Thursday, 10th September
Our September headliner is Ruth Stacey.
Ruth will be reading from her recent collection, 'Queen, Jewel, Mistress'. Ruth is a great friend of SpeakEasy and we know how utterly fabulous she is; however, we're a bit biased, so here are a couple of testimonials which might convince you to come and hear her read.
'Ruth Stacey’s Queen, Jewel, Mistress is a beautiful and dreamlike collection. But this astonishing debut is also a brilliant tour of British history, and a series of virtuoso inventions in which our many queens – rulers and their spouses – are brought to life, each in the music and language of her time. Funny and moving, accomplished and surprising, part dressing-up box and part cabinet of curiosities, this is a collection of lyric verse of the highest quality.'
– Fiona Sampson
'Ruth Stacey’s poems are exceptional. They evoke voices long silenced, and the very essence of these past lives and the ages in which they were lived. There is so much food for thought here – every line is a joy!'
– Alison Weir
Our September headliner is Ruth Stacey.
Ruth will be reading from her recent collection, 'Queen, Jewel, Mistress'. Ruth is a great friend of SpeakEasy and we know how utterly fabulous she is; however, we're a bit biased, so here are a couple of testimonials which might convince you to come and hear her read.
'Ruth Stacey’s Queen, Jewel, Mistress is a beautiful and dreamlike collection. But this astonishing debut is also a brilliant tour of British history, and a series of virtuoso inventions in which our many queens – rulers and their spouses – are brought to life, each in the music and language of her time. Funny and moving, accomplished and surprising, part dressing-up box and part cabinet of curiosities, this is a collection of lyric verse of the highest quality.'
– Fiona Sampson
'Ruth Stacey’s poems are exceptional. They evoke voices long silenced, and the very essence of these past lives and the ages in which they were lived. There is so much food for thought here – every line is a joy!'
– Alison Weir