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Thursday 21 September 2023

Howard Assembly Room

19:15 BBC Radio 4: Front Row
BBC Radio 4: Front Row

Friday 22 September 2023

Howard Assembly Room

11:30 Ian Duhig, Kim Moore and Andre Bagoo
Ian Duhig, Kim Moore and Andre Bagoo
13:30 BBC Radio 4: Start the Week
BBC Radio 4: Start the Week
15:30 The Laurel Prize for Nature and Ecopoetry Prizegiving
The Laurel Prize for Nature and Ecopoetry Prizegiving
18:00 The World in Words: An International Gathering of Poets
The World in Words: An International Gathering of Poets
20:00 Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In
Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In
22:00 BBC Radio 3: The Verb
BBC Radio 3: The Verb

Leeds Central Library

10:00 Laurel Prize Workshop with Pascale Petit
Laurel Prize Workshop with Pascale Petit
11:00 Felene M Cayetano & Dalton Harrison and Matt Abbott & Titilope Sonuga
Felene M Cayetano & Dalton Harrison and Matt Abbott & Titilope Sonuga
12:30 Ngwatilo Mawiyoo & Jamie Scrutton and Ramya Jirasinghe & Michelle Scally Clarke
Ngwatilo Mawiyoo & Jamie Scrutton and Ramya Jirasinghe & Michelle Scally Clarke
14:00 Postcard Poems with Khadijah Ibrahiim
Postcard Poems with Khadijah Ibrahiim
15:30 Language is a Queer Thing
Language is a Queer Thing

Leeds Playhouse

19:30 "If on a Winter's Night a Traveller" dramatised by Tim Crouch and Toby Jones
"If on a Winter's Night a Traveller" dramatised by Tim Crouch and Toby Jones

Saturday 23 September 2023

Howard Assembly Room

11:00 BBC Radio 3: The Verb
BBC Radio 3: The Verb
12:45 Poetic Justice: 50 years of Hip Hop
Poetic Justice: 50 years of Hip Hop
14:30 BBC Radio 3: The Verb
BBC Radio 3: The Verb

Leeds Central Library

10:30 Young Laureates Prize
Young Laureates Prize
12:00 BBC Writers Room
BBC Writers Room
13:00 Radio Club
Radio Club

BBC Radio Leeds

07:00 BBC Radio 3: Breakfast
BBC Radio 3: Breakfast

Leeds Conservatoire

18:30 Jacob Polley, Ian Duhig & Hanan Issa
Jacob Polley, Ian Duhig & Hanan Issa
20:00 Chris Tse & Kim Moore, Lebo Mashile & Michael Symmons Roberts and Andre Bagoo & Khadijah Ibrahiim
Chris Tse & Kim Moore, Lebo Mashile & Michael Symmons Roberts and Andre Bagoo & Khadijah Ibrahiim

Sunday 24 September 2023

Howard Assembly Room

10:30 BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking
BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking
12:30 BBC Radio 3: The Verb
BBC Radio 3: The Verb
14:30 BBC Radio 3: Early Music Show
BBC Radio 3: Early Music Show
16:30 Stories in the Air: Radio Drama at 100
Stories in the Air: Radio Drama at 100
18:00 Words First
Words First

The Wardrobe

11:00 Poetry and the Planet with Simon Armitage
Poetry and the Planet with Simon Armitage
13:00 Michael Symmons Roberts, Malika Booker & Owen Sheers
Michael Symmons Roberts, Malika Booker & Owen Sheers
14:30 Hannah Silva & Kim Moore
Hannah Silva & Kim Moore
15:45 Testament, Cecilia Knapp & Toria Garbutt
Testament, Cecilia Knapp & Toria Garbutt
18:00 Poetry Party: CSL Celebration
Poetry Party: CSL Celebration