{"id":422,"date":"2011-10-11T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T12:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=422"},"modified":"2011-10-11T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T12:03:08","slug":"pop-up-literature-lounge-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/11\/pop-up-literature-lounge-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Literature Lounge pops up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<h2><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 22px;line-height: 32px\">You&#8217;d be forgiven for not associating shopping with literary calm, but St David&#8217;s is hosting Wales&#8217; first pop-up Literature Lounge<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div id=\"attachment_539\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-539\" title=\"Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-539\" title=\"Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/Culture_1_LitLounge2_Big_EB-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Literature Wales invades St David&#039;s<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0Until October 30, Literature Wales have taken an empty unit in the Eastside Restaurant Quarter of St David\u2019s shopping centre and transformed it into a literary oasis.<\/p>\n<p>The pop-up Literature Lounge, the first of its kind in Wales, will host a smorgasbord of literary events including poetry, workshops, games, readings and performances.<\/p>\n<p>Lleucu Siencyn, Acting Chief Executive at Literature Wales commented that Literature Wales are always looking for innovative ways to engage with the public, and they had received a brilliant reaction to the project with curious shoppers popping in every day.<\/p>\n<p>October 30 isn\u2019t the end for the Lounge; there are plans to take the project on tour and for a Literature Lorry, able to reach even the most remote locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;d be forgiven for not associating shopping with literary calm, but St David&#8217;s is hosting Wales&#8217; first pop-up Literature Lounge \u00a0Until October 30, Literature Wales have taken an empty unit in the Eastside Restaurant Quarter of St David\u2019s shopping centre and transformed it into a literary oasis. The pop-up Literature Lounge, the first of its kind in Wales, will host a smorgasbord of literary events including poetry, workshops, games, readings and performances. 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