Dartmoor Tors Festival: Words From The Wild: Poetry And Place

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How can poetry illuminate and deepen our relationship with the natural world? Join award-winning poets Jane Lovell and Mark Haworth-Booth for readings from their latest collections—poems that reveal a deep attentiveness to place, wildlife, and the shifting balance between wonder and loss. Through poetry and conversation, they explore what endures and what is slipping away, and celebrate resilience and wildness in a changing world.

Mark Haworth-Booth studied English Literature at Cambridge University and Fine Art at Edinburgh University. He worked as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum for over thirty years where he championed the art of photography. Mark writes about his habitat, wildlife and the climate and biodiversity emergencies. His latest book of poems is The Thermobaric Playground (2022). 



Winner of the Ginkgo Prize, Jane Lovell explores our connection with the natural world – its beauty, fragility and resilience. Her latest collection, Tipping Point, has just been published by Night River Wood. Jane lives on the edge of the Valley of Rocks in North Devon.
janelovellpoetry.co.uk.

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This is part of the second Dartmoor Tors Festival, happening at various places around Dartmoor from 30 April – 3 May 2026. Tickets for events at Ashburton Arts Centre are all available at wegottickets.com/dartmoortorsfestival2026. All of the festival goings on are listed at dartmoortorsfestival.co.uk.



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