Poet in the City looks back at 2022
Take a look back at all Poet in the City has been working on throughout the year!
Westminster Reimagined: From Empire to Commonwealth
Join our roundtable discussion inspired by The World in a Waterlily, Amazonica by Nicola Green
Mission and thanks
Herstory is a celebration of women’s lives and experiences, bringing together different backgrounds, voices and experiences to support women’s rights and the historic progress made. The festival programme has incorporated contributions and voices of over 400 women, and has featured the work of 17 poets, 8 musicians, 8 speakers and 30 artists. Poet in the…
Herstory goes digital
Herstory – a project exploring the unfinished fight for women’s rights in the UK through poetry and creative programming – is now online.
Ellen Moran: Poems and Protest Library
Protest Library is a mini-exhibition and performance space exploring women’s protest in the North East and inspired by poet and performer Ellen Moran’s work with communities in the East End of Newcastle.
Ellen Moran
Ellen’s commission is inspired by themes of protest and rule-breaking lasses throughout history.
Interview with Roddy Lumsden at The Meat of the Tongue: Disfigurement
Interview with Roddy Lumsden at The Meat of the Tongue: Disfigurement
Interview with Stacey Makishi at Spoken Word 2008
Interview with Stacey Makishi at Spoken Word 2008
Interview with Claire Tomalin on John Milton
Interview with Claire Tomalin on John Milton
Interview with Jonathan Brown at Modern War Poetry
Interview with Jonathan Brown at Modern War Poetry
Interview with Tom Hoyle at The Meat of the Tongue: Disfigurement
Interview with Tom Hoyle at The Meat of the Tongue: Disfigurement
Interview with Jenny Lindsay at Spoken Word 2008
Interview with Jenny Lindsay at Spoken Word 2008
Wulf Kirsten by Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Wulf Kirsten by Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Interview with Dominique Combe at Rimbaud & Verlaine
Interview with Dominique Combe at Rimbaud & Verlaine
Interview with John Kinsella on his poetry
Interview with John Kinsella on his poetry
Interview with AF Harrold at Spoken Word 2008
Interview with AF Harrold at Spoken Word 2008
Joao Jesus by Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Joao Jesus by Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Interview with Yann Fremy at Rimbaud & Verlaine
Interview with Yann Fremy at Rimbaud & Verlaine
Interview with Bernard Adams on John Kinsella
Interview with Bernard Adams on John Kinsella
Interview with Abraham Gibson at Spoken Word 2008
Interview with Abraham Gibson at Spoken Word 2008
Bewketu Seyoum by Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Bewketu Seyoum by Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Interview with Sarah Blake on John Kinsella
Interview with Sarah Blake on John Kinsella
Interview with Tishani Doshi at Countries of the Body
Interview with Tishani Doshi at Countries of the Body
Domino by The Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Domino by The Adriano Adewale Group at Desert Blues
Interview with Robert Maxwell on Mavlana Jalaladdin Muhammad Rumi
Interview with Robert Maxwell on Mavlana Jalaladdin Muhammad Rumi
Interview with Adian Dunn on John Kinsella
Interview with Adian Dunn on John Kinsella
Interview with Carole Satyamurti at Countries of the Body
Interview with Carole Satyamurti at Countries of the Body
Interview with Patience Agbabi at Desert Blues
Interview with Patience Agbabi at Desert Blues
Interview with Lobat Vala on Mavlana Jalaladdin Muhammad Rumi
Interview with Lobat Vala on Mavlana Jalaladdin Muhammad Rumi
Interview with Simon Lawton at Stigma
Interview with Simon Lawton at Stigma
Interview with Siddhartha Bose at Countries of the Body
Interview with Siddhartha Bose at Countries of the Body
Interview with David Constantine at Desert Blues
Interview with David Constantine at Desert Blues