Art makes a difference to our lives and the world, and our Election 10 series invites you to participate in a people’s forum of debates, spoken word performance, comedy, music and new documentary theatre. Discover, debate and decide the issues that matter to you.
The series kicks off on February 9th with Think-Tank Clash which promises [...]
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GPS is Global Poetry System, a new website from Southbank Centre that creates a user generated world map of poetry – find out more at www.southbankcentre.co.uk/gps.
Litfest, one of the country’s oldest literature festivals, has been mapping poetry everywhere – from war memorials to tattoos, from children’s nursery rhymes to public art.
Oral historian Marie-Claire Balaam has been [...]
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This year’s Dylan Thomas Festival runs from 26 October to 9 November, and is packed with exciting events, with appearances by Peter Finch, Dannie Abse, Fflur Dafydd, Owen Sheers and many others. There’s new drama from London’s Out of Order Theatre co. Cerys Matthews is in conversation at the Dylan Thomas Centre, then in concert [...]
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When I first heard of the opportunity to work at the London Literature Festival I was chomping at the proverbial bit. I knew the people I would meet, from peers to elders, would be amazing and inspiring.
Within the first session I realized my comrades were all smart, young and ambitious. We hacked out a vague [...]
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Photos taken in the Southbank Center Shed.
Remember to come see our show.
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It’s engraved on a statue in the town square, remembered in nursery rhymes sung to us as children, spotted in a line of graffiti on our way to work in the morning. Poetry is everywhere.
Look out for Global Poetry System (GPS), an exciting new Southbank Centre project coming soon.
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