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Ian McMillan smiling slightly, in a navy button-up shirt, with an out-of-focus living room behind him
Cover of "Red River Valley" by Ian McMillan. Origami-style representation of a blue river down the centre of the cover, on a purple background

Ian McMillan

Manchester Central Library

6:30 PM

Poetry

Tickets

£12 / £10

Book

0161 876 2015

This event is now on sale to MLF Get Closer Members. Tickets go on general sale 10am Thursday 13 August. Memberships start at £25 per year - for full details click HERE.

Beloved poet, broadcaster and performer Ian McMillan launches his moving and inventive new collection Red River Valley. Drawing on family life, everyday absurdities and the impact of austerity on the South Yorkshire village where he has lived all his life, Ian creates poems that are funny, poignant and full of humanity.

Renowned for his warmth, wit and extraordinary live readings, he brings language vividly to life on the page and on stage. Join one of Britain's most treasured poets for a celebration of storytelling, community and the power of words.

‘World-class - one of today’s greatest poetry performers.’ Carol Ann Duffy

Hosted by Becky Swain.

Co-presented with Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ian McMillan was born in Barnsley. He published his first Carcanet book of poems, The Changing Problem, in 1980. His collections include Selected Poems (a Poetry Book Society Recommendation), I Found this Shirt and To Fold the Evening Star. He has hosted The Verb, BBC Radio 4’s arts programme since 2002, and been Barnsley Football Club’s poet-in-residence and Yorkshire TV’s Investigative Poet.

Wheelchair Users and those with other access needs requiring a free Essential Carer ticket should contact the Quaytickets Box Office on 0161 876 2015 to purchase tickets.

Venue Info

Manchester Central Library
St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 5PD

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