Dr. Rommi Smith, the first Writer-in-Residence for Harewood, premieres a series of poems she has written in response to Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter exhibition.
Rommi’s imagined archive of epistolary correspondence between Jane Austen and JMW Turner explores the exteriorities and interiorities of landscape. Rommi will perform this new work in its entirety – in collaboration with musician and composer Christella Litras.
A number of the poets from Rommi and Christella’s inspirational workshop series earlier this year, will perform a selection of poems they have also written in response to the exhibition.
Ticket holders are invited to arrive from 3pm to experience the exhibition. Guests are also invited to join Rommi and Christella for refreshments in the Terrace Cafe after the event.
Austen and Turner Lecture Series
You may also be interested in our Austen and Turner Lecture Series.
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner Today with Sir Christopher Le Brun
Thursday 25 Sep 2025
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner's Greatest Hits
Friday 3 Oct 2025
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: What would Turner’s palette look like today?
Thursday 9 Oct 2025
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Jane Austen, Her Writing and Her Craft
Thursday 16 Oct 2025
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner Today with Sir Christopher Le Brun
Thursday 25 Sep 2025
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner's Greatest Hits
Friday 3 Oct 2025
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: What would Turner’s palette look like today?
Thursday 9 Oct 2025
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Jane Austen, Her Writing and Her Craft
Thursday 16 Oct 2025
Shop the Regency collection
We've brought together a beautiful collection of products inspired by the work of Jane Austen (1775-1817) and the landscape painter JMW Turner (1775- 1851).
Austen & Turner: An Imagined Conversation - Married Men
£20
Austen & Turner: An Imagined Conversation - Capturing Beauty
£20
JMW Turner Palette Pendant Necklace - Blues
£30
Austen & Turner: An Imagined Conversation - Married Men
£20
Austen & Turner: An Imagined Conversation - Capturing Beauty
£20
JMW Turner Palette Pendant Necklace - Blues
£30