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  • The Alchemist’s Fire: an evening of Caribbean poetry with Poetry London

    Category: Events

    Poetry London and Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre present John Agard, Anthony Joseph and Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa.

    Caribbean poetry has always been a coffer of urgent, evocative ideas – reshaping form, interrogating language, and crafting aesthetics for imagining new worlds and challenging the Western canon. Whether the vibrant surrealism of Aimé Césaire, the epic mythmaking of Derek Walcott, the gripping dub rhythms of Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze, or the archival examinations of M NourbeSe Phillip, Caribbean poets have pioneered some of poetry’s most significant leaps and bounds in the past century. In association with Poetry London, the Writers’ Centre hosted an evening celebrating Caribbean poetry past and present, with performances by three poets – John Agard, Anthony Joseph, and Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa – whose startling innovations represent just three illustrious generations of Caribbean poetry.

    Drawing its title from a poem in Éduouard Glissant’s sequence ‘Monomagic’, the event was a magical and thought-provoking night, with the opportunity to hear the poets in conversation after their readings with chair Isabelle Baafi.

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  • Poetry London and Romalyn Ante present: the Poetry London Prizewinners 2022

    Judge Romalyn Ante presents the first, second and third prizewinners in online reading.

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  • Poetry London Summer 2023 Readings

    Join us for the PL105 launch at Foyles Charing Cross Road!

    Category: Events

    We’re happy to announce our Summer issue launch at Foyles Charing Cross Road. The event will feature live readings from Jay Bernard, Ian Duhig, Mona Kareem, lisa luxx and Christos Koukis, as well as the winner of the Poetry London Pamphlet Prize (to be announced shortly). Join us on Thursday 6 July for an exciting poetry evening!

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  • Poetry London Spring 2023 Readings

    Watch the PL104 launch on our YouTube channel!

    Category: Events

    This is a recording of our Spring Launch at the Southbank Centre, on March 26. The line-up consisted of poets Imtiaz Dharker, John Challis, Karen Solie, and Qudsia Akhtar.

    Poetry London Spring 2023 Readings: Read more

    from Spring 2023 • Issue 104

  • Poetry London Autumn 2022 Readings

    Watch the PL103 launch on our YouTube channel!

    Category: Events

    This is a recording of our Summer Launch at the Southbank Centre as part of the London Literature Festival, on October 23. The line-up consisted of poets Mike Ford, Katie Peterson, Helen Bowell, Sudeep Sen, Eduardo Corral, and David Harsent.

    Poetry London Autumn 2022 Readings: Read more

    from Autumn 2022 • Issue 103

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    Poetry London Summer 2022 Readings

    Watch the PL102 launch on our YouTube channel!

    Category: Events

    This is a recording of our Summer Launch at the Southbank Centre, on June 25. The line-up consisted of poets Grace Nichols, Rory Waterman, Yousif M Qasmiyeh, Jennifer Wong, and Will Burns.

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    from Summer 2022 • Issue 102

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    Poetry London Spring 2022 Readings

    Watch the PL101 launch on our YouTube channel!

    Category: Events

    This is a recording of our Spring Launch at Hatchards, on March 26. The line-up consisted of poets Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Robert Selby, Romalyn Ante, Natalie Linh Bolderston, and Dante Micheaux.

    Poetry London Spring 2022 Readings: Read more

    from Spring 2022 • Issue 101

  • Announcement

    Beyond London Tour: Celebrating Poetry London’s 100th issue

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    We are delighted to share the details of our programme of events outside London to celebrate the publication of our 100th issue this autumn. Please click on the links below for further details, and to book your ticket. Saturday Oct [...]
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  • NPL Presents: Poetry London’s 100th Issue

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    Saturday 23rd October 2021, 7–8.30pm Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, Level 5 Function Room Tickets £7 Join us for a stellar line-up of poets as we celebrate Poetry London’s 100th issue. This event draws on the illustrious 33-year history of the magazine’s [...]
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    from Autumn 2021 • Issue 100

  • Poetry London Summer 2020 Readings (online)

    Category: Events
    Our summer 2020 readings will now be taking place on YouTube Live on Thursday 18 June. With readings from Raymond Antrobus, Rachael Boast, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal, Jee Leong Koh, John McCullough and Claudine Toutoungi. The event will be free, unticketed [...]
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  • ECL & Poetry London present: Poems for today with Stephen Sexton, Theresa Lola and Ella Frears

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    ECL & Poetry London present: Poems for today with Stephen Sexton, Theresa Lola and Ella Frears: Read more

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