Malcolm Carson, John Lucas

Back by popular demand, Malcolm Carson hosts the Poetry Breakfast again this year. He is joined by fellow poet and founder of Shoestring Press, John Lucas. Enjoy a coffee and croissant, or tea and toast (or whatever may be on the menu!) at the café in Tullie House, right in the historic quarter of Carlisle. Mingle with other poets and share your love of poetry. This will be a relaxed and informal opportunity for you to read one or two of your own poems (or short prose pieces). If you don’t write poetry yourself, just read a favourite, well-loved poem. Malcolm and John will join in and read some of their poetry. There may be time to read more than one poem, so be prepared.

John Lucas is a poet, critic, biographer and literary historian. He is Professor Emeritus at the Universities of Loughborough and Nottingham Trent and is the author of many scholarly works as well as several books of poetry. He has written for all the leading literary journals, and since 1994 he has been editor and publisher of Shoestring Press.

Malcolm Carson is from Cleethorpes. He studied English at Nottingham University and taught at the University of Northumbria in Carlisle, where he now lives with his wife and three children. He has published several collections of poetry, has reviewed for Other Poetry and Critical Survey, and was a founder of Border Poets.