Panel Talk: Floating Languages in 'Elsewhere'

Explore the fluid dynamics of language and its transcendent qualities in "Floating Languages in 'Elsewhere'," a poetry panel at the Ruthin International Arts Festival. This discussion delves into the concept of 'floating' -- a state of transient existence and continual movement.
Language, especially as it is crafted in poetry, possesses the unique ability to drift across boundaries, carrying the echoes of its origin while reaching towards the distant and the 'elsewhere'. Poetic language, imbued with the sonority essential to its form, transforms into a floating echo, reverberating between the lines of the spoken and the unspoken, the present and the absent.
The panel will feature a diverse lineup of poets including Yo Yo, Fiona Sampson, Meier, Sean O’Brien, W.N. Herbert, Yang Lian, and Yu Er, who will share their experiences and insights on how poetry navigates and negotiates identity and belonging across varied landscapes and cultures. Join us for a rich exploration of how spoken word forms a bridge over the expanses that separate us, creating a shared space of understanding and resonance.

*Simultaneous Welsh interpretation will be provided for this event.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Ruthin Library, Record Street, Ruthin, United Kingdom