8 p.m. Alington House, 4 North Bailey. Admission £5/£3.

Anne Stevenson is the author of over a dozen volumes of poetry (the latest Stone Milk, Bloodaxe 2007), as well as a biography of Sylvia Plath and two studies of Elizabeth Bishop. Her Poems 1955-2005 (Bloodaxe, 2005) reveals a poet whose work addresses themes of memory and language and shows a ‘rare blend of disconcerting intelligence and sensory immediacy’ (Helen Dunmore).

Lee Harwood, Colpitts’ first ever reader, makes a long overdue return bringing with him his much-acclaimed Collected Poems 1964-2004 (Shearsman, 2004) which makes available all his often hard-to-find previous collections. Here is work that is ‘fresh, vivid and confident, infused with a buoyancy and optimism and delight that is both winning and sustaining’ (Mark Ford, The Guardian).