Events
Poetry by Design: An Exhibition
Poetry By Design: a Reappraisal of Concrete and Visual Poetry We are delighted to announce the opening of a new exhibition at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery (Parkinson Building, University of Leeds) curated by Professor Fiona Becket and Dr Emma Trott which examines creativity and visual poetics. The exhibition explores visual and concrete poetry,…
Zaffar Kunial reading: poems inspired by his residency at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
Poet Zaffar Kunial will be reading work inspired by his recent residency at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth. Zaffar was commissioned by the Museum to explore the enigmatic and extraordinary Patrick Brontë as part of their bicentennial celebrations. A selection of Brontë related manuscripts will be on display from the University of Leeds Library’s…
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Stephanie Burt Reading
Poet and critic Professor Stephanie Burt (University of Harvard) will give a public reading and talk 5.30-7.00 pm in the Foyer of the School of English, as part of her UK book tour, at the invitation of the University of Leeds Poetry Centre. Please do come, and circulate the information to your students and poetry-loving…
The School of Night
The final School of Night meeting of this year’s academic year. Theme: Food and Drink.
Verse Matters Launch
Join us in celebrating the launch of the Verse Matters anthology, and to hear some of the contributors read. The anthology aims to harness the power of everyday, human stories in times of inequality and xenophobia.
The School of Night
Penultimate School of Night meeting of this year’s academic year. Theme: Dreams and Sleep.
The School of Night
Next School of Night meeting. Theme: the Movies.
The School of Night
Next School of Night meeting. Theme: Statues, Sculptures and Monuments.
The School of Night
Inaugural School of Night meeting. Theme: Snow.
An Evening with Simon Armitage
Join us for the inaugural reading by award-winning poet Simon Armitage, in celebration of his recent appointment as our first Professor of Poetry.
Tony Harrison at 80: A Celebration
The University of Leeds is delighted to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Tony Harrison, one of the most important poets writing in the UK today.