An invitation to join poet and novelist Elmaz Abinader and her Poets of Colour class at Mills College, Oakland, CA for a reading and discussion and to hear a presentation from them after a close reading of the collection, Mercy, by poet Lucille Clifton. See more photos here. (more…)
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November 5-7 – Symposium at Virginia Tech on Writing & Reconciliation
“Writing and Reconciliation: Identity, Displacement, and Narrative in Sri Lanka” I have been invited to attend a symposium at Virginia Tech which will bring together Sri Lankan and Virginia Tech writers, scholars, and students. Discussion will focus (more…)
October 25th – Reading at Pighog Poetry Night, Brighton
Pighog Poetry Night – 25th October – 7.30 for 8pm Bernadette Cremin launches her new Pighog Sussex Series pamphlet Loose Ends alongside Antony Owen and Seni Seneviratne. Click on the poets’ names to read more about them. There will be open mic opportunities – first come, first served! (more…)
Readings for Adrienne Rich – Saturday 13th October at Ilkley Literature Festival
Saturday, October 13th, 2012, 10:00 pm at Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside Poet and essayist Adrienne Rich was one of America’s foremost public intellectuals. Her commitment to social justice, radical feminism and the anti-war movement were legendary in a career spanning seven decades until her death in March 2012. Seni Seneviratne leads an informal (more…)
Writing Walk with Seni Seneviratne on Saturday 13th October at Ilkley Literature Festival
Saturday, October 13th, 2012, 2:00 pm at Meet Outside Rombalds Hotel Visit the Beck Stone and new poetry seat on Ilkley Moor, both part of the Stanza Stones Trail, in the company of (more…)
Seni Seneviratne is Poet in Residence at Ilkley Literature Festival 2012
Ilkley Literature Festival 2012 is delighted to announce this year’s Poet in Residence Seni Seneviratne and our Apprentice Poet in Residence Seán Hewitt. for further information click here: poet-in-residence
One World Cafe presents Seni Seneviratne
Clare Hart of One World Cafe hosts an interview and reading with Seni Seneviratne More details HERE
Interview with Seni in “Words of Colour”
JOY FRANCIS WRITES: Seni Seneviratne is many things, including a poet, creative artist and psychotherapist who also sings acapella. Of English and Sri Lankan heritage, Seneviratne was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire. An alumnus of Ten – The Complete Works programme, her first collection of poetry, Wild Cinnamon and Winter Skin, was published in […]
The Heart of It – OUT SOON
My new poetry collection will be published in April 2012. You can pre-order it from Inpress Books by Peepal Tree Press
29th October Sheffield Performance
Seni Seneviratne and Caasha-Luul Mohamud Yusuf Sat 29 October 2011 @ 7.30pm Lantern Theatre This event is part of Off the Shelf Literature Festival http://www.offtheshelf.org.uk/events.php?eiID=1696 Tickets Tickets £6/£4 (cons) from: Arena Ticket Shop Tel. 0114 256 5567/+29th