POSTPONED: LINES FOR THE CITY

August 2, 2009

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August 16, 2009

Sadly, this project is having to be postponed as the books have been lost at sea! The Post Office, in their infinite wisdom, have sent the books back to the publisher in Minneapolis (without actually leaving a delivery note or attempting to contact us).

So, all in all, we thought it was best to postpone the reading groups rather than attempt to fudge it without the books!

Apologies for the inconvenience – new dates will be posted as soon as we can rearrange them.

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Lines for the City is a joint project of Nottingham City Libraries and the Nottingham Poetry Series, with the collaboration of Milkweed Editions (US). Between August and October 2009, Melissa Kwasny’s book of poems Reading Novalis in Montana will be available to loan from every Nottingham City Library, as well as Beeston and West Bridgford libraries, along with a list of suggestions, questions, and ideas for guided reading. During the last week of August three reading groups will meet to discuss the book in an informal but guided setting.

Who can participate?
Anyone! If you’re a student, teacher, reader, writer, thinker, or just someone who’d like to find out more about poetry, Lines for the City is for you. The book we’ve chosen, Reading Novalis in Montana, is probably best suited to readers over age 16.

How can I get involved?
Just borrow the book from your local library, pick it up from our official bookseller or order it online (http://www.milkweed.org or on Amazon). Then read it, think about it, maybe even re-read it, and come along to one (or all) of the reading groups and enjoy a discussion with other interesting and interested readers. The official Lines for the City bookseller is The Bookcase, Lowdham (0115 966 4143, www.thebookcase.co.uk).

But I’ve never read poetry before
Reading Novalis in Montana is poetry-that’s true-but the ideas and themes it deals with are ones you’re probably familiar with already: love, death, nature, aging. It also incorporates stories and myths that pervade our culture, seeing them in new ways and asking us to do the same.

Come along to a reading group
• Clifton Library: Monday 24th August, 2pm
• Wollaton Library: Tuesday 25th August, 7pm
• Nottingham Central Library: Thursday 27th August, 7pm

For further details …
Contact Kate Wilkinson, Literature Development Officer, on kate.wilkinson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or 0115 9151170 (Wednesdays and Thursdays).