Ellen Moran – “Fabric Hands”
By Ellen Moran
Notes From The Herstory Launch
A summary of discussions, the thoughts and suggestions that emerged from them to inform March 2022’s Herstory festival.
Eleni Stavrou – Tapestry
by Eleni Stavrou
Rachel Bower – Digesting History – Poems
by Rachel Bower
Kayo Chingonyi – Digesting History – Poems
by Kayo Chingonyi
“Where Two Rivers Meet” – Film
“Where Two Rivers Meet” is created by the award-winning filmmaker Eelyn Lee, telling the story of Collections in Verse: Sheffield, which saw collaborations between communities, libraries and poets.
Performer Biographies – Digesting History – Sheffield
Host Silé Sibanda is a spoken word performer, radio and stage presenter. In 2019 she won the BBC Radio Sheffield This is Me competition and subsequently became the host of the evening show on BBC Radio Sheffield. Poets Rachel Bower is a Poet and Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Leeds, and Sheffield resident. She’s…
Digesting History – Digital Recipe & Poetry Pack
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Lexicon – A Polyvocal Poem
by Kayo Chingonyi
Collection in Verse – Kayo Chingonyi
by Kayo Chingonyi and Axel Kacoutié
Collections in Verse: Newcastle
Bringing the British Library’s “Unfinished Business: The Fight For Women’s Rights” to life in Newcastle, with poets Degna Stone, Ellen Moran and Sky Hawkins.
Collections in Verse: Sheffield
Bringing the British Library’s “Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War” to life in Sheffield, with poets Rachel Bower, Kayo Chingonyi and Joe Kriss.
Collections in Verse: Leeds
Bringing the British Library’s “Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land” exhibition to life in Leeds, with poets Malika Booker, Vahni Capildeo and Khadijah Ibrahiim.
Songs in a Strange Land
Turning the volume up on Caribbean culture in the UK, poet Khadijah Ibrahiim invites you to a Sound System symposium retracing the roots of Sound System Culture in Leeds.
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.
Journeys – Busking on Buses
Award-winning poet Vahni Capildeo hosted a poetic rhyme-and-ride as our poetry buskers made the trip on Leeds’ buses one to remember.