Photo Rehan Jamil
We are delighted to host notorious Australian, Trenton Oldfield, in “The Queen versus Trenton Oldfield – A Prison Diary” on Saturday, September 27th. Trenton spent six months at Her Majesty’s Pleasure, following his arrest for disrupting the 2012 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race, in a successful protest highlighting the culture of elitism that continues to create inequalities here and abroad.
The opening event of Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know will be “An Evening with Sunny Ormonde” – the outrageous and raunchy Lilian Bellamy from BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, the world’s longest running soap. Sunny has been touring this hilarious and heart-warming one-woman show for the past eighteen months, and we are delighted to host her at the Rochester Literature Festival.
Our Bookmark’d event on Sunday, September 28th is a book fair opportunity for authors and publishers to present, share and sell their work, and for everyone else to enjoy live readings and swap old books for new. It will be open from 12noon – 4pm.
A mix of familiar faces and new names are lined up to entertain you on Sunday, July 13th, as our popular Garden Party takes up residence once more in the Good Intent.
I (Jaye) have been selected by the Kent Baton to open their Sparks Fuse Festival project, One Day Works.
ME4Writers’ have instigated a wonderful project for the Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know Festival 2014.
As a warm up for Rochester Lit Fest 2014, we are pleased to present a night of storytelling at the Good Intent in Rochester on the 9th May.
Seasonally Effected is a Rochester based open-mic night for creative and cultural exploration. It features a diverse mix of performances including poetry, short film, comedy, short stories, original music, plays and a variety of experimental content that is less easy to define.
Strange, calm, hub, all of a sudden I’m here.
There’s a presence here I feel, but do not fear
I am reminded of the time we had together
Strolling, sitting, laughing; a portrait of Heather
In her happier days. Before everything, all
Fell apart
Like the petals of a tulip past its best
Or a paper slowly burning in the fire
Its black edges flashing, occasionally, to red.
Like gypsy traffic lights on her inner road.
This is a collective poem from the Literary Potlatch, written by the participants on the day, with each of them only able to see the previous line. At present, the image accompanying it is a stock photo but we would really love someone to respond to the poem visually, as only an original image can possibly do it justice. Full credit will of course be given. Please email rochesterlitfest@gmail.com if you’re interested in creating something special we can share. Thank you. 
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