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Sasha Dugdale & Rebecca Sharp: New Myths

Wednesday 21 August 14:30 - 15:30

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How do myths – both ancient and modern – shape our lives? Two new poetry collections reckon with this question. In Long Field Loop, Rebecca Sharp explores the last decade, a turbulent time for Scottish politics and identity as well as Sharp’s personal…
 

Okechukwu Nzelu, Helen Palmer & Nathan Walker: North Faces

Wednesday 21 August 18:00 - 19:00

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Join Barnsley-born poet and Pity author Andrew McMillan as he hosts a showcase of literary talent from the North of England. Tonight McMillan presents a prismatic range of writers – novelists Okechukwu Nzelu and Helen Palmer, poet and performance artist…
 

Beneath the Sheets: A Celebration of Erotica

Thursday 22 August 21:00 - 22:30

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Erotica! No longer is it something talked about in hushed tones or read secretly as a guilty pleasure – we’re ridding ourselves of the taboo. Tonight, we celebrate writing about romance and sex, bringing together poets, authors, and actors to explore our…
 

Find your Inner Poet with Nikita Gill

10+

Friday 23 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Nikita Gill is the UK's most followed poet. Whether she is speaking about hot topics or championing women's rights, she is a modern poet who has captivated readers with her candid and powerful writing. Join Nikita for a poetry writing workshop where…
 

Rachael Allen & K Patrick: The Prism of Connection

Friday 23 August 18:30 - 19:30

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Love – a fluid, overwhelming, and merciless beast – is wrangled and inspected, but never tamed in Rachael Allen’s God Complex and K Patrick’s Three Births. These poets break down barriers as they explore love and its meaning in contemporary relationships…
 

Sanah Ahsan & Seán Hewitt: Poetry in Motion

Friday 23 August 20:45 - 21:45

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Two versatile poets come together to discuss the distances travelled in their new collections. Sanah Ahsan’s I Cannot Be Good Until You Say It takes us across emotional and physical landscapes, meditating on Queerness and Islam, while Rapture’s Road by…
 

The Big Friendship Fandango

Friday 23 August 21:00 - 23:00

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Why not try? Loud Poets Grand Slam Final 2024 Loud Poets Grand Slam Final 2024 Sat 10 Aug 14:00 - 16:00
 

Genie Hunting with Joseph Coelho

9-12

Saturday 24 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Genies grant wishes! That’s all anyone ever cares about. They forget that genies were imprisoned in those lamps for a reason… Join Relic Hamilton, the unlikely hero of exciting new series Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter, and his creator, Children’s Laureate…
 

A Colourful Celebration with Dean Atta

3-6

Saturday 24 August 11:15 - 12:15

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Why not try? Lost and Found with David Colmer & Leo Timmers Lost and Found with David Colmer & Leo Timmers 2-7 Sat 24 Aug 13:00 - 14:00
 

Poets for Peace with Joseph Coelho, Nikita Gill, Jackie Kay & Simon Lamb

7+

Saturday 24 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Superstars of the spoken word, Joseph Coelho, Nikita Gill, Jackie Kay, and Simon Lamb join host and acclaimed poet, Nadine Aisha Jassat, for this unmissable event celebrating the power of poetry to unite, and the importance of peace. Hear readings from…