Poetry East - John Fuller

Wed, 17 Sep, 2014 - 12:00Poet, novelist and critic, John Fuller has published 19 books of poetry. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, where for many years he was Tutor in English. His Collected Poems were published in 1996 (Chatto & Windus) and Stones and Fires of the same year won the Forward Prize. His book of poetry criticismWho is Ozymandias? and Other Puzzles in Poetry was published in 2011. His New Selected Poems came out with Chatto in 2012. The...

Poetry and Meditation Retreat - with Ledbury Festival

Thu, 12 Jun, 2014 - 20:00The LBC’s teaming up with the Ledbury Poetry Festival to run a new kind of retreat at Adhisthana. See what you think!
http://www.poetry-festival.co.uk/event/poetry-and-meditation-retreat/

BAM at the LBC

Tue, 3 Jun, 2014 - 17:00Hosted by the LBC Sub35 Sangha

June is Buddhist Action Month, where Buddhist groups across the country are encouraged to engage in collective actions for the benefit of others, especially ones that benefit the environment or society. We will be exploring how we might contribute during the weekly, Friday night sessions, based on themes of ‘the centre’, ‘in our daily lives’, ‘in the community’ and ‘for the world’. Participate in a range of Sangha projects, events and collective...

PoetryEast - Marilyn Hacker - Saturday 10th May

Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 17:55Poetry East is new poetry venue at the London Buddhist Centre showcasing the work of well-known contemporary poets, exploring the relationship between poetry and spiritual life.

Marylyn Hacker is an American poet, translator and critic. She has won the US National Book Award and the PEN Award for ‘Poetry in Translation.’ ‘A major poet…exciting and true.’ (George Szirtes).