Brian Bilston - How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside - An alternative guide to writing and enjoying poetry.
Brian returns to The Foxlowe stage with a festival tour of his latest book, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside. Get ready for an evening of comedy and laughter, as he takes us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day.
With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell-out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets. He has published several bestselling collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home, Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and he has also written collections of poetry for younger readers.
In 2025 he released an album of his poetry set to music, Sounds Made by Humans, in collaboration with The Catenary Wires.
This is a seated show starting at 8pm. The show will be in two parts with a short interval at 8:45pm. Tickets are £18.50
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