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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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A Celebration of Queer Storytelling at Barbican

A Celebration of Queer Storytelling at The Barbican

27 June 2023, 6:30 pm
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9:30 pm
Out on the Page and Audible present ‘A Celebration of Queer Storytelling’, a one-off panel discussion at The Barbican on Tuesday 27 June. The event features emerging and established LGBTQIA+ Read more…

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A Night of Poetry at Rich Mix

6 August 2022, 6:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Off The Chest Poetry Night returns to East London for the first time in two years, featuring acclaimed poets lisaluxx, Bayan Goudarzpour, and Jeremiah Brown. Part of Bridging Landscapes, a 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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After Hours Viewing of Explosion of Words

7 April 2022, 6:00 pm
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8:30 pm
Don’t miss your final chance to view Explosion of Words after hours as part of Whitechapel Gallery’s First Thursdays, at 6pm on 7th April. Held at the Nunnery Gallery, drinks Read more…

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An Exploration of Contemporary Urdu Poetry

11 March 2022
Come along to the Nunnery Gallery at 6pm on the 11th March for an evening of poetry. The night will feature readings, translations, and discussions from established, contemporary Urdu poets in Read more…

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Barts and Betjeman Celebration Evening at Barts Hospital

22 June 2023, 6:30 pm
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8:45 pm
As part of Barts Hospital’s 900th anniversary celebrations, Barts Heritage is hosting an evening dedicated to the poetry of Sir John Betjeman at the hospital’s very own Great Hall. The Read more…

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British Bangladeshi Poetry in Focus

3 February 2022, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
The Nunnery Gallery holds their first Thursday Late Opening event on the 3rd of February at 6.30 pm for an evening of British Bangladeshi Poetry in Focus. Hear from some 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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Cockney Conversations Month

3 March 2022, 12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
Cockney Conversations Month: 3rd March – 4th April 2022 The first Cockney Conversations month runs from Thursday 3rd March- Monday 4th April 2022 and kicks off with 6 online discussions Read more…

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Creative writing workshop with Akila Richards

21 May 2023, 2:00 pm
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4:00 am
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Join poet, writer and spoken word artist Akila Richards in this creative writing workshop exploring sound and rhythm to mark our milestones through the music that grounds us. What are 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…

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First Thursdays Late Opening: imagining new climate narratives through speculative fiction with Angela YT Chan at Bow Arts

3 November 2022, 7:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Using speculative fiction and sci-fi as a springboard, join Angela YT Chan in this workshop about how we can use fiction as a vehicle to imagine, agitate, and move towards Read more…