MESSAGE FOR WELLINGTONIANNS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MODERN LETTERS

16 July: Lavinia Greenlaw

UK writer and reviewer Lavinia Greenlaw has published three critically acclaimed books of poetry and two novels — Mary George of Allnorthover, which won France’s Prix du Premier Roman Etranger, and An Irresponsible Age.

Her awards include an Arts Council of England Writers’ Award and a Forward Prize and her interest in science has led to residencies at the Science Museum and the Royal Society of Medicine.

Her work for BBC radio includes programmes about the Arctic and the Baltic, the solstices and equinoxes, Emily Dickinson, and Dutch landscape painting.

She talks with Bill Manhire about her work.

All Writers on Mondays events are open to the public and take place at City Gallery Wellington, Civic Square, at 1-2pm.

Admission is free.

Non-Wellingtonians will have to satify themselves with a visit to Lavinia's website

Or punch her name into Google, there are over 42,000 entries including interviews, excerpts and critical reviews.

The British Council website is worth a visit too.........