So, the last of the midnight fireworks has fire-worked, you’ve unlinked your ‘Auld Lang Syne’ arms and removed the party-popper streamers from your hair. Now what? Time to plan some fun things to look ...

A genre unto themselves, since 1994 Asian Dub Foundation have served up a unique combination of tough jungle rhythms, dub bass lines and live guitar, alongside high-speed rap and social and cultural ...

Get your dancing shoes on to kick-start your festive season with a free jive extravaganza ...

Find inspiration from contemporary poems, and ideas of where to get your own poetry published in this list of current poetry magazines. The Stinging Fly magazine was established in 1997 to seek out, ...

Find inspiration from contemporary poems, and ideas of where to get your own poetry published in this list of current poetry magazines. Literary Review covers all the latest books each month, ranging ...

Find inspiration from contemporary poems, and ideas of where to get your own poetry published in this list of current poetry magazines. Founded in 1995, The Dark Horse is an international literary ...

Find inspiration from contemporary poems, and ideas of where to get your own poetry published in this list of current poetry magazines. Founded in 1910, Oxford Poetry is the oldest dedicated poetry ...

The King’s English Society Poetry Competition is now open for submissions on the theme of Paper. Entrants of all levels and experiences are welcome to submit two previously unpublished poems of up to ...

London Literature Festival unites readers of every age to celebrate the written and spoken word The longest-running celebration of the written and spoken word of its kind in the capital presents ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

Who uses the Medusa’s eye? Have you heard a chorus of frogs? Do you know who Gentle Dobbin is? The library keeps a running list of frequently asked for ‘lost’ quotations that for some reason have come ...

Join Laurie Bolger in a Poetry and Pyjamas evening online. This event is for participants to unwind to poetry by sharing their own work or by listening to others, with a reading from a special guest.