

African Poets’ Sampler: Slapering Hol Press’s Seven New Generation African Poets, a box set of eight chapbooks edited by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani as part of the Poetry Foundations Poets in…
Late at Tate Britain presents Spaces Between – a celebration of youth culture through word and sound Curated by Louder Than Words expect an evening of exploratory spoken word and sound inspired…
Literary Cross-dressing & the Diaspora #AfricaWrites Join me on Sunday 13 July, 13:45 – 14:45 at the British Library Conference Centre for a FREE Panel discussion with poets, performers, playwrights and screenwriters Inua Ellams, Nick…
World War 1 Poetry workshop: As we approach the 100-year anniversary of the start of the First World War, we would like to invite you to an evening poetry workshop…
The African Book Review met with finalists for The Brunel University African Poetry Prize to discuss their poems, inspirations, and hopes for the future of African Poetry. Here’s our interview with Nick Makoha, a poet…
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize Shortlist: Now in it’s second year, this year this literary award sponsored by Brunel University is aimed at the “development, celebration and promotion of poetry…
Bringing Up Boys: @Fathersuperhero talking WOWLDN Are there fundamental differences in how we bring up boys and girls and do we have unhelpful preconceived ideas about how children of each gender should behave? Are gender-segregated products…
Come and feed your mind and nourish your soul with an evening of poetry and spoken word, hosted by Simon Mole. We are pleased to welcome some of the biggest…
Poetry evening featuring acclaimed poets Warsan Shire, Nick Makoha, Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Leeto Thale. Introduced and moderated by Bernardine Evaristo MBE (Anglo-Nigerian novelist and founder of the Brunel University…