Jay Bernard workshops at the LMA 15th and 21st May

Jay Bernard, Cityread 2013 writer in residence, is leading a couple of workshops at the London Metropolitan Archives. These are free to attend but booking is essential

GONE TOMORROWWednesday 15 May, 5pm – 7:15pm,The London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0HBThe London Metropolitan Archives houses a vast collection of stories, some told in text, but many more through the documents themselves: the torn or missing pages, the damaged photographs and the curious handwriting of people long dead. The visible hints at an invisible past. In this workshop, join Jay Bernard, the Cityread young writer in residence, in creating poems that sit between this world and the next. Free to attend but booking essential.To book please contact Jay Bernard, Cityread Young Writer in Residence, jtmbernard@googlemail.com

OKAY INK! Tuesday 21 May, 5pm – 7:15pm, The London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0HB Ink. What is it, how is it made, and what did people do before biros? This is a poetry workshop with cityread young writer in residence, Jay Bernard, that explores the invisible past hinted at in documents from the London Metropolitan Archive. Then join Jo Volley, senior lecturer at the Slade School of Fine Art, in the creation of your own manuscript using handmade iron gall ink. Free to attend but booking essential.To book please contact Annette Brook, annette@spreadtheword.org.uk