The night began with a few glasses of prosecco outside by the fabulous foundation in the courtyard. It was a really humid day - way too hot for eating outdoors - so we made our way inside for the three-course meal. DD president Helen Walsh welcomed everybody and introduced Molly Peacock, the featured poet, and Olive Senior, the moderator and poet in her own right. These two talented poets had engaging personalities that played off each other well and made us all laugh with their humour.
Olive really did her research on Molly's book The Second Blush. She was quite impressed with Molly's approach to form and structure. Molly was genuinely delighted with Olive's thoughts and read a number of poems - some which focused on her lovely partner who was sitting at the nearby table. She reassured us she had his permission to do so!
The food was great and everybody got their book (which was included in the ticket price) signed by Molly who was only too happy to meet and chat with everyone there.
Our next Poetry, Prosecco and Pasta installment is Thursday, July 15 featuring Erin Moure and her intriguing book, O Resplandor, moderated by Priscila Uppal.
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