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Wellbeing
How to find comfort in poetry, an op-ed from author and mental health advocate Rachel Kelly
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Kids
Rhyme, rhythm and riotous laughter: join poet Paul Lyalls for an afternoon poetry performance and workshop for the whole family at the Foundling Museum
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Talks
Helena Bonham Carter recites poetry at this one-off event celebrating the spoken word
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Talks
This one-off performance of jazz and poetry explores the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean
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Food
Take a culinary trip to Sierra Leone with this supper club from The Krio Kanteen. Live music and poetry adds an extra dimension to the pop-up experience
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Classical Music
Triple threat: technology, music, and poetry come together at Aurora Orchestra & Poet in the City: Memento
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Talks
Meet Louis Theroux, Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood and many, many more – this autumn at 2016 London Literature Festival, Southbank Centre
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn talks to poet Ben Okri at the Royal Festival Hall
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Talks
Simon Armitage is joined by exciting newcomers Mona Arshi and Zaffar Kunial for an evening of poetry reading
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Talks
The T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry Readings 2015 are a jewel in the Royal Festival Hall's literature and spoken word programme.
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Talks
Ted Hughes talk, The Art of Translation, will celebrate the former Poet Laureate's exquisite work at Kings Place this November
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Talks
As part of the Wanamaker Playhouse Concerts by Candlelight, world class actors bring classic and contemporary poetry to life.
Tried and Tested
Theatre
This shining stage adaptation of Dereck Walcott’s Nobel Prize-winning epic poem, Omeros, returns to the Sam Wanamaker stage.
Interview
Michael Rosen, children's poet and storyteller, chats to Culture Whisper about poetry, trains and pretending to have read Joyce's Ulysses.
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Festival
A two-week celebration celebration of song, focusing on the connections between poetry and music
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Talks
Join a cast of the best contemporary poets and host Malika Booker for the prize-giving ceremony of this year's prestigious poetry award, which honours new and established talents