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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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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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Walking tour: W.G. Sebald’s East End

20 March 2022, 1:30 pm
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3:00 pm
Take a journey through the streets of east London, with Stephen Watts and others, seeking out some of the places, spaces and cemeteries cited in W.G. Sebald’s critically acclaimed novel, Read more…

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Free LGBTQ+ Zine Making at Barking

22 January 2022, 1:00 pm
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3:00 pm
The East End Women’s Museum is putting on an afternoon class for LGBTQ+ members on how to make zines in Barking. Get creative under the guidance of Lu Williams, the 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…

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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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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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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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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…