BLF invites you to immerse yourself in the world of poetry with our dedicated strand. Experience a rich tapestry of poetic expressions through panels, talks, readings, and performances featuring both established and emerging poets.
Engage with diverse voices and styles, from traditional forms to contemporary innovations, and discover the power of poetry to inspire and transform.
Our programme of events offers a space for poetic exploration and celebration, bringing together poets and poetry enthusiasts from all walks of life.
Mushaira: An Evening of Urdu Poetry
Dramatic Readings and Ghazals: A Tribute to Faiz
Soliloquy of the Full Moon
Journeys of Love
The Poet as Muse: Faiz and the Visual Imagination
The Poetry of Resistance: Faiz, Neruda, Darwish, and Qabbani
Lyrical Mehfil
Kaarobaar-e-Shaam – The Poetic World of Hafeez Johar
John Siddique: The Prize 20 Years On
Illuminating Urdu Poetry: In Conversation with Naeem Haider
A Prophecy: William Blake Remixed
Bollywood Gold: Navin Kundra Live in Concert with The 515 Crew
Lunch Bite: u3a Creative Writing Group Anthology Launch
Loud Poets Slam Heat
From Kashmir to Yorkshire
Poetry with a Punch
Lunch Bite: Poetry
Antony Joseph & the Beehive Poets
John Cooper Clarke in Conversation
Lives in Verse: Poetry as Biography
Rumi Lecture
Polari Literary Salon
Poetry for the Many: Jeremy Corbyn & Len McCluskey
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