T-junction

T-junction is an international poetry festival of readings, workshops, performances, debates, master-classes, guest-lectures and book-launches in Middlesbrough.

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This year's festival will be truly global, with poets from Iraq, Punjab, France, Turkey, Bostwana, Iceland, Poland, Finland, Russia, Nigeria, Peru and the UK. 🌍🌎🌏 This is, as the poet John Longden once put it, ‘Teesside twinned with the Universe’. #Tjunction18 #bridgebuilders

[Francis Golm @SideburnedPoet]

I AM THE MASTER IN ALABASTER! https://t.co/IWmUSm2Lqi

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Great discussion on translation after the #Tjunction18 launches of Amarjit Chandan & Gerdur Kristny'se new books from @Arc_Poetry on @mimauseful balcony #poetry in #Middlesbrough

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Also from @SideburnedPoet & his alabaster just @OrangePipMarket from #Tjunction18 out into the middle of #middlesbrough! 👥

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Impromptu #Tjunction18 readings at @OrangePipMarket #middlesbrough!

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Last night was 👌 Zoila Forss, Aurélia Lassaque, Bejan Matur, Justyna Bargielska, Keabonye Bareeng and Gerdur Kristny - plus open micers - thank you to all who came and made the night so special. More today at @mimauseful, come along!

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Starting our eve of world poetry with @pegpowlerband at TP Coffee House 🎵🎶

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Just had a linguistic-poetic feast of Russian, French, Arabic and English from Francis Combes, Lev Rubenstein, Chawki Abdelamir and our very own Andy Croft at Teesside University #Tjunction18 📚🌍 #Worldpoetry #translation

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'Sometimes home is exile, sometime exile home' Iraqi born poet Abdulkareem Kasid in discussion on boundaries, travel and writing poetry #Tjunction18 @TeessideUni

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'When I transfer myself into another place, it's essential to me to try to understand that history - then you can start to address and converse with that culture' Paul Summers on travel, boundaries and poetry @TeessideUni #Tjunction18

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'Poetry is everywhere but you have to walk towards that poetry' @bejanmatur on travel and writing @TeessideUni panel discussion #Tjunction18 🌍

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'Imagine you are in an aeroplane - you are responsible for the poem arriving safely at the end' @ZoilaForss in discussion with 5 other of our international poets @TeessideUni #Tjunction18 ✈️

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'If I have the temptation to write, I overwrite and that poem is something else' @ZoilaForss on translation @TeessideUni panel discussion #Tjunction18

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Students @TeessideUni sharing fantastic work to kick off #Tjunction18 Friday! A lot of talent in this room right now 🙌

[Throston Primary @throstonprimary]

Some of our lucky pupils sharing a love of poetry with the legendary @MichaelRosenYes earlier this week.
Oh what a beautiful day...
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[Blue Cheroot @BlueCheroot]

Recommending a trip to the Boro for this. HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. https://t.co/sLrx8js0CU

[Parissa Zarifi @ParissaZarifi]

Tonight's stage @tjunctionfest @Mbro_Empire !
#livemusic #Boro #original #international #poetry #violinist