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SUNDAY NIGHT HEADLINE EVENT: Pascale Petit, Ian Duhig & Rachel Long

by Kibriya Mehrban | Feb 20, 2022

7:00pm – 8:30pm Our final headline event of the weekend brings three vital poets together to read and talk about their work. Pascale Petit’s eighth collection, Tiger Girl (Bloodaxe Books, 2020), was shortlisted for the Forward Prize and for Wales Book of...

Malika’s Poetry Kitchen Anthology Party, hosted by Bohdan Piasecki

by Kibriya Mehrban | Feb 20, 2022

4:30pm – 6:30pm In 2001, Malika Booker and Roger Robinson were young, black poets being overlooked by the poetry establishment, but serious about their work and dedicated to their craft. They invited other poets to join them around Malika’s kitchen table in...

Diana Bellessi & Leo Boix: To Love A Woman / Amar a una mujer

by Kibriya Mehrban | Feb 20, 2022

  2:30pm – 3:55pm Join Argentinian poet Diana Bellessi and translator Leo Boix to celebrate the publication of To Love A Woman with Poetry Translation Centre. Bellessi is a groundbreaking writer who is been credited as the godmother of lesbian poetry in...

The VERVE Poetry Festival Competition Event: Beginnings, hosted by Caroline Bird

by Kibriya Mehrban | Feb 20, 2022

11:00am – 12:25pm The VERVE Competition on the Theme of Beginnings was open for entries in the Summer of 2021, and judged by the wonderful Caroline Bird. This FREE to attend event will feature all the winners and commended poets, as well as four commissioned...

That’s What We Said VERVE Special: Hosted by Bridget Hart

by Kibriya Mehrban | Feb 19, 2022

7:30pm – 9:30pm For Books’ Sake presents: That’s What We Said, a queer feminist poetry night led by non-binary and women performers. We aim to curate live poetry events that celebrate the power of queer identities, resilience and joy. Join us for a long-overdue...
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