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Three of the poetry plaques from the Birdsong series will be sited at the ForM Sculpture Exhibition at Bangor Castle Walled Garden this June.

Noel has been shortlisted for the Corinium Poetry Prize. His piece, ‘The Painted Angel’ was inspired by one of the museum’s medieval stone carvings and it will be displayed within the Hare Gallery for the next month.

An exhibition of art and poetry at Birdoswald Roman Fort, Cumbria.
(July to October, 2014)
Connor’s new photographic series Holystone,plays on the notion that light and colour can permeate stone, and will always return to breach and brighten the darker walls of history.
The exhibition includes a number of poems and images from In […]

Noel has been shortlisted for this year’s Buxton Festival Poetry Prize and will be reading at the awards ceremony in July.

Paintings of the North Pennines
by Paul Stangroom
with poems by Noel Connor
Just published by Whin Sill Press, Northumberland, this is a beautifully produced full colour, large format book. It is a case bound hard back, cover printed, with an additional laminated printed wrap cover.
Noel will be reading his work at a book launch at the Ro […]

Exhibition Opening Times:
Fri 14 June: 6pm – 9pm
Sat 15 – Sun 30 June: 10am – 5pm daily

Noel has recently been commended for the Whitworth Poetry Prize.  Watch the above video to find out more and to see Noel’s reading at the Whitworth Gallery.