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Moya Cannon, Sasha Dugdale and Olivia McCannon at Southbank Centre

Wednesday, 1 Feb 2012

Hands by Moya Cannon Carcanet poets Moya Cannon, Sasha Dugdale and Olivia McCannon will be launching their new collections in a free event at Southbank Centre on 1 February at 8pm. The three poets will be introduced by David Constantine (editor of Modern Poetry in Translation and former editor of Carcanet/OxfordPoets).

Moya Cannon was born in Donegal and lives in Galway. Hands (pictured) is her fourth collection. A previous editor of Poetry Ireland Review, she has won the Brendan Behan Award and the O Shaughnessy Award. She is a member of Aosdána. Sasha Dugdale translates poetry and plays from the Russian. Red House is her third collection. Olivia McCannon was born on Merseyside and is based in Paris and London. Exactly My Own Length is her first collection.

The event is free, but to guarantee a space, email specialedition@poetrylibrary.org.uk

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