Upcoming and Recent Events
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Mir wëlle bleiwen, wat Mir ginn - Centre national de l'audovisuel
September 23, 2023 - January 7, 2024
James' poetry features in the exhibition Mir wëlle bleiwen, wat mir ginn, originally presented at EXPO 2020 DUBAI and now in residence at the CNA/Pomhouse in Dudelange.
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Lycée des Arts et Métiers Workshop
March 30, 2023
James gave a reading of selected poems from High Talk and led a creative writing workshop with high school students.
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Walfer Bicherdeeg - Reading from High TalkNovember 18, 2022Join us for a reading from James Leader's new collection of poetry, High Talk, at the Walfer Bicherdeeg from 4:30PM to 5:30PM. High Talk will be available in bookstores soon.
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Mir Welle Bleiwen, Wat Mir Ginn - l'EXPO 2020 DubaiJanuary 2022A l’occasion de l’EXPO 2020 Dubai, le Centre national de littérature a publié, avec le support du groupement d’intérêt économique (GIE) Luxembourg@EXPO 2020 Dubai, le Ministère de la Culture et le Fonds culturel national, l’anthologie de poèmes Mir wëlle bleiwen, wat mir ginn. Gedichter aus Lëtzebuerg.
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Lycee Aline Mayrisch WorkshopDecember 6, 2021James gave a poetry reading and creative writing workshop to pupils at Luxembourg's high school Aline Mayrisch.
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Printemps des Poètes: International Poetry FestivalSeptember 27-28, 2020Grande manifestation poétique visant à faire résonner toute la diversité de la poésie d’Europe et d’ailleurs, organisée avec le concours de diverses ambassades installées au Grand-Duché.
Watch the livestream here (starting at 41:00) |
Wexford Literary Festival
July 5, 2020
James performed six poems as one of the main participants in the online festival after placing second with the poem "Europe, 1945-" in the 2018 Anthony Cronin International Poetry Award.
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Poetry Meet-Up - SeriesApril 23, May 21, Jun 18, October 7, December 3, 2019Join James as we read and discuss the works of great poets each month. The 2019 series included meetings on Elizabeth Bishop, Walt Whitman, Rainer Maria Rilke, Philip Larkin, and Robert Frost. The 2020 series covered John Keats, T.S. Eliot, and W.B. Yeats.
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Tales From Beyond - Live Reading of "Twin Beds"November 1, 2019In this inaugural Halloween literary evening, 7 writers share their pains, with tales that approach death from left-field. Spend an evening with us and hear short stories and poetry, read by the authors themselves, which may challenge your ideas of death or simply send a shiver down your spine.
Hosted by Lux Writers Who Talk and Green Hearts Luxembourg Toastmasters Club |
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3-Part Poetry Workshop SeriesFebruary 13 and 27, March 13, 2019This three-part workshop will introduce you to three poetic forms - sonnets, ballads, and villanelles - to see how each form has been used in the past and present and increase people's enjoyment of reading and writing by knowing more about the technical side of poetry. At each workshop, participants will read and discuss different poems in that form and there will be a chance to write their own in the intervening weeks between workshops
Hosted by Jess Bauldry and Lux Writers Who Talk |
