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Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Online poetry from Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

17 April 2020, 6:30 pm
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7:00 pm
Meet Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park’s poet in residence, Nelson Brooks. Join Brooks for an evening of poetry readings and diving into his own personal story: how he got involved with Read more…

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Yomi Ṣode: First Five

22 April 2020, 8:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Remember the book that changed your life? The inspirational figure that opened your eyes? The song you’ll never forget? Now pick two books, two tracks and one person that define Read more…

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Walk and Listen to Sound Walk, One Circuitous Path: a retelling of the minotaur myth

12 September 2020, 5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Download the soundwalk One Circuitous Path: a retelling of the minotaur myth by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone with music by Ruth Bulman, and meet the contributors as we walk and listen together. Read more…

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Off the Chest poetry night

29 November 2020, 6:30 pm
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9:00 pm
Off The Chest is a spoken word poetry night from heart of East London. It is co-hosted by local poet Iftikhar Latif, and Ella Dorman-Gajic. While they are not able to Read more…

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The Ballad Seller at The Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club

14 July 2021, 7:30 pm
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11:45 pm
Back in Georgian times, we got our news from poetry. Before papers, broadcasts or the internet, ballad sellers would hawk their doggerel on street corners for a penny. Scandalous affairs, Read more…

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Girls Poetry and Creative Movement Workshop

29 July 2021, 11:00 am
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12:00 pm
Let’s get moving! A creative workshop for girls aged seven to eleven using poetry and movement to create and explore storytelling led by Grace & Poise Academy. Taking place at Read more…

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Making Books Summer School at the London Centre for Book Arts - 30 August 2021

30 August 2021, 10:00 am
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3 September 2021, 5:00 pm
In this week-long programme taught by experts, participants will be guided through the foundations of bookbinding and learn how to create six different book structures and a box. Participants will Read more…

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Making Books Summer School at the London Centre for Book Arts - 31 August 2021

31 August 2021, 10:00 am
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4 September 2021, 5:00 pm
In this week-long programme taught by experts, participants will be guided through the foundations of bookbinding and learn how to create six different book structures and a box. Participants will Read more…

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Making Books Summer School at the London Centre for Book Arts - 1 September 2021

1 September 2021, 10:00 am
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5 September 2021, 5:00 pm
In this week-long programme taught by experts, participants will be guided through the foundations of bookbinding and learn how to create six different book structures and a box. Participants will Read more…

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Making Books Summer School at the London Centre for Book Arts - 2 September 2021

2 September 2021, 10:00 am
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6 September 2021, 5:00 pm
In this week-long programme taught by experts, participants will be guided through the foundations of bookbinding and learn how to create six different book structures and a box. Participants will Read more…

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Making Books Summer School at the London Centre for Book Arts - 3 September 2021

3 September 2021, 10:00 am
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7 September 2021, 5:00 pm
In this week-long programme taught by experts, participants will be guided through the foundations of bookbinding and learn how to create six different book structures and a box. Participants will Read more…

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Stepney Words Fifty Years On at People’s Palace

14 November 2021, 2:00 pm
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6:15 pm
In 1971, English teacher Chris Searle was sacked from a school in Stepney for publishing his students’ poems about their perspectives on the world. Outraged by this, his students, joined Read more…