Kevin Crossley-Holland: Celebrated poet @ Southwold Literary Festival
Southwold Arts Centre, St Edmund's Hall, Southwold, IP18 6JP
Friday 13th November 2026
Kevin Crossley-Holland is a prize-winning poet, translator from Anglo-Saxon (including Beowulf), re-teller of traditional tale (“The Penguin Book of Norse Myths” & “Between Worlds: British Folk Tales”), librettist & novelist for children, winning the Carnegie Medal for “Storm” & the Guardian Fiction Prize for “The Seeing Stone”, the first book in his Arthur trilogy.He has collaborated with many composers, including Sir Arthur Bliss,
William Mathias, Nicola LeFanu, Bob Chilcott, Bernard Hughes & Cecilia McDowall, & artists including Charles Keeping, John Lawrence, Norman Ackroyd & Chris Riddell. He was a Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Professor & endowed chair in the Humanities in Minnesota from 1991 until 1996 & served as President of the School Library Association 2012-2017. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature & the Society of Authors, & an Honorary Fellow of Saint Edmund Hall, Oxford. He lives in north Norfolk
Celebrating a lifetime in poetry. Bringing together over five decades of work, “Collected Poems” celebrates one of Britain’s most admired and enduring voices. Kevin Crossley-Holland’s writing spans the landscapes of memory, myth and the human heart. Rooted in lived experience and rich in literary tradition, his poetry draws on folklore and the natural world to speak vividly to our own time. This landmark volume captures the full measure of his craft and imagination - a celebration of a lifetime devoted to words.
Unreserved seating.
William Mathias, Nicola LeFanu, Bob Chilcott, Bernard Hughes & Cecilia McDowall, & artists including Charles Keeping, John Lawrence, Norman Ackroyd & Chris Riddell. He was a Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Professor & endowed chair in the Humanities in Minnesota from 1991 until 1996 & served as President of the School Library Association 2012-2017. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature & the Society of Authors, & an Honorary Fellow of Saint Edmund Hall, Oxford. He lives in north Norfolk
Celebrating a lifetime in poetry. Bringing together over five decades of work, “Collected Poems” celebrates one of Britain’s most admired and enduring voices. Kevin Crossley-Holland’s writing spans the landscapes of memory, myth and the human heart. Rooted in lived experience and rich in literary tradition, his poetry draws on folklore and the natural world to speak vividly to our own time. This landmark volume captures the full measure of his craft and imagination - a celebration of a lifetime devoted to words.
Unreserved seating.
Price
Ticket price incl. booking fee
£7.55
