Don Paterson

Nestled in between the morning and afternoon sessions of the Devouring Time reading of all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets, is this not-to-be-missed opportunity to hear the modern master of the sonnet form, Don Paterson, deliver the Wenlock Poetry Lecture for 2016.

An award-winning poet and author of 40 Sonnets and Reading Shakespeare’s Sonnets: A New Commentary, Don will be talking about how twenty-first century readers can access the hidden depths and structure of the traditional sonnet. There is sure to be something here for all poetry lovers, whether well-versed in the sonnet or new to the form.