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Celebrating The Armed Man’s 25th anniversary, Sir Karl Jenkins conducts his iconic composition alongside a selection of his most-loved works. The multi-instrumentalist and composer is joined by the ...

Join Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana for Karada: the body (through a Japanese lens) – Poetry Writing Workshop. During this session you will find new ways of writing poems about the body using Japanese ...

Join the Poetry Society for their online workshop: Repeat After Me with Isabelle Baafi. In this workshop you will test the limits of syntax and grammar, and gain new mastery of arranging words in ...

Esteemed pianist Nikolai Lugansky joins the orchestra in Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. One of the all-time great interpreters of Rachmaninov, renowned for his ‘quintessentially Russian sound’ ...

An event in which poems interact with sound and art, choreographed comedy sketches, Sufi-inspired DJ sets and surreal films – all inspired by the ancient symbol of the moth. There will be performances ...

‘We selected the Southbank Centre for our activation for its close proximity to key London landmarks and the high footfall enjoyed at the site. Liam, our contact throughout the booking process and ...

Join Alex Corrin-Tachibana for a session exploring Sei Shōnagon’s The Pillow Book (枕草子, Makura no Sōshi). This session will dive into the literary classic, exploring it’s structure, origins and ...

Imagine the Future is a free project, through which schoolchildren in Lambeth are invited, and supported, to express their hopes and dreams for the future whilst exploring poetry and developing their ...

On Thursday 26th join The Writing Shed to talk to poet, translator and educator Leo Boix about his upcoming collection Southermost Sonnets, his past work and the anthology of young queer Latin ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

The National Poetry Library is on Level 5 of our Royal Festival Hall. Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX. The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; ...