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Nottingham Festival of Literature's Virtual Writer-in-Residence Omar Hazek

Tue 01 Nov 2016

Imprisoned for ‘protesting without permission’, Egyptian writer and poet Omar Hazek has since been released, but banned from travelling. To show solidarity with Omar, and other writers facing persecution, he’s the Festival of Literature’s Virtual Writer-in-Residence.

Sound of the Lion #52

Sat 22 Oct 2016

With Mannequin, Sea Monster Eyes, Adam Prescott, Adim, The Golden Troubadours, For The Girl, We Are Carnivores, Twinn Kidd, and Bru-C

Poet Lydia Towsey Brings The Venus Papers to Nottingham Writers' Studio

Wed 19 Oct 2016

"Lydia Towsey explores what it means to be a female in the 21st century with her one-woman show, touring her thoughts in a load of different cities"

National Poetry Day: Henry Normal and Matthew Welton Poems

Thu 06 Oct 2016

Two previously unpublished poems from the Godfathers of poetry, especially for National Poetry Day

National Poetry Day: Henry Normal and Matthew Welton

Thu 06 Oct 2016

We spoke to the two Nottingham poets about their upcoming collaboration

7 Wordy Endeavours for National Poetry Day in Nottingham

Wed 05 Oct 2016

There's loads of stuff to be getting up to, reading, and listening in on for National Poetry Day in Nottingham

Sound of the Lion #51

Sat 24 Sep 2016

With Seas of Mirth, Zaim, One Giant Causeway, Kretchmer, Mammoths, Deafenese, Brooders, On The Open Road, and Lone

Sound of the Lion #50

Fri 26 Aug 2016

With Alice Short, Three Body Trio, Bud, Dirty Scroungin' Bastards, Rattle, Moscow Circus, Neil Ward, Ski, and Blaklava

Live Music Review: Rattle Album Launch at Nottingham Writers' Studio

Fri 19 Aug 2016

A beat happening to mark the release of the drumming duo's debut LP

Sound of the Lion #49,Sound of The Lion

Tue 26 Jul 2016

With The Breakdowns, In Isolation Charlie Ulyatt, Gallery 47, Yashmak Webs, Shrykull, Whisky Stain, Hhymn, and Great Raven

The Spoken Word Poetry Explosion in Nottingham

Thu 21 Jul 2016

"I have listened to poetry in a chintzy tea house and in a cave deep beneath the streets of Nottingham, from a dear old lady sharing her favourite Pam Ayres poem, to a punk screaming hatred and vitriol"

Mud Press: Fiery Poetry Publishing from a Proper Notts Lass

Mon 18 Jul 2016

Georgina Wilding has started up a business celebrating the written word in all its contemporary glory. With anthologies born from the unboring, market stalls dripping with colour, and a passion that rivals Zach de la Rocha’s, the founder of Mud Press is on a mission…

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

Nusic's Future Sound of Nottingham 2016 Final in Pictures

Sun 26 Jun 2016

The night that decided which local act would open the main stage at Splendour in July

Sound of the Lion #48,Sound of The Lion

Sat 18 Jun 2016

With Sam White, The Invisible Orchestra, Fonzse, 8mm Orchestra, Georgina Wood, Kumarachi, Keto, Autumn Diet Plans and Jake Bugg

Paa Joe and the Lion: The Documentary About Art, Love, and Coffins

Wed 08 Jun 2016

"People in Ghana grieve in such an outward way that's so different to the way we inwardly grieve in the west. Having that comparison is really beautiful"

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

In Pictures: Dot to Dot 2016

Tue 07 Jun 2016

Some of the action from Dot to Dot in glorious technicolour

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"