Welcome to the Poet in the City Events page.
You'll be able to find details about previous and upcoming events including audio and video content.
Events are listed by date with the latest event first
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15th Jun 2009Spoken Word All Stars
Poet in the City, in partnership with Apples & Snakes, regularly holds live poetry events with some of the UK’s very best performance poets and spoken word artists
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27th Apr 2009Rimbaud & Verlaine
An event celebrating the life and works of two of France's greatest poets
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23rd Mar 2009Modern War Poetry
Some of our greatest poetry has emerged from the crucible of war. Drawing on the work of poet soldiers who are serving, or have served their country in recent conflicts, this New Audiences event provided a fascinating insight into the nature of modern war, from the viewpoint of those who have experienced it at first hand.
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18th Mar 2009Gold Edged
A New Audiences event hosted by poet and writer Blake Morrison and fetauring the poets Nick Drake, Bernadine Evaristo, Emily Berry and Katrina Naomi
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16th Mar 2009The Divided Self
Many brilliant poets have written powerfully about depression and their struggles for mental health.