Yang Lian

Literature Festival in Southend-on-Sea, 15-17 July

July 1st, 2011

presents Shorelines: Literature Festival of the Sea, a small, intelligent and thought-provoking festival, celebrating great writing on the theme of the sea. Curated by Lemn Sissay and Rachel Lichtenstein, this three-day event takes place over the weekend 15-17 July at Solomon Monk’s Pump House in Southend, Essex.

Highlights include readings by contemporary cult British authors Iain Sinclair, Jay Griffiths and Robert Macfarlane; a special production of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner performed by Lemn Sissay; Sri Lankan born artist and writer Roma Tearne; Chinese poet Yang Lian; prize-winning Icelandic author Sjon; American artist Thomas Joshua Cooper; an open air production of The Tempest; and an award winning adaptation of Hemingway’s world renowned novella The Old Man and the Sea by Magpie Blue Productions.