Poetry

The harsh consonants and abrupt syllables of Mein Herz brennt are deceptive in their labelling of music which is so bewitchingly beautiful.

Gavin Bryars' beautiful score weaves together eight of Shakespeare's sonnets on the subjects of time, memory and music.

Hear some of London's youngest emerging poets perform their work at the launch of Reaching Out, Southwark EIC's inspirational annual anthology of children's writing published by Centre for...

An evening of stirring poetry and fiction readings from the 2009 winners of Koestler Awards for Art By Offenders.

Legendary performance poet Jeremy Reed performs with musician Itchy Ear under the name Gingerlight. This new collaboration matches poetry with dance beats and sonic exploration.

Penelope Shuttle is one of the trio of judges for this year's TS Eliot Prize, which is awarded annually by the Poetry Book Society for the best collection of poetry.

Tomorrow’s Warriors present an afternoon of performances and workshops combining jazz, storytelling and performance poetry.

In the lead-up to Laura Dockrill’s performance of Gluemouth, we need your help to make the set! Come to The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall and help Laura draw the backdrop for her show.

Word Migrants Dzifa Benson and Naomi Woddis invite you to play Poetry Hopscotch, a magical game where you can write short poems in coloured chalk on a giant hopscotch, then shout them out on the...