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Southwell Library Poetry Festival

Sat 09 Jul 2016

Next week sees some of the biggest names in literature hit the small village of Southwell. Catch Lemn Sissay, Kate Fox and Daljit Nagra do their wordy thing

3 Game of Thrones Actors from Nottingham

Fri 10 Jun 2016

From Dothraki warriors to incredibly bad-ass child queens, Notts wears the crown in Game of Thrones...

Mashing Up Grime and Poetry with Debris Stevenson

Tue 07 Jun 2016

Repetition is so inherent with grime, it beats you around the head with it. And that is far more intrinsic to form

John Lucas on Publishing Poetry and Cricket Rebels

Mon 06 Jun 2016

"I'm interested in political movements, how society shapes itself in various ways, and different voices. I'm not in love with the tradition of lyrical poetry"

Review: A Novel Trial at Galleries of Justice

Fri 03 Jun 2016

Bums, willy, fanny, John Thomas, winkle, cock, todger, pecker, gash, tuppence, etc.

Game On: The YouTube Show About Videogame Culture

Wed 23 Mar 2016

The opinion-based TV show about video game culture has been going since last year. We spoke to co-creator David Wayman about its progress

Spoken Word Poetry Review: Women Say Stuff

Thu 10 Mar 2016

"We ain't quietening down any time soon"

Mantic Games: Bridging The Gap Between Tabletop Miniatures and Board Games

Thu 18 Feb 2016

"I thought some of the areas Games Workshop no longer focused on could be interesting businesses, so Mantic was born"

Sue Dymoke Talks Making Poetry Happen

Tue 16 Feb 2016

“...spoken word writing and performance in and after school can change lives”

Big Game: A Poem by Adrian Reynolds

Tue 19 Jan 2016

The brains behind online comic, Dadtown has written us a right good poem

Theatre Review: The Beautiful Game

Sat 09 Jan 2016

There are some brilliantly silly moments that should make football fans reflect on the stupidity of putting their emotional well-being into the feet of 11 blokes kicking a ball

Henry Normal and Lemn Sissay Perform at Nottingham Poetry Festival

Wed 16 Dec 2015

We hit venue after venue to check out the city's literary prowess with events from Poetry is Dead Good, Mud Press, and Book Off

Review: Nottingham Poetry Fest 27 Nov

Fri 04 Dec 2015

"Don't keep your laughter in. You'll get cancer"

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

Tue 24 Nov 2015

The fourth and final part of the franchise is in cinemas now

Nottingham Poetry Festival

Mon 16 Nov 2015

The city is getting taken over by a bunch of bards. We spoke to Henry Normal, Atilla the Stockbroker, Luke Wright and Brian Patten ahead of the festival

Poetry Is Dead Good <br>Mix It Up Midlands Slam Final

Thu 09 Jul 2015

We went to Nottingham Arts Theatre to watch fifteen poets battle it out in a Midlands war. A nice war. With poems

Promoter Focus: Poetry is Dead Good

Tue 30 Jun 2015

Joshua Judson reveals all about the poetry night he regularly hosts at JamCafé, and tells of a slam final on Saturday 4 July at Nottingham Arts Theatre

Gamer Gamer

Tue 30 Jun 2015

Game for a laugh? Check this new fusion of comedy and computer games heading straight from Nottingham to the Edinburgh Festival

Promoter Focus: Poetry is Dead Good

Tue 30 Jun 2015

Joshua Judson reveals all about the poetry night he regularly hosts at JamCafé, and tells of a slam final on Saturday 4 July at Nottingham Arts Theatre