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I'm hosting a live reading and discussion on working-class creativity for National Poetry Library at Southbank Centre on 4th December at 2000. With @stu_mcpherson_, lalah-simone springer, and Fran Lock. Do come along, let's chat working-class! southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/speci…

Save the date! Wed 13rd Nov @londonspanishbf at the Latinx Online Showcase National Poetry Library southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/latin… #latinx #poetryreading #showcase #london

Next Wed 13 Nov, 7pm we have a free Latinx Online Showcase. Discover new poetry & ideas about writing, activism & creativity from contemporary Latinx poets at work today, in Spanish & English #Latinx #Poetry More info & #Free tickets ⬇️ southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/latin…

🔥 Announcing the 2024-25 UNDERTOW Cohort! 🔥 The Poetry Translation Centre is thrilled to announce the 2024-25 cohort for the UNDERTOW multilingual poet development scheme. The six poets were selected by lead Kit Fan. Full announcement: bit.ly/3ZdjFBl

Can you help us find someone's lost poem about a lost tree? We're looking for a poem about losing a tree you love which compares it to having a missing tooth that you keep looking for with your tongue. #NPLLostQuotes

Join us for a Poetry Adventure with award-winning children's poet Kate Wakeling this February half-term! A playful interactive poetry workshop taking off on Tue 18 Feb 2025, 10.45am Expect baddies, comets and weird cakes! 🤖☄️🧁 Tickets here 👇 southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/poetr…

The Family Morning taking place Southbank Centre on Sat 14 Dec 2024, 11am will include a book swap! Bring a gently-loved children's book to swap & sustainably discover a new adventure for your little one's to enjoy. Find out more about the morning here: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/winte…

I am 3 weeks away from my due date (can’t wait to meet baby!) so this was probably the last visit to my exhibition at the National Poetry Library! I loved going through the exhibition’s visitors book and seeing all the nice comments. ❤️

🗣️Calling all poets! Fancy a mini residency at a local football club? We're looking for five poets to unite fans across generations by sharing their stories through poetry. Celebrate your community’s voice on and off the pitch! Info: literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/spo…

Still some tickets available for our next Special Edition: Working at Working Class. This Wed 4 Dec 2024, 8pm Join Aaron Kent poet & editor of Broken Sleep Books for readings & a Q&A with Fran Lock, lalah-simone springer & @stu_mcpherson_ More info & tickets⬇️ southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/speci…

Some news! The wonderful team at Stratford East and I have been working on something special: a night of poetry and music. Please come! Link to tix 👉stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-s…

For our Best Imagined Sound category we’ve partnered with National Poetry Library to celebrate submissions that describe or depict sounds. These could be poetic, pictorial, or conceptual and should encourage an engagement with the imagination. Submit here: forms.gle/miMt42cBokpcMz…

We're delighted to partner again on the 'Best Imagined Sound' category in this year's Sound of the Year Awards! Submissions are now open, until 28th February 2025. More info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The Roundhouse Poetry Slam is now open for applications from poets aged 18-25 Apply for your chance to win £2,000 cash, get mentoring from award-winning poets and have your poems in performance professionally filmed Apply by 3 Feb Find out more: roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/ps-pr…

Applications are now open for The London Library Emerging Writers Programme 2025/26! Applications are free and close at 11am, Wednesday 26 February 2025. 📖 Find full details, guidelines, and FAQs here: londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-em…

Huge congratulations to Peter Gizzi, for winning the 2024 T. S. Eliot Prize with his collection 'Fierce Elegy'!

Have an idea for a poetry event? We're now inviting proposals for our 2025-26 Special Edition programme, seeking proposals for events in the NPL from a broad range of organisers, poets and poetry enthusiasts! Apply by 5pm Wed 5 Feb 2025 - more info here: southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/nationa…

A big thank you to Will and everyone at the National Poetry Library for an amazing visit! The children had a great time exploring the library and learning about all things poetry! 📚

Lorraine Mariner: Poetry at the Imagine Children's Festival 2025 childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/01/23/lor… via 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭