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BBC Contains Strong Language 2022 Line Up

The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival of new writing landed in Birmingham in September 2022. Leading poets and world class spoken word artists took to the stage alongside brand new voices.
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Hippodrome

10:00 BBC Writersroom: Who We Are & What We Do
BBC Writersroom: Who We Are & What We Do
11:00 Free Thinking
Free Thinking
12:00 Podium Poets: Shivanee Ramlochan (Trinidad) and Dzifa Benson (UK)
Podium Poets: Shivanee Ramlochan (Trinidad) and Dzifa Benson (UK)
10:30 Scarlett Ward Workshop: Space & Space - The Infinity of a Blank Page
Scarlett Ward Workshop: Space & Space - The Infinity of a Blank Page
13:00 VERVE Press 5th Birthday Celebration
VERVE Press 5th Birthday Celebration
13:00 Romalyn Ante Workshop: Legends & Myths in Mundane Life
Romalyn Ante Workshop: Legends & Myths in Mundane Life
14:30 Language is a Queer Thing: Showcase
Language is a Queer Thing: Showcase
16:15 Podium Poets: Kayo Chingonyi (UK), Alvin Pang (Singapore) and Efe Paul Azino (Nigeria)
Podium Poets: Kayo Chingonyi (UK), Alvin Pang (Singapore) and Efe Paul Azino (Nigeria)
15:30 Shivanee Ramlochan Workshop: Poetry as Ferocity - Writing your Truth with Radical Honesty
Shivanee Ramlochan Workshop: Poetry as Ferocity - Writing your Truth with Radical Honesty
17:00 BBC 1Xtra: Words First Talent Showcase
BBC 1Xtra: Words First Talent Showcase
18:45 Podium Poets: Nick Makoha (UK), Njeri Wangarĩ (Kenya) and Nafeesa Hamid (UK)
Podium Poets: Nick Makoha (UK), Njeri Wangarĩ (Kenya) and Nafeesa Hamid (UK)
19:30 The Verb: Apples & Snakes 40th Celebration with Benjamin Zephaniah & More
The Verb: Apples & Snakes 40th Celebration with Benjamin Zephaniah & More

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13:00 Calling the Shots: Animation Workshop
Calling the Shots: Animation Workshop
19:00 Premiere of the BBC Words First Animations
Premiere of the BBC Words First Animations