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Sat 21st Feb, 2.30 – 4.00 pm, poems read by Liz Berry and Geraldine Monk with new voice Roy Marshall and music by Les Malheureux

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  In the Historic Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate, M3 3EH. This was a free event open to all. You can see videos of the performances by clicking on the performers’ names: Les Malheureux Roy Marshall … Continue reading

Sat 21st March, 2.30 – 4.00 pm, poems read by Alice Oswald and new voice Andrew Kerr; music by String and Bone

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In the Historic Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate, M3 3EH. This was a free event open to all. Alice Oswald read in both halves. You can see videos of the performances by clicking on the performers’ … Continue reading

Sat 30th May, 2.30 – 4.00 pm – Poems read by Paul Muldoon and winners of the Poets & Players poetry competition; music by Minute Taker

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In the Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6ER. Photographs (David Wilson, Maeve Henry, Janine Pinion, M J Oliver, Paul Muldoon, Minute Taker, audience at the Whitworth) This is a free event open to all and there’s no need … Continue reading

Saturday 25th April, poems read by John McAuliffe, Melissa Lee-Houghton and Maria Isakova Bennett, with music by pupils from Chetham’s School of Music

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Videos Please click the links below to see the performances on our YouTube channel: John McAuliffe Melissa Lee-Houghton In the Historic Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate, M3 3EH. This will be our last event in the … Continue reading

Poets and Players: Funding

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As most of you probably know, Poets and Players is a voluntary organisation funded by the Arts Council. In February we found out that our Arts Council bid had not been successful. We were surprised as we felt we have … Continue reading

Saturday 17th October, poems read by Don Paterson and Rommi Smith, with music by Don Paterson. In collaboration with the Manchester Literature Festival

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We are pleased to announce our annual collaboration with Manchester Literature Festival featuring Don Paterson who will read his poems and provide the music for the event. He will be supported by poet Rommi Smith. The event begins at 2.30 … Continue reading

Maurice Riordan, Caitriona O’Reilly & Zaffar Kunial with music from Chris Davies & Kirsty McGee

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Saturday 16th January 2016 at the Whitworth Art Gallery, 2.30-4.00 Maurice Riordan Maurice Riordan’s collections include The Water Stealer (Faber, 2013) and The Holy Land (Faber, 2007), which received the Michael Hartnett Award.  He has edited The Finest Music: Early … Continue reading

Competition 2016: Judged by Jackie Kay

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We are happy to launch our fourth competition with judge Jackie Kay. Closing date is 29th February. Click the following link to find our more: Competition 2016 details of how to enter

David Morley and guests, with music from Michael Brailey

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Saturday 20th February 2016 at the Whitworth Art Gallery, 2.30-4.00 This is a special event in celebration of Manchester being the European City of Science for 2016. We have commissioned poet David Morley to write a science-themed poem which he … Continue reading

Carrie Etter, William Letford and Mark Pajak. Music from Sara Lowes

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Saturday 19th March 2016 at the Whitworth Art Gallery, 2.30-4.00 Free reading in the Grand Hall, everyone welcome, no need to book. Carrie Etter Originally from Normal, Illinois, Carrie Etter has lived in England since 2001 and taught at Bath … Continue reading

Competition 2016 Judged by Jackie Kay

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The closing date for our competition is 29 February 2016. Follow the link to enter. The winners are invited to read with Jackie Kay at a prize-giving event on 16 April at the Whitworth Art Gallery: http://poetsandplayers.co/competition/competition-2016/

Thursday Lates at the Whitworth: Ira Lightman and Andrew McMillan with music from Heather Bird

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Thursday 28th April 2016 at the Whitworth Art Gallery, 7.00-8.30 We are pleased to announce a special event in collaboration with the Whitworth Art Gallery’s Thursday Lates series Ira Lightman Ira Lightman is a public art poet. He appears frequently … Continue reading

Sat 16th April, 2.30 – 4.00 pm – Poems read by Jackie Kay and winners of the Poets and Players poetry competition, music tbc

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This event is the prize-giving event for our 4th Poets and Players Competition which was judged by Jackie Kay. The winners will be announced and will read their poems. There will also be a poetry reading by Jackie Kay and … Continue reading

Results of the 2016 P&P competition judged by Jackie Kay

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The winning poems chosen by Jackie Kay* *All poems entered into the competition, were delivered with no identifying details to Jackie Kay, who read every poem before making her decision. 1st Prize: ‘Tethered’ by Colin Bancroft 2nd Prize: ‘The Wig-Keeper’s … Continue reading

Saturday 21 May 2016, 2.30-4.00, Moniza Alvi, Jonathan Edwards and Cath Nichols, music from Glenn Sharp and Chico Pere

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Our next event will feature poets Moniza Alvi, Jonathan Edwards and Cath Nichols with flamenco music from Glenn Sharp and Chico Pere. The venue is the Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6ER. This is a free event open … Continue reading

Workshop with Pascale Petit 24 September 2016

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We are running a workshop on Saturday 24 September from 10.30-12.30 with Pascale Petit at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. The fee for the workshop is £20. There will also be a free reading on the afternoon of the 24 … Continue reading

Pascale Petit and Daniel Sluman with music from Coco Inman 24 September 2016

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This event will begin earlier than usual at 1.30-3.00 and will be in the South Gallery, Whitworth Art Gallery (due to building work being carried out in the Grand Hall). Apologies for any inconvenience. Pascale Petit Pascale Petit’s … Continue reading

Ian McMillan and Mona Arshi with music from Blind Monk Trio on Tuesday 18 October 2016, 7-00-8.30

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This is our annual collaborative event with the Manchester Literature Festival. The event takes place Tuesday evening 7.00pm on 18 October 2016 at: Hallé St Peter’s 40 Blossom Street Ancoats Manchester M4 6BF Tickets £8/£6 Book on 0843 208 0500 … Continue reading

Ian Duhig Poetry Workshop: 21 January 2017, 10.30-12.30 at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

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THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL We are running a workshop on Saturday 21 January 2017 from 10.30-12.30 with Ian Duhig at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. The fee for the workshop is £20. The workshop will be followed by a … Continue reading

Ian Duhig, Fiona Benson and Becky Cherriman with music from Chris Davies, Katy-Anne Bellis and Henry Botham, 21 January 2017

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Our next event will feature poets Ian Duhig, Fiona Benson and Becky Cherriman with music from Chris Davies, Katy-Anne Bellis and Henry Botham. The venue is the Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6ER, time 2.30-4.00. This is a … Continue reading
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