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Nottingham Poetry Festival: BBC Upload x We, The Poets

Rough Trade, 5 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AJ
Nottingham Poetry Festival: BBC Upload x We, The Poets

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Saturday 13 June 2026 | 12pm - 5pm
Rough Trade
FREE
 

In collaboration with We, The Poets, BBC Upload and Dean Jackson, join us for an afternoon of panel chats, podcasting, performance and jolly good fun.

Led by multi award-winning poet, children's author and former rap battler Mark Grist, alongside Jay Sandhu, Leanne Moden, Charley Genever and Keely Mills, We, The Poets is a podcast and live series exploring the real, human side of writing. For Nottingham Poetry Festival, Mark, Jay and Leanne each host a guest in a series of fast-paced 20-minute interviews, uncovering the surprising things poets learn along the way.

 

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Opening Times

Season (13 June 2026)
DayTimes
Saturday12:00 - 17:00

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