# Event Details - **Event Name**: LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONS with Karen McCarthy Woolf - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Sharpen your skills and develop your practice with some of poetry's leading lights.About this EventBad Betty masterclasses offers a chance to work closely with one of the featured acts.LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONSThis deep dive into disruption as a formal technique offers an opportunity to think about who and what your poetry is in dialogue with and how that plays out on the page. Together we will consider non-linear approaches to longer pieces and sequences, exploring image, juxtaposition and sonic patterning alongside ekphrastic strategies where the poem is in conversation with other art forms.About the facilitator:KAREN MCCARTHY WOOLFBorn in London to English and Jamaican parents, Karen McCarthy Woolf, FRSL, PhD, is the author of three poetry collections and editor of seven literary anthologies. Her novel in verse, Top Doll, was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize and her début, An Aviary of Small Birds was an Observer Book of the Year.As a postdoctoral Fulbright Scholar at UCLA she was poet in residence at the Promise Institute for Human Rights, where she wrote her latest collection, Unsafe (Bloomsbury, 2026): a ‘taut’ and ‘hypnotic’ (Guardian) poetic meditation on the sacred, the city and our access to nature. In 2025 she won a Society of Authors Cholmondeley Award and the Jerwood Prize for Poetry (England). She has performed her work everywhere from The Royal Festival Hall, Kings Place and Barbican, to venues across Asia, Europe and the Americas.Her broadcast credits include a reversioning of Homer’s Book of The Dead for BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week; Miss Birdie’s Letter, BBC Radio 3 Between the Ears and a multi-authored reimagining of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando shortlisted for a BBC Audio Award.She has worked on many collaborations, most recently as a librettist on Divine Feminine, a spatially-realised electronic and acoustic choral opera with the British-Iranian composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki.Her poems are translated into Croatian, Dutch, Italian, Macedonian, Spanish and Turkish; have been exhibited by Poems on the Underground; produced as animation and dance; and dropped from a helicopter over the Houses of Parliament in a poetry ‘bombing’ by the Chilean collective Casagrande.Venue & Access:This workshop takes place in the Learning Room at New Art Exchange (NAE). There is a lift and accessible toilets. The building is fitted with induction loops for enhanced sound. Disabled parking is available on request. Full accessibility info here.New Art Exchange (NAE) is the UK’s largest gallery dedicated to contemporary visual arts from the Global Ethnic Majority. Based in Hyson Green, Nottingham, NAE champions inclusivity and equity in the creative industries, nurturing and celebrating talent from diverse backgrounds About Us page on our website.About Bad Betty:Bad Betty Press is an award-winning independent poetry publisher, and curator of live literature events taking place across the UK. London-born, Nottingham-based, Bad Betty was set up in 2017 with the aim of showcasing risk-taking poetry, supporting poets’ artistic development and celebrating stories less often told.Bad Betty is a British Book Awards Small Press of the Year Finalist (2024, 2023), a Michael Marks Publishers' Award winner (2022), and the parent of pamphlet imprint, Little Betty. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nottingham/lyric-interventions-with-karen-mccarthy-woolf/100001992416558561 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, workshops, health-wellness, meditation - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: New Art Exchange - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 11.55, max: 16.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Nottingham - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: New Art Exchange - **lat**: 52.9659282 - **long**: -1.1684201 - **full address**: New Art Exchange, 41 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONS with Karen McCarthy Woolf - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/e0552911ed7128da3883a691e9957da0893d703697be39754899f590fb7b9010-rimg-w1200-h656-dc090909-gmir.jpg?v=1782357860 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONS with Karen McCarthy Woolf being held? - **A:** LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONS with Karen McCarthy Woolf takes place on Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm at New Art Exchange, 41 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONS with Karen McCarthy Woolf? - **A:** LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONS with Karen McCarthy Woolf is organized by Bad Betty Press. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** LYRIC IN(TER)VENTIONS with Karen McCarthy Woolf is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nottingham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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