Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales, will be headlining the Oswestry Festival of the Word at 7pm on Saturday 17 March in Wales. An Audience with Gillian Clarke will see the famed poet discuss her varied life as a writer, teacher and playwright, and discuss her position as National Poet of Wales, where she continues to live and work. Tickets are £10 (£9 if booked before the end of February): to book, please call 01691 662244 or email mail@bookabookshop.co.uk.

Carcanet is offering a 20% discount on all titles ordered from our website this month: this includes seven of Gillian Clarke's books, poems and prose. Clarke's latest collection of poems, Ice, will be available from Carcanet later this year: check the website for updates.