News
‘A Poem for Our Times’: Poetry Centre Joins with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for Staff Poetry Competition
The Poetry Centre has joined with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to support their inaugural staff poetry competition. The competition...
Brotherton Poetry Prize 2021 Winner Announced
Lauren Pope has been named the winner of the 2021 Brotherton Poetry Prize. Lauren, an American living in Edinburgh,...
Leeds Contribution to the Ripples of Hope Festival
Kimberly Campanello, Lecturer In the School of English, and former Douglas Caster Poetry Fellows Zaffar Kunial and Malika Booker,...
Inspired by Bragg Poem Commission
The University of Leeds Poetry Centre is pleased to be a partner in ‘Inspired by Bragg’, a series of events...
Events
Ecoimaginings 2021
The University of Leeds Poetry Centre and the School of English are collaborating with Nanyang Technological University Singapore on ‘Ecoimaginings...
‘A Night at the Museum’: Simon Armitage in Grasmere
9 November, 7.00pm GMT Simon Armitage performs some of his own poetry at the heart of the recently transformed Wordsworth...
Poetry Centre Showcase at the Ilkley Festival
The University of Leeds Poetry Centre at the Ilkley Festival brings together readings from a number of exceptional poets associated...
Reading by Joyelle McSweeney
Joyelle McSweeney is the author of ten books of poetry, stories, novels, essays, translations and plays, including, most recently, the...