Manchester Poetry Library
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A public poetry library that welcomes all. Part of Manchester Metropolitan University. This account is monitored 9am-4.30pm Mon-Fri.
Manchester
Joined May 2020
As of Friday 6 December 2024 we will no longer be active on this account. To keep up-to-date with the latest Manchester Poetry Library news:. Follow us on Instagram - 📸. Subscribe to the Poetry Library - �.
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RT @mcrwire: THEATRE SPOTLIGHT: The Grosvenor East Theatre at @ManMetUni continues its BA Acting Autumn season this week with an 'unapologe….
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RT @McrWritingSchl: Join us for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of readings, panels and workshops led by academ….
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Join us next Tuesday for the opening of our new Autistic Landscapes exhibition 🎉. Expect readings, a drinks reception.& a chance to hear about the exhibition which features the work of an autistic writing group which gathered at @McrPoetryLib 📖 . 🔗
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Discover our Manchester Collection full of fantastic poetry that explores the history, culture and landscapes of the city 📖. The collection has been specially curated by Poetry Library intern Isaac Jackson-Nock 👏🏻. Pop in today to give them a read!
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The much-anticipated 4th novel by award-winning novelist & creative writing lecturer Andrew Hurley is set to be published. 'Barrowbeck' is set in a remote valley where, for years, inhabitants have lived uneasily with dark forces beyond their reckoning.
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We're proud to announce our Autumn/Winter season for 2024/25 🎉. This season's theme is activism we've got so many incredible events coming up including 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence + so much more ✨. Book tickets and find out more🎫
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RT @McrLitFest: We’re still ruminating on last night’s @ok_maksymchuk stunning poetry reading and her insightful and thought-provoking conv….
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A gorgeous thread 🧵 of some of tonight’s poems from @RaymondAntrobus @CalebFemi_ and @theresa_lola in partnership with @McrLitFest 🙌👇🏼👏🏼.
We start a beautiful evening of poetry at @McrPoetryLib with a reading from @RaymondAntrobus, from his new collection Signs, Music, a meditation on fatherhood and masculinity, linking his experience of becoming a father with that of being parented.
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RT @McrLitFest: We start a beautiful evening of poetry at @McrPoetryLib with a reading from @RaymondAntrobus, from his new collection Signs….
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Join us tonight from 7pm as we welcome three of the poetry scene’s most exhilarating, contemporary voices ✨. @RaymondAntrobus @CalebFemi_ & @theresa_lola will be performing work from their incredible forthcoming collections as part of @McrLitFest 📖.
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The debut poetry collection 'Hard Drive' by @ManMetUni graduate Paul Stephenson has been shortlisted for a prestigious LGBTQ+ writing prize 🎉. Find out more 🔗
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RT @McrLitFest: We're so looking forward to welcoming you both to @McrPoetryLib this Thursday and to hearing @ok_maksymchuk read from her b….
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RT @McrWritingSchl: Calling all writers! Reminder: get your Flash Fiction and Flash Non-fiction 500 word entries in to the 2024 QuietManDav….
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We recently collaborated with BA Graphic Design on 'Set in Motion', a project that challenged students to present poetry in visual form🎥. The work of 6 winning teams is now on display on the big screen in the Grosvenor East Building👀. Find out more:
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RT @McrWritingSchl: An amazing evening of #poetry welcoming @Idharker and @RomalynAnte back to @ManMetUni with @MCRCityofLit and @McrPoetry….
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Well, @Idharker and @RomalynAnte what a gorgeous evening of poetry @McrLitFest @anjummalik last night. We are still turning all of those poems over and over in our hearts. Thank you 🫠.
Huge thanks to @Idharker & @RomalynAnte for such an awesome evening of stunning, poignant and often hilarious poetry @McrPoetryLib and to @anjummalik for hosting 👏👏
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