Poetry and the Environmental Crisis – Summit 2024 and The National Poetry Centre
As the climate disaster is growing more severe, with global warming leading to extremes such as flooding and droughts, severe...
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‘Y2’, a poem by Kassitty Lee
I know I’m back when I can feel the steel of dread, a blade of excitement, driven into my lungs;...
‘The more I give, the more I’ve got to give’; deepening community and connection in Leeds
In these turbulent and chaotic times, many of us recognise that there is a great need to bring communities together....
The Weight of Words – The intersection of poetry and art at the Henry Moore Institute
Written by Erin Clark / Edited by Mia Stapleton When considering galleries in Leeds and the surrounding areas, The Henry...
Left Bank’s ‘On the Mic’ Open Mic Review
Rain batters against the high glass windows of the former St Margaret’s church, sounds of the Strokes and esoteric pop...
Punching Up: My Experience at a Punk Poetry Night
It is significant to see that the Anglophonic punk culture of the 70s and 80s is still beating under the...
A Long History of activism, poetry, and checking his watch…: Linton Kwesi Johnson in Conversation with Gary Younge at Opera North’s Howard Assembly Room
I was delighted to be able to go and see Linton Kwesi Johnson (LKJ), London's renowned Jamaican poet, activist, and...
Kae Tempest is unmatched in their performance at Leeds Stylus
I knew Kae Tempest was a big name, but I didn’t expect their show to have such an impact on...
Submit a poem and you could win the chance to open for John Cooper Clarke
In celebration of his 2021 Times Top 10 memoir ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, the original ‘people’s poet’ Dr. John Cooper...
Wakefield Litfest to hold free Panel Event on ‘Writing in the North’
Wakefield Litfest is holding a free panel event at Wakefield Library, aimed at young people aged 14 to 25, focusing...
