The countdown is on as Contains Strong Language heads to Sydney, Australia this month! From BBC broadcasts to poetry masterclasses, we can't wait to get the festival started! Head to to find out more 🎉@redroompoetry

RT @RedRoomPoetry: 'Contains Strong Language', the @BBC’s flagship poetry and performance festival, is leaving British shores for the first….

RT @RedRoomPoetry: Only 4 weeks to go to 'Contains Strong Language', BBC’s flagship poetry and performance festival coming to Australia as….

RT @testamentonline: Amazing last day at @bbccslfest Performed a set with an amazing audience and finished with a freestyle inspired by som….

RT @chrisjtse: It’s been an absolute dream meeting, performing with, and learning from some of the best poets in the UK and the world. My h….

RT @IMcMillan: Ian and Kadijah and Malaika at ⁦@bbccslfest⁩ !

RT @hanan_issa_: Such a great time performing and enjoying other poet’s performances at the @bbccslfest this weekend!.Lovely to meet member….

RT @elizabethalker: MORNING! Live with @BBCRadio3 from LEEDS today with producers @bonaomi1 & @OliveEClancy - the Contains Strong Language….

RT @HelenSaltedit: Another fantastic @bbccslfest event at @Howard_Assembly #Leeds: @lemnsissay reading from his collection of short poems,….

Ian's got his show shirt on. He's all ready for our special live edition of The Verb in Leeds, onstage with Simon Armitage, @chrisjtse, @hanan_issa_ and @deartitilope - live at 10pm @BBCRadio3

RT @IMcMillan: Hope we get the applause! ⁦@bbccslfest⁩ ⁦@BBCRadio3⁩

We have got a limited amount of tickets available for 'If on a Winter's night' Please speak to the box office.@LeedsPlayhouse.for tickets or book online. Get your tickets now to see Toby Jones @thistimcrouch and Indira Varma 📻

RT @PoetryBookSoc: We’re the festival booksellers at the BBC Contains Strong Language @bbccslfest festival! Drop by the Howard Assembly Ro….

RT @JSendall: I can wholeheartedly recommend tuning into @BBCRaido4 on Monday for Start The Week featuring the wonderfully inspiring @lemn….

RT @LitBritish: Calling all poetry fans!. Hear 6 fantastic LGBTQIA+ poets from India and the UK sharing new work as part of Language Is A Q….

Only 3 days left until Contains Strong Language Festival arrives in Leeds 🥳 We still have tickets left, make sure to click the link in our bio to see our amazing poets and performers at #cslfest 🎉

RT @IMcMillan: Working on the introductions and questions for the four (count ‘em) editions of @R3TheVerb we’ll be making at the @bbccslfes….

RT @poetryschool: One Week Away ✨⁠.⁠.The @laurelprize 2023 Ceremony, Fri 22 Sep at 3.30 pm (BST). Part of @bbccslfest 🌍⁠. ⁠Readings from ou….

RT @laurelprize: One Week Away ✨⁠.⁠.The Laurel Prize 2023 Ceremony, Fri 22 Sep at 3.30 pm (BST). Part of @bbccslfest 🌍⁠. ⁠Readings from our….

Our eight finalists are:.Alex Ojo.@A_nisa_i_am .@aannamargarita .@h_truslove .JED.Spoken2Life.@TheLisaOHare .@NigeenDara .Head to to get your FREE ticket to the showcase and check out all the other FREE events we have on over the weekend!.