We are delighted to be able to bring the Next Generation Poets 2014 to an event near you over the coming months. Events will feature readings from two poets on the list as well as local up-and-coming poets and special guests from the Previous Generations.

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2014

1 Oct 14 – Glasgow, Mitchell Library

ft. Jen Hadfield, Sam Willetts, Don Paterson & McGuire

9 Oct 14 – Ilkley Literature Festival

ft. Tara Bergin, Adam Foulds, Ian Duhig & Paul Adrian

27 Oct 14 – Oldham Library

ft. Melissa Lee-Houghton, Daljit Nagra, Amanda Dalton & Adam Lowe

28 Oct 14 – Liverpool, University of Liverpool Centre for New & International Writing

ft. Melissa Lee-Houghton, Luke Kennard, Deryn Rees-Jones & Seán Hewitt

29 Oct 14 – Sheffield, Off the Shelf Festival

ft. Rebecca Goss, Mark Waldron, Ian Duhig & Ben Wilkinson

4 Nov 14 – Edinburgh, Blackwells

ft. Alan Gillis, Helen Mort, Jacob Polley & Harry Giles

11 Nov 14 – Oxford, Blackwells

ft. Jane Yeh, Luke Kennard, Susan Wicks & Rachel Piercey

13 Nov 14 – Cambridge, Waterstones Sidney Street

ft. Emma Jones, Kei Miller, Pauline Stainer & Sarah Howe

18 Nov 14 – Birmingham, City University Institute of Creative and Critical Writing

ft. Emily Berry, Sean Borodale & Stephen Morrison-Burke

20 Nov 14 – York, Waterstones

ft. Sean Borodale, Jane Yeh & Nasser Hussain

24 Nov 14 – Bath, Toppings Books

ft. Annie Freud, Sam Willetts, Glyn Maxwell & Dikra Ridha

10 Dec 14 – Foyles Auditorium, London

ft. Kate Tempest, Mark Waldron, Patience Agbabi & Warsan Shire

2015

5 Feb 15 – Nottingham Lakeside Arts

ft. Helen Mort, Daljit Nagra, Nick Drake & Hayley Green

10 Feb 15 – Oswestry, Booka

ft. Emma Jones & Hannah Lowe

11 Feb 15 – Manchester, Waterstones

ft. Adam Foulds, Annie Freud, Jean Sprackland & Keisha Thompson

16 Feb 15 – Ely, Toppings Books

ft. Rebecca Goss, Mark Waldron & Charlotte Higgins

18 Feb 15 – Winchester, Discovery Centre

ft. Sean Borodale, Annie Freud, Emma Jones & Rosemary Brook-Hart

19 Feb 15 – London, Keats House

ft. Daljit Nagra, Jane Yeh, Pascale Petit & Alex MacDonald

24 Feb 15 – Bristol, Foyle

ft. Melissa Lee-Houghton, Sam Willetts & Daisy Behagg

26 Feb 15 – Belfast, Crescent Arts Centre

ft. Tara Bergin, Alan Gillis, Leontia Flynn & Stephen Sexton

3 Mar 15 – Culture Lab Newcastle

ft. Alan Gillis, Hannah Lowe, Bill Herbert & Jake Campbell

15 Mar 15 – London, Queen Elizabeth Hall

ft. The Next Generation Poets 2014

19 Mar 15 – Writers’ Centre Norwich

ft. Rebecca Goss, Luke Kennard & Patience Agbabi

in association with British Council International

Ticket information TBC