Literary Events

Discover what’s on in Tower Hamlets, East London, including events, workshops and classes in Bethnal Green, Bow, Brick Lane, Fish Island, Hackney Wick, Mile End, Stepney, Shadwell, Wapping and Whitechapel.

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Online poetry from Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Meet Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park’s poet in residence, Nelson Brooks. Join Brooks for an evening of poetry readings and diving

First Schedule Start Date: 17 April 2020

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Yomi Ṣode: First Five

Remember the book that changed your life? The inspirational figure that opened your eyes? The song you’ll never forget? Now

First Schedule Start Date: 22 April 2020

Literary

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

Download the soundwalk One Circuitous Path: a retelling of the minotaur myth by Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone with music by Ruth Bulman,

First Schedule Start Date: 12 September 2020

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Literary

Off the Chest poetry night

Off The Chest is a spoken word poetry night from heart of East London. It is co-hosted by local poet Iftikhar

First Schedule Start Date: 29 November 2020

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Literary

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

Back in Georgian times, we got our news from poetry. Before papers, broadcasts or the internet, ballad sellers would hawk

First Schedule Start Date: 14 July 2021

£12

Children

Girls Poetry and Creative Movement Workshop

Let’s get moving! A creative workshop for girls aged seven to eleven using poetry and movement to create and explore

First Schedule Start Date: 29 July 2021

£5

Literary

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

In this week-long programme taught by experts, participants will be guided through the foundations of bookbinding and learn how to