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Songs in a Strange Land

Songs in a Strange Land

Turning the volume up on Caribbean culture in the UK, poet Khadijah Ibrahiim invites you to a Sound System symposium retracing the roots of Sound System Culture in Leeds. Read more

Published: 12th March, 2019

Updated: 16th November, 2020

Author: Oliver Cable

Colonizin in Reverse

Colonizin in Reverse

Leeds Libraries' inaugural ‘Late’ event, bringing the library to life after hours through an evening of colour and creativity celebrating the explosive impact of Caribbean culture on Leeds and the UK. Read more

Published: 1st March, 2019

Updated: 16th November, 2020

Author: Oliver Cable

Location: Leeds Central Library, Calverley St, Leeds, LS1 3AB

Journeys – Busking on Buses

Journeys – Busking on Buses

Award-winning poet Vahni Capildeo hosted a poetic rhyme-and-ride as our poetry buskers made the trip on Leeds’ buses one to remember. Read more

Published: 27th February, 2019

Updated: 16th November, 2020

Author: Oliver Cable

Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy?

Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy?

A Poet in the City Producers event in collaboration with St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey exploring how colonial nostalgia shapes what it means to be British in the age of Brexit. Read more

Published: 6th December, 2018

Updated: 31st March, 2021

Author: Sarisha Kumar

Celebrating the Islamic World: British Museum Late

Celebrating the Islamic World: British Museum Late

In celebration of the opening of the British Museum’s Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World, Poet in the City joined forces with FMC (Female Muslim Creatives), using live poetry and discussion to animate and explore the experiences of female Muslims throughout history. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2018

Updated: 24th September, 2020

Author: Sarisha Kumar

The Dream of a Common Language: The Women Poets Who Changed 1968

The Dream of a Common Language: The Women Poets Who Changed 1968

From the anti-war and civil rights movements to feminist and LGBT activism, this series puts focus on the women poets who played a crucial role in the seismic social and political change of 1968, 50 years on: Maya Angelou and Adrienne Rich. Read more

Published: 16th April, 2018

Updated: 29th January, 2021

Author: Sarisha Kumar

Langston Hughes: Dreams Deferred

Langston Hughes: Dreams Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred? An exhilarating evening of poetry, music and dance celebrating an iconic Harlem poet in partnership with East London Dance and Kinetika Bloco. Read more

Published: 1st March, 2017

Author: Sarisha Kumar

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    "Where Two Rivers Meet" is created by the award-winning filmmaker Eelyn Lee, telling the story of Collections in Verse: Sheffield, which saw collaborations between communities, libraries and poets.

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