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.
2019 | Anthony Anaxagorou | Deconstructing Empire | Imtiaz Dharker | Linton Wesley Stephens | Past Events | Poet In The City Producers | Sona Datta | St Paul's Cathedral
Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy?
A Poet in the City Producers event in collaboration with St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey exploring how colonial nostalgia shapes what it means to be British in the age of Brexit.
Celebrating the Islamic World: British Museum Late
In celebration of the opening of the British Museum’s Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World, Poet in the City joined forces with FMC (Female Muslim Creatives), using live poetry and discussion to animate and explore the experiences of female Muslims throughout history.
2018 | Adrienne Rich | Afua Hirsch | Aoife Mannix | Feminism | Joanna Bourke | Lennie Goodings | Mark Ford | Mary Jean Chan | Maya Angelou | Miryam Soloman | Past Events | Sheila Atim | Wilton's Music Hall | Women
The Dream of a Common Language: The Women Poets Who Changed 1968
From the anti-war and civil rights movements to feminist and LGBT activism, this series puts focus on the women poets who played a crucial role in the seismic social and political change of 1968, 50 years on: Maya Angelou and Adrienne Rich.
2017 | Diran Adebayo | Dreams | Harlem Renaissance | Jade Hackett | Kayo Chingonyi | Langston Hughes | Lucy Winkett | Past Events | Wilton's Music Hall
Langston Hughes: Dreams Deferred
What happens to a dream deferred? An exhilarating evening of poetry, music and dance celebrating an iconic Harlem poet in partnership with East London Dance and Kinetika Bloco.