UK Tour

The Poetry Parnassus UK Tour (1 – 14 July 2012) will see some of the world's most exciting poets, rappers and spoken word artists take part in events across the nation, from the very tip of Northern Ireland to East Anglia, from the heart of Scotland to the southern coast of England – and everywhere in between.

In association with The Reading Agency, the Poetry Parnassus tour will also be visiting libraries, taking international poets to locations and audiences who do not usually get the opportunity to hear them. Look at the full list of tour dates below to see where and when you can catch the Poetry Parnassus UK Tour. It's a once in a lifetime chance to be part of a unique literary vision.

Hotel Pelirocco, Brighton
Poetry Parnassus on Tour with Ace Stories
Sunday 1 July, 6 - 8pm
Featuring Katerina Iliopoulou (Greece)

Southbank Centre
Africa Utopia: Word Sound Power
Tuesday 3 July, 8pm
With TJ Dema (Botswana), Agnés Agboton (Benin), Pedro Perez Sarduy (Cuba), Bewketu Seyoum (Ethiopia)

Open University of East England, Cambridge
Celebrating International Poetry with Wasafiri & the Open University
Wednesday 4 July, 6.30pm
With Anthony Joseph (Trinidad & Tobago), Mimi Khalvati (Iran), Agnés Agboton (Benin), Elaine Feinstein (UK), Jeet Thayil (India)

Shakespeare Centre, Stratford
Poetry Parnassus at Stratford upon Avon Poetry Festival
Thursday 5 July, 7.30pm
With TJ Dema (Botswana), Kosal Khiev (Cambodia)

Wenlock Pottery, Much Wenlock
Wenlock Poetry Parnassus
Thursday 5 July, 7.30pm
With Imtiaz Dharker (Pakistan), Razmik Davoyan (Armenia), Pedro Perez Sarduy (Cuba), Rocío Cerón (Mexico), Agnes Lehoczky (Hungary)

Verbal Arts Centre, Derry
Poetry Parnassus at Legenderry Festival
Thursday 5 & Friday 6 July
With Imruh Bakari (St Kitts & Nevis), Maureen Roberts (Grenada), Andra Simons (Bermuda), Dhabiya Khamis (Qatar), Selina Marsh (Tuvalu), Saradha Soobrayen (Mauritius), Kate Kilalea (South Africa), Gerour Kristny (Iceland), Soleiman Adel Guemar (Algeria), Zahir Al-Ghafri (Oman), Adbullahi Botan Hassan (Somalia), Christodoulos Makris (Cyprus), Rocío Cerón (Mexico)

Boston Tea Party Café, Bristol
Park Street Poetry
Friday 6 July, 7.30pm
With Eli Tolaretxipi (Spain), Agnés Agboton (Benin), Razmik Davoyan (Armenia)

Community Hall, Ledbury
Going for Gold: World Poetry & Music at Ledbury Poetry Festival
Saturday 7 July, 9.15pm
With Ribka Sibhatu (Eritrea), Tishani Doshi (India), Doina Ioanid (Romania), Kim Hyesoon (South Korea), Jang Jin Seong (North Korea), Reza Mohammadi (Afghanistan), Raúl Henao (Columbia), Paul Dakeyo (Cameroon)

The Little Theatre, Hebden Bridge
Arc Publications’ Poetry Parnassus Finale
Sunday 8 July, 3.45pm
With Selina Marsh (Tuvalu), Eli Tolaretxipi (Spain), Zeyar Lynn (Burma), Razmik Davoyan (Armenia), Alvin Pang (Singapore), Paul Dekeyo (Cameroon)

Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool
Zahir Al-Ghafri at Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival
Monday 9 July

Contact Theatre, Manchester
Contacting the Word
Tuesday 10 July, 7.30pm
With TJ Dema (Botswana), Kosal Khiev (Cambodia), Bewketu Seyoum (Ethiopia)

Dartington Hall, Dartington
Poetry Parnassus at Way With Words Festival
Wednesday 11 July, 9pm
With Razia Iqbal (UK), Jang Jin Seong (North Korea), Soleiman Adel Guemar (Algeria), Ribka Sibhatu (Eritrea), Dhabiya Khamis (Qatar)

Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow
Poetry Parnassus in Ludlow
Thursday 12 July, 7.30pm
With John Hegley (UK), Reza Mohammadi (Afghanistan), Jang Jin Seong (North Korea), Agnés Agboton (Benin), Zahir Al-Ghafri

Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool
Khaled Mattawa at Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival
Saturday 14 July, 4.30pm
 
Poetry Parnassus in Libraries (in association with The Reading Agency)

Poetry Parnassus at Worthing Library
Lecture Hall, Worthing Library, Worthing
Wednesday July, 1pm
With Paul Dakeyo (Cameroon)

Poetry Parnassus at Birmingham Central Library
Birmingham Library Theatre, Birmingham
Wednesday 4 July
With Rafeef Ziadah (Palestine)

Poetry Parnassus at Kendal Library
Kendal Library, Cumbria
Thursday 5 July
With Raúl Henao (Colombia), Bewketu Seyoum (Ethiopia)

Poetry Parnassus with Portsmouth City Council
Menuhin Theatre, Portsmouth
Friday 6 July, 7pm
With Ribka Sibhatu (Eritrea)

Poetry Parnassus with Nottingham Central Library
Nottingham Central Library
Thursday 12 July, 4pm
With Abdullahi Botan Hassan (Somalia)

Poetry Parnassus with Derbyshire County Council  
Derbyshire Eco Centre, Wirksworth, Derbyshire
Thursday 12 July, 7pm
With TJ Dema (Botswana)

Poetry Parnassus on Tour is produced by Southbank Centre in association with Speaking Volumes, funded by Arts Council England.