director, Dean Parkin

The Poetry Trust Director, Naomi Jaffa, with Creative Director, Dean Parkin

The Poetry Trust Director, Naomi Jaffa, with Creative Director, Dean Parkin

Poetry Trust Trio: Jo Leverett, Naomi Jaffa, Dean Parkin

Festival Blogger - Anthony Wilson.

Festival Blogger - Anthony Wilson.

WORD Boxes

WORD Boxes

Performance: Jonny Fluffypunk.

Performance: Jonny Fluffypunk.

Ellen McAteer (incoming Director), Dean Parkin (Creative Director), Naomi Jaffa (outgoing Director)

Naomi Jaffa with her sister Lisa Gershon

Naomi Jaffa with her sister Lisa Gershon

The Poetry Trust Director, Naomi Jaffa introducing the final reading

Sunday Afternoon Main Reading 4 - Finuala Dowling

Sunday Afternoon Main Reading 4 - Finuala Dowling

Sunday Afternoon Main Reading 4 - Adélia Prado with her translator Ellen Doré Watsong

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado translator Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado translator Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado translator Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado translator Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado translator Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado her daughter Anna & translator Ellen Doré Watson

Main Reading 4: Finuala Dowling

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado

Festival Director Naomi Jaffa.

Main Reading 4: Adélia Prado translator Ellen Doré Watson, Thomas Lux and Finuala Dowling

Festival Director Naomi Jaffa.

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Bouquet presentation to the outgoing Director of The Poetry Trust, Naomi Jaffa

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Main Reading 4: Thomas Lux

Festival Finale: Ellen Doré Watson, Adélia Prado, Thomas Lux & Finuala Dowling

Festival Finale: Ellen Doré Watson, Adélia Prado, Thomas Lux & Finuala Dowling

Festival Finale: Ellen Doré Watson, Adélia Prado, Thomas Lux & Finuala Dowling

Peter Sanson with Naomi Jaffa.

Poet signing with Thomas Lux

Poet signing with Thomas Lux

Poets Book Signing, with Finuala Dowling, Adélia Prado & Ellen Doré Watson and Thomas Lux