{"product_id":"an-evening-of-french-poetry-12-11","title":"An Evening of French Poetry 12\/11","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrench poetry evening at The Little Bookshop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThursday 12 November, 7-8 pm, £7\/ticket\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us at The Little Bookshop in Chapel Allerton for a special French poetry evening with Leeds-based writer and teacher Valérie Harkness, as part of the Leeds City of Languages Festival and in collaboration with Alliance Française Leeds. Born in France and long established in Leeds, Valérie has devoted much of her work to languages, writing and creating spaces for cultural exchange. She will share work from her new collection, \u003cem\u003eSous la peau, la mer\u003c\/em\u003e, in which her writing accompanies photographs by her late husband, Scottish artist and photographer John Harkness, reflecting their shared love of the sea and the landscapes and light of northern England and Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValérie is a former founder and director of the Alliance Française de Leeds and an experienced poet, reader and creative-writing workshop leader. Whether you speak French, are learning the language, love poetry, or are simply curious, we invite you to join us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopies of \u003cem\u003eSous la peau, la mer\u003c\/em\u003e will be available for sale and signing (£12.50); we will also have a selection of French-English translated fiction on display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooking is essential online or in the bookshop (ticket price also includes a glass of fizz).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Little Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64803865788793,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0474\/8211\/0109\/files\/webcover_99bee31f-ec76-46ea-820b-5709a3147841.png?v=1791287054","url":"https:\/\/www.thelittlebookshopleeds.co.uk\/products\/an-evening-of-french-poetry-12-11","provider":"The Little Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}