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68<p data-block-key="vd3yg"><b>We will read the whole of Wordsworth's</b> <b><i>The Prelude</i></b><b> (1805 version) aloud on March 28th, 2026.</b></p><p data-block-key="9fj1r">This is an autobiographical poem in blank verse, and one of the most famous poems in English. Absolutely <i>no</i> knowledge of the poem or its writer is required or expected.</p><p data-block-key="a047b">This is a collective marathon reading event where everyone is welcome to read aloud. It will be facilitated by Kat Addis and Verity Spott, who co-run the Hollingdean Poetry Group.</p><p data-block-key="eqrbi">We will read the poem without a set order, but with a rough line-limit per go (i.e. 20 lines at a time). You are welcome to come for any length of time, from half an hour to the whole day. Anna and co. will be cooking us a delicious hot meal to share about mid-way through.</p><p data-block-key="fkq79">Please sign up if you plan to come: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEiDiOmGgU-LJlDGOPmDKMSwqBxCX8nAHViuFndKOS62baEw/viewform?usp=publish-editor">sign-up sheet.</a></p><p data-block-key="emk0k"></p><p data-block-key="sfpo2"></p><img alt="Wordsworth Prelude" class="richtext-image left" height="707" src="/media/images/Wordsworth_Prelude.width-500.jpg" width="500"><p data-block-key="j8jr"></p><p data-block-key="17g3e"></p><p data-block-key="3i7cc"></p><p data-block-key="d6brb"></p><p data-block-key="ejli8"></p><p data-block-key="2dhav"></p><p data-block-key="acqj1"><b>PAST EVENTS:</b></p><p data-block-key="j5ct">We read Milton's <i>Paradise Lost</i> on April 4th 2025. This event was a resounding success.</p><p data-block-key="dmc3h"></p><img alt="Paradise Lost FINAL" class="richtext-image left" height="707" src="/media/images/Paradise_Lost_FINAL.width-500.jpg" width="500"><p data-block-key="a4q0g"></p><p data-block-key="9fsoe"></p><img alt="The remaining readers at 11pm" class="richtext-image left" height="375" src="/media/images/20250405_222912.width-500.jpg" width="500"><p data-block-key="3s43u"></p><img alt="Milton Marathon" class="richtext-image left" height="375" src="/media/images/20250405_112754.width-500.jpg" width="500"><p data-block-key="fkgqm"></p><img alt="Milton marathon" class="richtext-image left" height="666" src="/media/images/IMG-20250406-WA0047.width-500.jpg" width="500"><p data-block-key="3fakf"></p>
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