Poetry Takeaway
The Poetry Takeaway is the world’s first mobile poetry pop-up! This is a unique opportunity to have something personally crafted and delivered to you by a professional poet.
Place your order at the table of your ‘poet chef’, do some browsing around town, and then return for a one-on-one performance of your personalised poem.
For over a decade, The Poetry Takeaway has been delighting audiences around the UK — from diamond dealers to the BRIT Awards, and from the National Football Museum to Glastonbury Festival.
Every poem is free of charge and written specifically for you — no templates or ‘off the shelf’ poems. You can place your order at:
Kirkgate Market Kitchen, Friday 20th February, 1pm-5pm
Moor Allerton Community Hub and Library, Saturday 21st February, 11am-3pm.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
A free family-friendly event suitable for all ages, regardless of whether you know or love poetry!
This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter for Children and Families: bit.ly/FamilyLibraryNews
We are always happy to welcome you, find your closest library or get in touch: libraries.leeds.gov.uk
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