Chatterton! The Sleepless Soul
Free exhibition
Where: St John's Chapel
When: July and August (until Wednesday 31 August)
During July and August we’ll be displaying Chatterton! The Sleepless Soul - an exhibition investigating the life, work and legacy of Bristol’s genius ‘boy’ poet.
Chatterton has a particularly strong association with #stmaryredcliffe having been inspired by the gothic grandeur of the church to write an astonishing body of faux medieval verse.
Chatterton died tragically young at 17, but not before creating hundreds of poems as well as historical, political and satirical writings that distinguished him as one of the great geniuses of English literature.
He was also one of the first anti-slavery poets and pamphleteers - these writings speak to his spirit of non-conformity and moral seriousness.
The exhibition was created as part of the @bristolideas#BristolPoeticCity project that was supported by @heritagefunduk
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