Degna Stone - "When We Speak of Our Mothers"

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Rachel Bower reads Li-Young Lee's "From Blossoms"

Li-Young Lee's read by Rachel Bower Read more

Video Archive

Explore Poet in the City's range of commissioned video poetry, featuring dinnertime poetry readings, capturing Smithfields in verse and our work with the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

Will Harris reads W. S. Graham's "The Constructed Space"

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Sky Hawkins reads Shane Koyczan's "A letter to remind myself who I am"

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Will Harris - "Free Will"

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Kayo Chingonyi reads Osip Mandelstam's "54"

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Khairani Barokka reads Toeti Heraty's poem "To the Harbour (Ke Pelabuhan)"

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Degna Stone reads Arundhati Subramaniam's "My Friends"

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Ellen Moran reads Caroline Bird's "Dive Bar"

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Cecilia Knapp reads Natalie Shapero's "The Sky"

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Cecilia Knapp - My Mother Quit Bread

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Anthony Vahni Capildeo - "Kissing Distance"

By Anthony Vahni Capildeo Read more

Roger Robinson reads Robert Hayden - "Those Winter Sundays"

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Kayo Chingonyi - "Blues for Albert ‘Prodigy’ Johnson & Carl ‘Haystee’ Samuel"

By Kayo Chingonyi Read more

Degna Stone - "When We Speak of Our Mothers"

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Anthony Vahni Capildeo reads Kendel Hippolyte's "Bright"

By Kendel Hippolyte Read more

Roger Robinson - "The City Kids See the Sea"

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Ellen Moran - "Fabric Hands"

By Ellen Moran Read more

Peter Halstead reads W. H. Auden - "As I Walked Out One Evening"

W. H. Auden read by Peter Halstead Read more

Theresa Lola - "Ode to Edge Control Gel"

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Andrew McMillan - "A Gift"

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Selina Nwulu reads Tiphanie Yanique's "Dangerous Things"

Tiphanie Yanique read by Selina Nwulu Read more

Simon Callow reads David Gascoyne's "Ecce Homo"

David Gascoyne read by Simon Callow Read more

Sofia Oxenham reads Mary Jean Chan's "Names"

Mary Jean Chan read by Sofia Oxenham Read more

Paapa Essiedu reads Kayo Chingonyi's "Kumukanda"

Kayo Chingonyi read by Paapa Essiedu Read more

Bobby Hirston reads W. H. Auden's "The Unknown Citizen"

W. H Auden read by Bobby Hirston Read more

Latest

Interview with Belinda Zhawi at A Daughter's Geography

Penny Hughes interviews Belinda Zhawi of MA Moyo at A Daughter's Geography, an event held at Poet in the City's Poetry and Lyrics Festival
Will Harris reads W. S. Graham's "The Constructed Space"

By W. S. Graham
Sky Hawkins reads Shane Koyczan's "A letter to remind myself who I am"

By Shane Koyczan
Will Harris - "Free Will"

By Will Harris

Herstory Festival

Herstory is bringing together poets, activists, librarians, curators and communities to explore the unfinished fight for women’s rights in the UK through poetry, performance and discussion.
Exeter Herstory Programme

Ahead of Herstory, take a peek at our programme to see what's in store! Below is the full programme of festivities happening in Exeter Library on Wednesday 30 March.
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About Us

Poet in the City creates trailblazing poetry events that change the narrative and challenge the status quo. Our commissions help people and places tell their stories through deep community engagement. We are developing the next generation of poetry producers and establishing new routes into arts production. From poetry in libraries to arts centres, car parks to community venues and festivals to music halls, we present poets who can enlarge our worlds.
Herstory Creative Call Out: What Does a City Look Like that Cares For Women?

We're inviting you to contribute to Herstory Festivals in Newcastle & Exeter.
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Woolwich Speaks

Discover a new epic poem about Woolwich via a colourful poetry street trail and online film this August
Poet in the City Producers: Newcastle & Exeter

Poet in the City Producers has gone national! We're looking for curious, creative and enthusiastic young people in Newcastle and Exeter to welcome as Producers.
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