Poetry Breakfast 2017 – Vahni Capildeo
Imogen Hamilton-Jones interviews Vahni Capildeo at Poet in the City’s annual Poetry Breakfast, held to celebrate National Poetry Day
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Langston Hughes: Dreams Deferred – Kayo Chingonyi
langston-hughes-dreams-deferred-kayo-chingonyi.mp3 The epicentre of Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes’ rhythmic, urgent poetry empowered a generation of new writers, with an aftershock that still reverberates today. His work was full of music and dance, and described the Black American experience over decades. Characterised by narratives of empowerment and a belief in humanity, he celebrated Black identity in…
Don Paterson & PJ Harvey – Don Paterson
Tom Deveson interviews Don Paterson at the Don Paterson & PJ Harvey event held as part of Poet in the City’s Poetry and Lyrics Festival
In Transit – Basel Zaraa and Emily Churchill Zaraa
Julija Gulbinovic interviews Basel and Emily Churchill Zaraa at the National Poetry Day event In Transit
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.
Lullaby Too Rough – Sarah Howe
Lydia O’Ryan interviews Sarah Howe at Poet in the City’s Lullaby Too Rough event