Angela Topping

Angela Topping is a seasoned poet and workshop leader. Her ninth poetry book Earwig Country is recently published by Valley Press. Her workshops include original creative exercises to help you write new poems. Each session is freestanding, and the final one includes a readaround and a short guest spot from Angela. She has been coming to Whitby Folk Week for 18 years, and always finds it inspiring. Angela regularly appears at literary and poetry festivals. She is a former Writer in Residence at Gladstone’s Library in Wales. She has also written a book on the poet John Clare.