Poetry and the Environmental Crisis – Summit 2024
Writer, Jess Hill, draws on her experience from Summit Poetry Festival in writing about the climate emergency.
‘Y2’, a poem by Kassitty Lee
I know I’m back when I can feel the steel of dread, a blade of excitement, driven into my lungs;
‘The more I give, the more I’ve got
Adam Woods writes expressing the need to build community in Leeds. "But, as an essentially organic phenomenon, does anyone really
The Weight of Words – The intersection of
Erin Clark visits the Henry Moore Institute, to take a look at recent exhibition, The Weight of Words.
Left Bank’s ‘On the Mic’ Open Mic Review
Louis Newstead visits Left Bank's monthly poetry open mic.
Punching Up: My Experience at a Punk Poetry
Caoimhe Mallon reflects on a night at Punching Up, Leeds' punk poetry event.
A Long History of activism, poetry, and checking
Owen Frost attends a conversation between renowned poet Linton Kwesi Johnson and famed author Gary Younge at Opera North's Howard
Kae Tempest is unmatched in their performance at
I knew Kae Tempest was a big name, but I didn’t expect their show to have such an impact on
Submit a poem and you could win the
In celebration of his 2021 Times Top 10 memoir ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, the original ‘people’s poet’ Dr. John Cooper
Wakefield Litfest to hold free Panel Event on
Wakefield Litfest is holding a free panel event at Wakefield Library, aimed at young people aged 14 to 25, focusing