Newham Poetry Festival 2024 Programme
Weekly sessions at Stratford Library, 3 The Grove, London E15 1EL
Wednesdays, 6.15pm - 7.45pm Limited spaces. To register email [email protected] specifying date/dates or book directly on Meetup or Eventbrite. |
Venue accessibility details (entrance, parking, reception, inside access, toilet, etc) here.
Sessions open to registered participants only. |
July & August
Guest poet:
Aryam Marafi Aroace and queer Kuwaiti refugee. She is also a medical student, a writer, and an award-winning activist with a focus on domestic violence and healing after trauma. Wednesday 17th July |
Guest poet:
MIRI MIRI’s lyrics weave stories of songs discussing injustices and the challenges we face. Her work has been played on BBC6 Music and have featured in films, TV and the documentary 'I AM Gen Z'. Wednesday 24th July |
Guest poet:
S-bars A queer spoken word/movement artist and actor. Their work is often raw, reflective and comedic. Wednesday 31st July |
Guest poet:
Hannah Stanislaous A published/performance poet who was a Churchill Fellowship awardee in 2023. Wednesday 7th August |
Guest poet:
Jess Murrain Theatre-maker, actor, filmmaker and co-founder of Theatre with Legs, a queer, experimental theatre company. Winner of Ledbury Poetry Prize 2021 and Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry & Poetry in Film 2023. Wednesday 14th August |
Guest poet:
Alice Motta A queer physical theatre actor and poet published in Brazil and the UK exploring sexuality, belonging, and freedom. In 2023, she won Poet Stellium’s competition on mental health. Wednesday 21st August |
Guest poet:
Hasti Writer and poet living in South East London, and is the winner of the 2023 White Review Poet's Prize. Wednesday 28th August |
September & October
Guests poets for Wednesday 11th and 18th September will be confirmed soon.
Guest poet:
Joelle Taylor Author of 4 collections of poetry. Her most recent collection C+NTO & Othered Poems won the 2021 T.S Eliot Prize, and the 2022 Polari Book Prize for LGBT authors. C+NTO is currently being adapted for theatre with a view to touring. She is a co- curator and host of Out-Spoken Live at the Southbank Centre, and tours her work nationally and internationally. She is also a Poetry Fellow of University of East Anglia and the curator of the Koestler Awards 2023. Wednesday 4th September |
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May & June
Guest poet:
Lalah-Simone Springer Lalah’s debut poetry collection, An Aviary of Common Birds was published by Broken Sleep Books in August 2023 Wednesday 15th May |
Guest poet:
Shardine Blackman Shardine’s first book, Pawn in a game of life, was published this year Wednesday 29th May |
Guest poet:
Abdul Aziz Arsyad A London-based Malaysian doctoral student who finds his solace, security and seclusion in prose and poetry. Abdul wrote: Insomniac Heart Wednesday 5th June |
Join the Queen of Poetry, Charlynne Bryan, and immerse yourself in a five-week poetry workshop to explore the creative, healing, and colourful world of poetry. Starts on Wed 12th June.
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