The Privilege of Rain : Guest Lecture by David Swann

David Swann reads from his noted collection of poetry and prose, the Privilege of Rain on the topic of creative writing within the Prison System

David Swann reads from his noted collection of poetry and prose, The Privilege of Rain, and gives a guest lecture on the topic of creative writing within the prison system.

Shortlisted for the 2011 Ted Hughes Award, The Privilege of Rain Waterloo Press 2010) is a innovative collection of poetry, prose and woodcuts inspired by the year David Swann spent working as Writer in Residence at HMP Nottingham Prison. The Category 'B' jail, housing prisoners ranging from petty crooks to lifers, was built on the vestiges
of a low moor, itself once part of Sherwood Forest. The former haunt of legendary outlaws, it was left with just a handful of trees, one of which was rumoured to be rooted in the bodies of executed criminals. Taxi drivers rarely knew how to find the jail. Foxes came and went through the
grounds. Rain fell every Thursday.

The Privilege of Rain reflects on the writer's role in the rehabilitation of offenders, and finds poetry in a lonely place, where ordinary objects like flasks and rain become charged with new meaning, and where language is pressured into fresh shapes.

David Swann is a senior lecturer in the English Department at the University of Chichester. His stories and poems have won many awards, including five successes in The Bridport Prize. His debut collection of short fiction, The Last Days of Johnny North, was published by Elastic Press in 2006; he is now working on a trilogy of novels and a collection of one-page stories.

This guest lecture is suitable for English, Creative Writing, Sociology and Psychology students and staff, as well as anyone interested.

http://www.waterloopress.co.uk/#/david-swann/4548331959

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2 Feb 2012	5:00pm - 6:00pm	apple google outlook

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