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An evening of poetry and discussion celebrating 1960s rebel poet Forugh Farrokhzad and her legacy on contemporary poets and artists.

An evening of poetry and discussion considering the lessons of Virgil’s Aeneid in the context of contemporary refugee emergencies.

emilydickinson-2020-nikitagill.mp3 Nikita Gill is a Belfast-born poet, writer and Instagrammer, and has been described as ‘one of the most successful and exciting Instapoets working today’. Nikita was interviewed by Penny Hughes ahead of Poet in the City’s Emily Dickinson: Success is Counted Sweetest event at King’s Place on 3 October 2020, as part of Poet in the…

In line with National Poetry Day 2020’s theme of “Vision”, Poet in the City hosted an online broadcast, talking to poets who are changing perceptions around contemporary social issues.

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Plug in to the Poet in the City Podcast, a series of specially curated audio experiences

Poet in the City presented a six-week series of dinnertime poetry broadcasts, premiering every Tuesday at 7pm on YouTube. Catch up on readings and performances from leading contemporary poets.

Can failure be a good thing? Across 2020 Poet in the City’s London programme will contemplate the role of failure as a catalyst for change.

Explore your Central Library after dark as we transform the building for a theatrical dining experience with a menu of poetry, history and live performance.

Poet in the City’s 2020 Fundraiser invites you to wander through the Unreal City. A riotous reimagining of the 1920s literary landscape.

A tribute to James Baldwin, exploring the failure of the media to recognise his life’s work beyond the singular narrative of the Black experience in America.

A look inside the little green notebook of international symbol of revolution Che Guevara, with poetry readings in both Spanish and English.

An evening of live poetry, performance and discussion exploring Samuel Beckett’s famed approach to failure.

An afternoon of live poetry and discussion celebrating Emily Dickinson’s approach to finding strength in the face of critique, and explore how numerous contemporary artists have also rejected societal classifications of failure and success and instead defined their own.

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A tribute to all women murdered by violent men, Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný presents Drápa, a story of modern-day Nordic crime reimagined through Old Viking Skaldic verse, musically accompanied by members of ALDAorchestra. On a frozen January day in Reykjavik, 1988, 26-year-old Gréta Birgisdóttir was strangled to death by her husband Bragi Ólafsson. Ten years on, renowned Icelandic…

A tribute to all women murdered by violent men, Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný presents Drápa, a story of modern-day Nordic crime reimagined through Old Viking Skaldic verse, musically accompanied by members of ALDAorchestra. On a frozen January day in Reykjavik, 1988, 26-year-old Gréta Birgisdóttir was strangled to death by her husband Bragi Ólafsson. Ten years on, renowned Icelandic…

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