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Alice Oswald: A Manifesto for the Oral Tradition
Alice Oswald: A Manifesto for the Oral Tradition
14:00SatUniversity of Salford
Emma Freud
The Archers Podcast
16:00ThuThe Lowry, Salford Quays

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BBC Get Singing
BBC Get Singing
10:00FriMediaCity Studios
BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief
BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief
11:00SunMediaCity Studios
Front Row
BBC Radio 4 Front Row
19:00ThuThe Lowry, Salford Quays
BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends
BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends
18:00SatMediaCity Studios
BBC Radio 4 Start The Week
BBC Radio 4 Start The Week
14:00FriMediaCity Studios
BBC Radio 4 The Verb
BBC Radio 4 The Verb (Saturday recording)
15:30SatMediaCity Studios
BBC Radio 4 The Verb
BBC Radio 4 The Verb (Sunday recording)
17:00SunMediaCity Studios
BBC Radio Club Showcase
BBC Radio Club Showcase
16:30FriMediaCity Studios
BBC Writers Workshop
BBC Writers: Who We Are and What We Do
12:30FriUniversity of Salford
Bradford Poets: Class of 2025
Bradford Poets: Class of 2025
13:00FriMediaCity Studios
Brazil Party Event - Music and Poetry - Khadijah Ibrahim with Valen, Mileny, Ryane Leaõ
Brazil: Music and Poetry - Khadijah Ibrahim with Valen, Mileny, Ryane Leaõ
21:15SatNells, Media City

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CSL Poetry Gala 1
CSL Poetry Gala: Part I
13:00SatMediaCity Studios
CSL Poetry Gala 2
CSL Poetry Gala: Part II
12:30SunMediaCity Studios

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Deaf Time/After The End - Film & Discussion
Deaf Time/After The End - Film & Discussion
19:00FriUniversity of Salford
Discussion: What will AI & tech do to poetry?
Discussion: What will AI & tech do to poetry?
11:30SunUniversity of Salford

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Future Focus: The Writing Squad, Jay Mitra & Griot Gabriel
Future Focus: The Writing Squad, Jay Mitra & Griot Gabriel
16:30SatUniversity of Salford

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Green Lines: A Green Poetry Celebration.
Green Lines: A Green Poetry Celebration.
11:30SunUniversity of Salford
Green Lines: How to make an animated film
Green Lines: How to make an animated film
12:30SunUniversity of Salford

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Hope Collective: Poetry to Soothe the Soul
Hope Collective: Poetry to Soothe the Soul
17:00FriUniversity of Salford

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Imaginative Leaps: Paul Farley, Karen McCarthy Woolf & Khadijah Ibrahiim
Imaginative Leaps: Paul Farley, Karen McCarthy Woolf & Khadijah Ibrahiim
18:00SatUniversity of Salford
Inspirations: Testament, Owen Sheers & Jackie Kay
Inspirations: Testament, Owen Sheers & Jackie Kay
12:00SatUniversity of Salford

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Joelle Taylor
Joelle Taylor: Maryville
18:30FriUniversity of Salford
John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke: In Conversation with Simon Armitage
20:00SatMediaCity Studios
Jackie Kay
Journeys Into Poetry: Jackie Kay & Jason Allen-Paisant
16:00SatUniversity of Salford
Journeys Into Poetry: Joelle Taylor, Andrew McMillan & Toria Garbutt
Journeys Into Poetry: Joelle Taylor, Andrew McMillan & Toria Garbutt
14:00SunUniversity of Salford

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David Morely
The Laurel Prize Workshop: As Easily as Leaves to a Tree: A Workshop in Negative Capability
14:00SatUniversity of Salford
The Laurel Prize Workshop: Writing the Quays
The Laurel Prize Workshop: Writing the Quays
SatUniversity of Salford
Simon Armitage
The Laurel Prize: Panel & Prizegiving
19:00FriMediaCity Studios
Listen In: Gilgamesh with Simon Armitage
Listen In: Gilgamesh with Simon Armitage
21:00FriUniversity of Salford

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Meet the Author: Liz Kessler
Meet the Author: Liz Kessler
11:00SatImperial War Museum North

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Open Mic with Salford Youth Zone
Open Mic at Salford Youth Zone
19:00FriSalford Youth Zone

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People's Poetry Forum: Paul Farley & Liz Berry
People's Poetry Forum: Paul Farley & Liz Berry
12:00SatUniversity of Salford
People's Poetry Forum: Testament & Matt Concannon
People's Poetry Forum: Testament & Matt Concannon
11:30SunUniversity of Salford
Poetry & Place
Poetry & Place
15:30FriUniversity of Salford
Karen McCarthy Woolf
Poetry Across Borders: 10 Years of the British Council at Contains Strong Language
15:00SunMediaCity Studios
Poetry and Communities - Salford meets Seacroft
Poetry and Communities: Salford meets Seacroft
15:30SunUniversity of Salford

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Poetry Workshop with Salford Youth Zone
Salford Youth Zone Members Workshop
12:00SunSalford Youth Zone

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Andrew McMillan
Tony Harrison's Film Poems
17:30SatUniversity of Salford

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Writing & Mental Health Poetry Workshop
Writing & Mental Health Poetry Workshop
14:00FriMediaCity Studios
Writing Squad Podcast
Writing Squad Podcast
17:45SatUniversity of Salford
Writing To Be Well Workshop
Writing To Be Well Workshop
15:45SatUniversity of Salford

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Young Identity presents One Mic Stand
Young Identity presents One Mic Stand
19:00ThuBlues Kitchen, Manchester
Simon Armitage
Young Poet Laureate Prizegiving Ceremony
16:00ThuUniversity of Salford

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"Wordsworth the nature lover" - Can his poetry change your life?
"Wordsworth the nature lover" - Can his poetry change your life?
10:30SatUniversity of Salford
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