Send us your poems for our Rubbish Words event
19th October 2024 Got some old magazines or packaging you’d like to make a poem from? Then send us a photo of your finished work as part of our Rubbish Words event! Rubbish Words is a collaborative poetry pop-up taking place at Leeds Corn Exchange from 18-20 October, with everyone able to drop-in and create […]
Designated quiet sessions for collaborative poetry event
15th October 2024 The National Poetry Centre’s Rubbish Words event takes place on 18 -20 October with the first hour each day designated quiet sessions to help make the event more accessible to the neurodivergent community. Rubbish Words will run from 10am-4pm at Leeds Corn Exchange, with no background music playing for the first 60 […]
Turning words into art: George Storm Fletcher
The artist George Storm Fletcher will be making poems into a work of art this month as part of the National Poetry Centre’s free Rubbish Words event.
Old posters wanted for exciting poetry pop-up
An inspiring poetry project that will see people creating poems from recyclable items is looking for more interestingly printed materials.
Leeds hosting a three-day poetry event
LEEDS HOSTING A THREE-DAY POETRY EVENT 25th September 2024 The National Poetry Centre is delighted to announce a three-day poetry event in Leeds next month. Poetry pop-up Rubbish Words runs from 18-20 October at Leeds Corn Exchange and will see wordsmiths unleashing their creativity using recyclable materials such as magazines and newspapers. The free event […]
Levelling Up funds for the National Poetry Centre
The Dept of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced £5 million of support for the development of the National Poetry Centre in Leeds.
The National Poetry Centre announces Nick Barley as its Director
The news has been welcomed by Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, who said: “Arts Council England is delighted to hear of the appointment of Nick Barley as the first Director of the National Poetry Centre. We have been proud to support the development of the NPC which will help cement Leeds’ place as a nationally significant centre for literature and be a lasting legacy of Simon Armitage’s period as Poet Laureate.”
