Lines of Transport: The Chengdu-Leeds Poetry Exchange.

Poets from the UK and China have joined forces for an international festival of poetry and translation.

UK Poet Laureate and University of Leeds Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage was part of a Leeds delegation at Lines of Transport: The Chengdu-Leeds Poetry Exchange.

The event was co-hosted by Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), Poetry@Leeds and the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing.

SWJTU, a key University of Leeds strategic partner, has hosted a Joint School in Engineering and Computer Science for more than 10 years.

The poetry festival included readings, cultural exchange and discussion about poetry and translation.