The Hope Collective – poetry and mental wellbeing

The National Poetry Centre is working with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to promote the use of creative writing to support mental health and well-being.  The Hope Collective will invite staff, service-users, schools, community groups, charities and voluntary care sector organisations  to explore how creative writing gives voice to feelings of hope, joy, […]

Designated quiet sessions for collaborative poetry event

15th October 2024 The National Poetry Centre’s Rubbish Words event takes place on 18 -20 October with the first hour each day designated quiet sessions to help make the event more accessible to the neurodivergent community. Rubbish Words will run from 10am-4pm at Leeds Corn Exchange, with no background music playing for the first 60 […]

Leeds hosting a three-day poetry event

LEEDS HOSTING A THREE-DAY POETRY EVENT 25th September 2024 The National Poetry Centre is delighted to announce a three-day poetry event in Leeds next month. Poetry pop-up Rubbish Words runs from 18-20 October at Leeds Corn Exchange and will see wordsmiths unleashing their creativity using recyclable materials such as magazines and newspapers. The free event […]

The National Poetry Centre announces Nick Barley as its Director

The news has been welcomed by Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, who said: “Arts Council England is delighted to hear of the appointment of Nick Barley as the first Director of the National Poetry Centre. We have been proud to support the development of the NPC which will help cement Leeds’ place as a nationally significant centre for literature and be a lasting legacy of Simon Armitage’s period as Poet Laureate.”