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A Talk on "The Listeners" by Giles de la Mare,
Followed by a Poetry Recital of Walter de la Mare
Poems Written During this Period 

The evening will be half talk/half poetry recital. Giles's talk will be a shortened version of 
his original talk. We hope to raise
 the profile of de la Mare and highlight the importance
of his time in
 the Penge area. This is the fourth time we have held such an event. It is
held at the Holy Trinity centre in Lennard Roaf, Penge, at 7.30pm.
The walk will be on Saturday June 1st, meeting outside the Moon and Stars pub on Penge 
High Street at 10.00am. We walk a route taking in the houses where Walter de la Mare
lived between 1899 and 1925.

Both
 events are free but donations are gladly received towards the Penge Festival.

Recent Society Events

Beginnings and Endings -
Walter de la Mare's Career as a Writer
Joe Griffiths
November 2012
The Artworkers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT 
                                 

News

Bonhams
Sale of two lots of interest to members (10th April 2013) 
       119 - Portrait of de la Mare by Mark Gerson (Vintage photograph).Commissioned by Faber and Faber 1953.   
       120 -Three autographed manuscripts: An EpitaphThe WillowThe Spirit of Air
Contact: Simon Roberts (simonroberts@bonhams.com)


'Songs to Walter de la Mare'
Composed by Sjef Frenken
This recently released CD comprises settings of 40 poems by de la Mare, sung by the composer, backed by members of the Aomezeyck Ensemble.

Recent BBC Radio Event
BBC Radio 7 recently aired a selection of short stories by Walter de la Mare, read by a variety of actors. The first - All Hallows - was beautifully read by Richard E Grant on Christmas Eve. The others were: Seaton’s Aunt, Crewe, A Recluse, The Almond Tree
     

Recent Publications

‘The Ghostly Concept of Childhood in the Fiction of Walter de la Mare’, in The Lion and the Unicorn 34.3 (September, 2010)
 
‘Ghostly Relations: The Aunt-type in the Fiction of Walter de la Mare’, in English 59.226 (Autumn, 2010)
                                       

Recent Events


Exploring the World of Walter de la Mare's The Listeners 
Giles de la Mare
15th May 2012, Tuesday, at 6 pm. Admission free.
 
Swiss Cottage Library, 88 Avenue Road, London NW3 3HA 

London English Song Festival 

Programme of 30 Walter de la Mare Songs for Children
6th May 2012, 7.30pm  TheForge, 3-7 Delancey Street, Camden London NW1 7NL

www.londonenglishsongfestival.org/event/walter-de-la-mare-songs-of-childhood                                          


Dr. Glen Cavaliero
Lecturer in English, St.Catharine's College, Cambridge
6pm for 6.30pm at Monday 7th November 2011

The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AT 


'Connections and Diversions' -
A Sideways Look at Walter de la Mare

Written and Performed by Anne Harvey, The Art Workers Guild 28th October 2010

 
Walter de la Mare Blog Forum

Please take a little time to check out the new
Society Blog Forum which offers all those interested in the life and work of de la Mare to correspond, discuss questions and share ideas