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All Literary Events in the Roman Road area

Discover what's on and things to do in the Roman Road area of Tower Hamlets, East London, including events in Bow, Mile End, Hackney Wick, Whitechapel, Stepney, Bethnal Green and Poplar.

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Performing Unruliness: Writing workshop at Nunnery Gallery

11 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Explore ideas of Zinzi Minott’s “Unruly Body” through this experimental guided writing workshop, mapping out our own movement scores to think through bodily autonomy. Radical, dense and mind-bending in the Read more…

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Sylvia Wynter reading group at Nunnery Gallery

10 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Curious about the radical writing of Jamaican philosopher, cultural theorist and playwright Sylvia Wynter? Join us for a relaxed, informal afternoon as we journey through her work together. Read more…

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Free book event: Show and Tell Book Club at BLOC Cinema

9 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
Join us for a special edition discussing Julia Bell’s pioneering book Radical Attention. She will be in conversation with Jonathan Keane. About the book: Radical Attention An essay on the Read more…

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Jawdance open mic at Rich Mix

20 March 2024, 7:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Apples and Snakes present a programme of acclaimed featured acts and up-and-coming artists hosted by Kat Francois, plus their renowned open mic. In celebration of International Women’s Day, this month, Read more…

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Tharik Hussain author Q&A

9 March 2024, 2:00 pm
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3:00 pm
Join Tharik Hussain, award-winning author of Minarets in the Mountains, as he explores his new book Ramadan Mubarak: A Little Inspiration for the Blessed Month. Tharik will talk about the Read more…

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Panel Discussion at The University of East London

7 March 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
The University of East London is putting on an online panel discussion featuring five inspiring female alumni. It will focus on how we can forge a more inclusive world for Read more…

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Simon Maddrell book launch at Positive East

29 February 2024, 6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Fancy some literature? Visit Positive East for a reading by Simon Maddrell of his new collection, finger in derek jarman’s mouth — poetry in memory of Derek Jarman, marking thirty Read more…

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A Season of Bangla Drama 2023: Ten Years East at Rich Mix

19 November 2023, 5:30 pm
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8:00 pm
Ten Years East is a celebration of love. Love as a language that crosses borders and breaks boundaries. Love that remembers lost homelands and dreams of new frontiers. Love as Read more…

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Heartspoken Word Open Mic Night at The Nunnery Gallery

16 November 2023, 6:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Calling poets, lovers and strangers, Heartspoken Word are back for their fourteenth open mic in London and the third event held within the walls of the Nunnery Gallery. Come along Read more…

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Open Mic Poetry Night at Grow, Hackney

30 August 2023, 10:00 am
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6:00 pm
Your organisation: Grow, Hackney
Hidden Literature presents My Word! An intimate & soulful night of poetry, spoken word, and live music. After a long break, Hidden Literature are back in Hackney Wick. We cannot Read more…

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Cli-fi writing workshop with Taey Iohe at Bow Arts

23 July 2023, 2:30 pm
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4:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Unleash your imagination with artist and writer Taey Iohe in a thoughtful workshop to envision a future that goes beyond conventional climate narratives and fosters a deeper understanding of our Read more…

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Fault Lines – the Poetics of Borders and Environmental Crises

20 July 2023, 7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Join writer and artist Khairani Barokka to read poetry and chart the long and intertwined histories of environmental crises and political borders. This talk will go into detail about the Read more…