Past Events
Keats-Shelley Memorial Association at the Cheltenham Literary Festival: Adam Nicolson on the Making of Poetry
10th October, 3.30pm. Adam Nicolson discusses his new book The Making of Poetry, in conversation with James Marriott of The Times
Poetry Reading at Keats-Shelley House - Nathanael O’Reilly
The globe-trotting Australian poet reads from his work. 5pm, 19th July.
Julian Sands Reads Keats, Shelley - and Byron too! - at Keats-Shelley House
Three poetry readings by the celebrated British actor on 12th and 13th July
‘Here lies one whose name was writ’: Keats and Water
4 pm. An Afternoon of Reading and Conversation at Keats-Shelley House.
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Drear Nighted December - A Celebration of Keats at Christmas - Friday 21 December at 5 p.m.
Mary Shelley e l’Italia: una conferenza di Elisabetta Marino
18th October, at Keats-Shelley House. Mary Shelley e Italia.
Lucinda Hawksley Talk at Keats-Shelley House: Dickens and the Pre-Raphaelites
25th October. Discover the stories behind the Pre-Raphaelites and their Dickens connections.
Fiona Sampson on Why Literature Matters: The Case of Mary Shelley
31st October The poet and Mary Shelley biographer celebrates #Frankenreads and John Keats' birthday.
Miranda Seymour Talk: On The Turbulent Lives Of Lord Byron’s Wife And Daughter
20th September 2018, 5pm at Keats-Shelley House. The esteemed biographer of Mary Shelley discusses her new book, In Byron’s Wake, about the lives of Ada Lovelace and Annabella Milbanke.
A. Frances Johnson: Reading at the Keats-Shelley House
Julian Sands: Three Poetry Readings at Keats-Shelley HouseFrom the Essential Poems of John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley
MARY SHELLEY - SPIRIT OF PLACEA TEMPORARY EXHIBITION AT THE KEATS-SHELLEY HOUSE
To mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, London artist Louisa Albani has created a collection of artworks that bring together the theme of ‘spirit of place’ with a visual exploration of Mary Shelley’s life leading up to, and following, the creation of her novel.
COLPO DI SCENAIN PIAZZA DI SPAGNA
On Saturday 5 May in Piazza di Spagna the Associazione Nazionale Case della Memoria in conjunction with the Keats-Shelley House will present a series of flash mob performances on the Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti of an exciting new play written by Roberta Calandra and directed by Antonio Serrano.
ILLUMINATING POETRY: PRE-RAPHAELITE AND BEYONDAn Exhibition at Keats-Shelley House
This exhibition, curated by Giuseppe Albano and Dinah Roe, brings together a number of books and manuscripts which demonstrate some of the ways in which medieval illumination influenced the art of the book once again from the late nineteenth and into the early twentieth century.
Rebel Angel A Play About the Young John Keats By Angus Graham-CampbellVenue: Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret Address: 9a St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RY. Times: from Tuesday 19 September (preview) to Saturday 7 October 2017
‘Everywhere’: Shakespeare and John Keats at Eton.An evening of readings with actor Scott Handy. Devised and co-presented by Paul Edmondson, and Stanley Wells.
Tuesday 3 October 2017, Eton College, Windsor. 6.30pm-9.00pm