Literature Events in the North
Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature EditorIf it’s inspiring, inclusive events and avant-garde, experimental afternoons you’re after, look no further than live literature this spring – we’ve got you covered.
This month’s Poets & Players line-up includes gothic guru Sascha Aurora Akhtar while our favourite leftfield poetry purveyors Peter Barlow’s Cigarette are serving up a special two-for-one offer: an open mic in April and invited guests in May.
Don’t miss one-offs Sleeve Notes on Record Store Day or an afternoon of absurd-surreal poetry in a record shop-bookstore-bar – both feature performers in town from elsewhere, so try and avoid FOMO.
In Liverpool, we’re listening to Wirral-inspired poetry by Eleanor Rees, while in the Pennines, we’ve got the moorland around Haworth in our sights with Clare Shaw thanks to Poetry at the Dusty Miller.
We’re also celebrating LGBTQ+ writers – at Queer Lit, with Seán Hewitt and Andrew McMillan, and Polari at Huddersfield Literature Festival, featuring Rosie Garland and Oke Nzelu.
Thumb through our Bookshops in Manchester Guide and explore the UNESCO Manchester City of Literature, plus our literary places in Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Cumbria.
