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Simon Armitage and his band Lyr in concert
Rhythms and poems
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Real Fábrica de Artillería de Sevilla
Simon Armitage, one of the most renowned and widely read poets in the United Kingdom, has always believed that poetry offers more possibilities than just a book. This openness to collaborating with other genres led to his involvement with the music band Lyr, which also includes producer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Pearson and musician Richard Walters. Many of the band's song lyrics are written by Armitage. Their critically acclaimed albums, Call In The Crash Team and The Ultraviolet Age, have garnered over five million streams, and their UK tours have included major festivals such as Green Man and Blu Dot. At this event, attendees will be able to experience the sound of this “post-rock with jazz influences” band, interspersed with poetry readings by Armitage himself.
Simon Armitage, originally from Huddersfield (UK), was named Poet of the Millennium in 1999 and was elected to the Royal Society of Literature in 2004. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to poetry in 2010, and in 2012, he was presented with the Hay Medal for Poetry at the 25th Hay Festival. As part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in Great Britain, while serving as a resident artist at London’s Southbank, Armitage conceived and organized Poetry Parnassus, a gathering of poets and poetry from all Olympic nations. This iconic event is widely regarded as the largest gathering of international poets in history. He is also a member of the Poetry Foundation.
The event will be presented by the British Ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis.
Event in English
Price: €8.00 (EUR)
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Co-organized with the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Spain and the City Council of Seville
The Spanish poets of the Generation of ’27 left an indelible mark. Such a constellation of inspired and talented young and not-so-young people may never be seen again. It was Seville itself that hosted the tribute to Luis de Góngora on the tricentenary of his death, an event which led to the idea of a new literary generation to replace that of ’98. This generation included, among others, Federico García Lorca, Pedro Salinas, Luis Cernuda, Manuel Aleixandre, Jorge Guillén, Gerardo Diego, Dámaso Alonso, Rafael Alberti, and Miguel Hernández.
Almost a century later, Hay Festival Forum Seville pays tribute to those great writers through the voices of artists and intellectuals in Seville, who will read some of their favourite poems by poets of the Generation of ‘27. Amparo Graciani, Helena de Bertodano, Carlos Aganzo, Nuria Canivell, Beltrán Gambier, Miquel Molina, Laura Ventura, Félix Losada, Gioconda Scott, José Vallecillo, Nacho Orovio, María Limón, Pablo Morillo and Sheila Cremaschi will be participating. Members of the many reading clubs hosted by the Infanta Elena Public Library will also take part in the event, reading from works by their favourite poets of the Generation of ’27. José Félix Valdivieso will be the master of ceremony.
Event featuring readings in Spanish
Free entry, up to capacity
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Co-organized with the Infanta Elena Public Library, Junta de Andalucía and Universidad de Sevilla
Simon Armitage in conversation with Alejandro Luque
Everyday verses for the world
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Fundación Valentín de Madariaga
Simon Armitage is one of the most original, respected and beloved poets in the UK. From the school of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes, he has been breaking the canons of lyrical production for more than 30 years, and now, for the first time, his verses land in Spanish, with an exquisite translation and bilingual edition by Jordi Doce. An incredible work of craftsmanship, at the height of verses that shoot with aim and beauty. In Avión de papel are gathered the best texts of his poetic production over more than a quarter of a century, between 1989 and 2014. Armitage is Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to poetry. An absolute lyrical institution in the islands. He has established himself as one of the leading representatives of the current lyrical scene and continues to exert a decisive influence on his contemporaries. These verses transform the local into the universal, digging to the heart of every image and every feeling.
The poet will talk with writer and journalist Alejandro Luque. One of the most important Andalusian journalists and writers of the moment, he is a columnist for El País, eldiario.es, and M’Sur, as well as a great admirer of Armitage and his poetry.
The event will be complemented by readings of his poems in English and Spanish by Belen Ferrier Llamas, Julie Finch, José Félix Valdivieso and Pedro Zuazua.
Event in English with consecutive translation into Spanish
Welcome at 13.00 h
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Co-organized with the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Spain and Editorial Impedimenta