A Plethora of Poetry from Left Cultures

Join us for an evening of poetry. Three contributors to a new endeavour from Left Cultures, will read their own and other poems from a special edition zine, plus treat us to more of their own material.

Janine Booth, Nick Toczek and Keiron Higgins all have poems featured in Class Lines and Red Rhymes – a book that collates the writing of over 25 left-wing poets. The anthology pairs astute, political, humorous and often dark writing covering a range of topics, with exaggerated, comic-style illustrations by Harry Wyld, bringing each verse to life.

‘So, why ‘Class Lines and Red Rhymes?’ These poems are red, some of them rhyme, they are all classy and they all have lines. Class lines. Because that is what being left-wing means. It doesn’t mean supporting this or that cause, however worthy. It means siding with the working class, in all its diversity, in its struggles against exploitation and oppression. And it means amplifying working-class voices, including those expressed through literature, music, art, and yes, poetry.’