Friday 9 November 2012

Poetry Exhibition: Female Poets Of The First World War, Birkenhead - to 30th November.

There is a great mini "taster" exhibition of works by less well known female poets who wrote during the First World War on show at the Wilfred Owen Story, 34 Argyle Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AE from Tuesday 6th to Friday 30th November.
The exhibition will open for public viewing from 11am to 2pm Tuedays to Fridays and there will also be the opportunity to view items from the world's first permanent exhibition celebrating the life and works of Wilfred Owen.

For directions - or to find out more about the Wilfred Owen Story - visit their website here: www.wilfredowenstory.com

The Female Poets Of The First World War taster exhibition has  biographical details and examples of work from:

May Sinclair - who was born in Rock Ferry on the Wirral (pictured)
Mary Webb
Cicely Fox Smith
Moina Belle Michael (USA)
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (France)
Marie Nizet (Belgium)
Jean Blewett (Canada)
Else Lasker-Schüler (Germany)
and Florbela Espança (Portugal)

and there is also a great audio accompaniment.

More inforation about the exhibition can be found here: http://www.femalewarpoets.blogspot.co.uk/