Saturday 27 April 2024:
An Evening with Rough Trade Books Saturday 27 April 2024

Sat 27 Apr 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
The counter-cultural publishing house presents an evening of eclectic authors, artists and musicians, including Jarvis Cocker, Sheena Patel and Musa Okwonga.
Read, watch and listen more Bringing together some of the most exciting talent in literature, music and art, this evening of culture curated by Rough Trade Books is a rare occasion to witness a multi-format celebration of independent writ

Sunday 28 April 2024:
Marianna Spring and Danny Wallace: Among the Trolls Sunday 28 April 2024

Sun 28 Apr 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
The BBC´s disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring, and presenter and author Danny Wallace, take us on a deep dive into algorithms and online polarisation.
Read, watch and listen more Have you heard that Bill Gates is running a secret genocidal plot? That the war in Ukraine isn't real? Or that people are paid to act out some of the worst attacks imaginable?
In Among the Trolls , BBC re

Thursday 30 May 2024:
Hari Kunzru: Blue Ruin Thursday 30 May 2024

Thu 30 May 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
an artist. Shortly after graduating from his London art school, he was tipped for greatness, a

Saturday 1 June 2024:
Dr Federica Amati: Every Body Should Know This Saturday 1 June 2024

Sat 1 Jun 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
health research at Imperial College London alongside the NIHR and the WHO Collaborating Centre.
She

Wednesday 5 June 2024:
Richard Flanagan: Question 7 Wednesday 5 June 2024

Wed 5 Jun 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
through history and continents, in this London-exclusive event.
Read, watch and listen more Beginning
Special Edition: Joy//Us - Poems of Queer Joy Wednesday 5 June 2024

Wed 5 Jun 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Join us at the National Poetry Library for an unapologetically upbeat anthology of poems celebrating things that make LGBTQ+ people happy.
Read, watch and listen more Joy//Us was published to coincide with International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - because how better to fight hate than with joy?
Alongside the more immediately obvious causes, joy is found in everythin

Wednesday 19 June 2024:
European Poetry Festival: Catalan Poetry Wednesday 19 June 2024

Wed 19 Jun 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Hear new work read live by contemporary Catalan poets and their British counterparts in the UK’s biggest celebration of continental poetry.
Read, watch and listen more The European Poetry Festival returns to the National Poetry Library for its seventh year, celebrating performance, experimentation and collaboration.
This event shares contemporary Catalan poetry, one of the most dynamic poe

Wednesday 3 July 2024:
European Poetry Festival: Norwegian Poetry Wednesday 3 July 2024

Wed 3 Jul 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
event.
Supported by NORLA and The Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, this is a unique exploration of

Wednesday 10 July 2024:
Special Edition: Transgressive Poetics Wednesday 10 July 2024

Wed 10 Jul 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Join us for a reading and conversation focused on desire and defiance from two exciting voices in contemporary poetry, Esme Allman and Shanay Neusum-James.
Read, watch and listen more Poets Esme Allman author of Sweet Bone Girl (forthcoming with Broken Sleep Books) and Shanay Neusum-James, author of Surrender Dorothy (Bad Betty Press) discuss how they render desire in their poetry and how popu

Wednesday 17 July 2024:
A Gavin Selerie Celebration Wednesday 17 July 2024

Wed 17 Jul 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
, London and the Renaissance.
As well as hearing Colin Still´s archival recordings from the poet






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