BBC Contains Strong Language Festival

The UK's biggest poetry and performance festival of new writing heads to Sydney, Australia🎤📻 28th-31st August 2024

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

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 https://t.co/ZoWvcuIyIk to find out more 🎉@redroompoetry

[Red Room Poetry @RedRoomPoetry]

'Contains Strong Language', the @BBC’s flagship poetry and performance festival, is leaving British shores for the first time in its eight years to put a spotlight on Australia as part of Poetry Month 2024!

See the full program and book your tickets here: https://t.co/qsYrGFs9iq

[Red Room Poetry @RedRoomPoetry]

Only 4 weeks to go to 'Contains Strong Language', BBC’s flagship poetry and performance festival coming to Australia as part of Poetry Month 2024.

See the full program and book tickets: https://t.co/S4sk91GgYZ

#PoetryMonth #ContainsStrongLanguage

[Testament @testamentonline]

Amazing last day at @bbccslfest Performed a set with an amazing audience and finished with a freestyle inspired by something @ScallyClarke sent me 🙏🏽❤️ Honoured to have been on same bill as brilliant @ceciliaknapp & holy pants @ToriaGarbutt just 🔥🌟❤️💯 everyone🤯

[Chris Tse @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 heart is full from these new poetic connections. Thank you @bbccslfest, Leeds 2023 and the @BritishCouncil for an incredible week.

[Hanan Issa @hanan_issa_]

Such a great time performing and enjoying other poet’s performances at the @bbccslfest this weekend!
Lovely to meet members of the Queer Muslim Collective @VervePoetryFest and seeing lush poets like @kimmoorepoet @Malikabooker @lebomashile @chrisjtse @deartitilope @ianduhig 💚

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

@IMcMillan and @chrisjtse talking about superstar pop icon @taylorswift13 in our LIVE recording of The Verb from last night on @BBCRadio3 🪩 Listen back on BBC Sounds 📻 #itsmehiimtheproblemitsme🧣🚦🏙️

[Elizabeth Alker @elizabethalker]

MORNING! Live with @BBCRadio3 from LEEDS today with producers @bonaomi1 & @OliveEClancy - the Contains Strong Language Festival is happening here all weekend check it out @bbccslfest. Poet, musician, MC @testamentonline is my guest + Delius, Liszt, Byrd, @nightports, Mozart 🎶

[Helen Stevens @HelenSaltedit]

Another fantastic @bbccslfest event at @Howard_Assembly #Leeds: @lemnsissay reading from his collection of short poems, Let The Light Pour In. Thought-provoking, moving, funny... pretty much all the bases covered. Photos show the poet in full performance mode - amazing!

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

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

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

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 📻 https://t.co/pf5a5F5ngM

[PoetryBookSoc @PoetryBookSoc]

We’re the festival booksellers at the BBC Contains Strong Language @bbccslfest festival! Drop by the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds to check out all these goodies 🥳📚😍

[Josh Sendall @JSendall]

I can wholeheartedly recommend tuning into @BBCRaido4 on Monday for Start The Week featuring the wonderfully inspiring @lemnsissay and @lebomashile 🤩 recorded today during @bbccslfest 2023 👏

[British Council Literature @LitBritish]

Calling all poetry fans!

Hear 6 fantastic LGBTQIA+ poets from India and the UK sharing new work as part of Language Is A Queer Thing, live @bbccslfest in Leeds

Friday 22 Sept, 3:30pm
Leeds Central Library

Tickets:
https://t.co/ufGnNoPyKc
#LIAQT @tqmp_india @VervePoetryFest

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

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 🎉

[Poetry School (no longer active) @poetryschool]

One Week Away ✨⁠
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The @laurelprize 2023 Ceremony, Fri 22 Sep at 3.30 pm (BST). Part of @bbccslfest 🌍⁠

⁠Readings from our shortlist: Liza Katz Duncan @autumnhousepress, @jorie_graham, @HRHopkins, @ZaffarKunial, @YvonneReddick.

⁠https://t.co/xYhiWLk0fu

[The Laurel Prize @laurelprize]

One Week Away ✨⁠
⁠
The Laurel Prize 2023 Ceremony, Fri 22 Sep at 3.30 pm (BST). Part of @bbccslfest 🌍⁠

⁠Readings from our shortlist: Liza Katz Duncan @autumnhousepress, @jorie_graham, @HRHopkins, @ZaffarKunial, @YvonneReddick.

⁠https://t.co/XBmE4qvyD8

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

Our eight finalists are:
Alex Ojo
@A_nisa_i_am
@aannamargarita
@h_truslove
JED
Spoken2Life
@TheLisaOHare
@NigeenDara
Head to https://t.co/b5JOeASxB7 to get your FREE ticket to the showcase and check out all the other FREE events we have on over the weekend!

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

🎉Meet our Words First Finalist🎉
We are delighted to announce our eight Words First finalists who will be performing on Sunday 24th September at @bbccslfest at @Howard_Assembly in Leeds hosted by Khadijah Ibrahiim in collab with @bbcintroducing @ApplesAndSnakes @YOUNGIDmcr

[BBC Contains Strong Language Festival @bbccslfest]

A massive thanks goes to @bbcintroducing @ApplesAndSnakes and @YOUNGIDmcr for your amazing workshops and help discovering the wonderful finalists we have. And if you entered but weren't shortlisted, thank you for taking the time to take part!