{"title": "Parthian Books: Dannie Abse Collection Launch", "start": "2026-11-19T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T20:30:00Z", "place": "The Poetry Society", "address": "22 Betterton Street, WC2H 9BX London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A book launch at the Poetry Café marking Parthian Books' new Dannie Abse Collection, four of the Welsh writer's works reissued with new introductions. The evening features writer Julia Bell, who introduces Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve, and Susie Wild, Parthian's Publishing Editor, who introduces Ask The Moon. Dannie Abse (1923-2014) was a Cardiff-born poet, doctor and novelist who served as President of the Poetry Society and won awards including the Wales Book of the Year. 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Entry is free, but booking is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dare-gale-press-new-poetry-39369/", "official_url": "https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/dare-gale-press-new-poetry", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dcfaff97ca0ea99fac7f1a828b66fc3479ac8a934ac4aa4acdc9b841b6633e9e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dead [Women] Poets Séance: Sophie Herxheimer & Clare Pollard resurrect Amy Levy & Christina Rossetti", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Library", "address": "St James's Square 14, SW1Y 4LG London", "price": "From £8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening séance at The London Library in which two living poets conjure the spirits of their literary foremothers, the Victorian poets Amy Levy and Christina Rossetti. Poet-mediums Sophie Herxheimer and Clare Pollard will commune with the spirits of these subversive, darkly imaginative outsider poets, sharing their lives, works and influence, with readings haunted by their ghosts and compered by poet Helen Bowell of Dead [Women] Poets Society. The group, who since 2015 have been resurrecting women and non-binary poets of the past, will continue the resurrections with an open mic where poets and performers of all and no genders may take the stage; for every poem of your own, you should also read one by a dead woman or non-binary poet. Books by the guest poets, dead poets and D[W]PS merch will be available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dead-women-poets-seance-sophie-herxheimer-clare-pollard-resu-39395/", "official_url": "https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/dead-women-poets-seance-sophie-herxheimer-clare-pollard-resurrect-amy-levy-christina", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb5a2d4b77ab0484788ea3fc28643cd614cba5a354828998d592a276496e82eb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "HOUSMANS POETRY SERIES x SPAM: Sam Rodilosso", "start": "2026-11-14T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T21:00:00Z", "place": "Housmans", "address": "Caledonian Road 5, London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A poetry reading celebrating Sam Rodilosso's debut book 'Fuse Box: Triple Sonnet Crown', held with SPAM Press at Housmans bookshop. Rodilosso reads alongside poets Luke Roberts and K Lewis Hood, followed by a Q&A between Sam and Maria Sledmere. The book is a 60-page work of sonnets that takes on the polycrisis of the present with intelligence, spirit and a poetics of overload. Sam Rodilosso grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, studied in Washington D.C. and Edinburgh, and is interested in translation and global literary exchange.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/housmans-poetry-series-x-spam-sam-rodilosso-41521/", "official_url": "https://housmans.com/event/housmans-poetry-series-x-spam-sam-rodilosso/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a9f724700d83411bd293cc0f4a603fcbc8659460d7b9f58d1271e6224325e412-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Learning from Dead [Women] Poets: Poetry Workshop with Clare Pollard", "start": "2026-11-10T15:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Library", "address": "St James's Square 14, SW1Y 4LG London", "price": "From £30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A poetry workshop titled Learning from Dead [Women] Poets, running in the Study at The London Library with tea and coffee provided. It is led by Clare Pollard, poet and author of Lives of the Female Poets, in collaboration with Dead [Women] Poets Society. Participants are inspired by the female writers who came before them, exploring how to steal, allude, translate, remix, modernise and speak to the dead. There is a particular focus on Amy Levy and Christina Rossetti, the spirits conjured at the séance held later that evening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/learning-from-dead-women-poets-poetry-workshop-with-clare-po-39394/", "official_url": "https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/learning-dead-women-poets-poetry-workshop-clare-pollard", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d6b90d93acfcedeb4f6a1e29f8cf9f2a2b35395852e7c2765a9c3d8da42ea75-2000.webp"}, {"title": "'You Can Do It With a Broken Heart' book launch with Ana Sampson", "start": "2026-11-13T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T19:30:00Z", "place": "Poetry Pharmacy", "address": "Oxford Street 175-179, W1D 2JS London", "price": "", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A book launch celebrating 'You Can Do It With a Broken Heart', a raw, relatable and wise new poetry anthology. It is hosted by Poetry Pharmacy together with Macmillan, with Ana Sampson appearing at the event. The in-person gathering lasts one hour on Floor 1 of the shop on Oxford Street.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/you-can-do-it-with-a-broken-heart-book-launch-with-ana-samps-50345/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/debc2debcd4b75bf75136ef6c8fea2512863998c78a0644292b889de01a15050-2000.webp"}, {"title": "BOOK LAUNCH: UP//ROAR: Poems of Queer Resitance with Arachne Press", "start": "2026-11-17T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T21:00:00Z", "place": "Housmans", "address": "Caledonian Road 5, London", "price": "", "price_from": "2.50", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "society/queer"], "description": "A book launch celebrating UP//ROAR: Poems of Queer Resistance, the latest anthology from Arachne Press. The publisher has long championed LGBTQ+ writers, and the anthology explores queerness as resistance, from coming out and living boldly to politics and creativity. The evening features readings by Abhi, Arun Jeetoo, Carmina Masoliver, Cherry Potts, Jeremy Dixon, Rick Dove and Robin Campbell.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-launch-uproar-poems-of-queer-resitance-with-arachne-pre-78807/", "official_url": "https://housmans.com/event/book-launch-up-roar-poems-of-queer-resitance-with-arachne-press/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/98a3170dcdbf2d3fd57f332e47105d6d478cf78bcb970d12464255c44036af1f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "UIL BookCrossing Club with special guest Andrey Kurkov", "start": "2026-11-19T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ukrainian Institute in London", "address": "Holland Park 79, London", "price": "£10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "The Ukrainian Institute London hosts its BookCrossing Club, an evening in a cozy library over a glass of wine or a soft drink. Guests bring a book in English to exchange: all books go on a table, each person picks one to take home and chats with the person who brought it. The special guest is Andrey Kurkov, leading Ukrainian writer and patron of the institute, author of 24 novels whose books are translated into 45 languages. It is a chance to meet new people and feel part of the UIL community while exchanging books, ideas, experiences, and stories.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uil-bookcrossing-club-with-special-guest-andrey-kurkov-113504/", "official_url": "https://uil.org.uk/events/uil-bookcrossing-club-with-special-guest-andrey-kurkov/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4db11663f12a5746f50e6508296ad7eb81a549a834a7ec6245abf3bf886cf3cc-2000.webp"}]}