A genre unto themselves, since 1994 Asian Dub Foundation have served up a unique combination of tough jungle rhythms, dub bass lines and live guitar, alongside high-speed rap and social and cultural ...

GRAVY, a poetry zine from South-East London, is hosting a Christmas party featuring live music and performances by award-winning writers. Expect a Secret Santa Book Swap, poetic Christmas crackers, ...

Join The Poetry Pharmacy for a Christmas celebration of soul-soothing poetry to lift your spirits. The Poetry Pharmacy Live is back on Wednesday 11th December at The Tabernacle, with special guests ...

Duck Pond is an extraordinary extravaganza that blends your favourite romantic ballet with world-class circus in an unmissable event for audiences of all ages. Feathers will fly in this ‘exhilarating’ ...

Introduce under-5s to a love of poems with National Poetry Library puppets Federico and Firebird ...

Who uses the Medusa’s eye? Have you heard a chorus of frogs? Do you know who Gentle Dobbin is? The library keeps a running list of frequently asked for ‘lost’ quotations that for some reason have come ...

Join Laurie Bolger in a Poetry and Pyjamas evening online. This event is for participants to unwind to poetry by sharing their own work or by listening to others, with a reading from a special guest.

The King’s English Society Poetry Competition is now open for submissions on the theme of Paper. Entrants of all levels and experiences are welcome to submit two previously unpublished poems of up to ...

London Literature Festival unites readers of every age to celebrate the written and spoken word The longest-running celebration of the written and spoken word of its kind in the capital presents ...

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Housing the world’s largest public collection of modern poetry, we are the National Poetry Library; free to join across the UK, and London’s only space dedicated to poetry study. Founded by the Arts ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...