Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

Situated in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames is the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, a beacon for arts and culture for over 70 years. The 2,700 capacity Royal Festival Hall ...

The orchestra and Mitsuko Uchida continue their rewarding partnership, focused on Mozart’s piano concertos, in a programme of intimate and joyous music. Uchida’s artistic partnership with the Mahler ...

We welcome everyone to our exhibitions whenever our gallery is open, but we also recognise that some visitors may require a more relaxed approach to noise and movement in the space, or may welcome ...

Who uses the Medusa’s eye? Have you heard a chorus of frogs? Do you know who Gentle Dobbin is? The library keeps a running list of frequently asked for ‘lost’ quotations that for some reason have come ...

Twice within a century, Europe was shattered by war and revolution. And each time, composers channelled the spirit of the age into music that shocked some and gripped others. Stravinsky’s ...

Head to the Keats Library, London, for their first event of 2025. Join in on this evening of poetry (including Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to Autumn, & Ode to a Grecian Urn) with music by Gluck, ...

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has been celebrated as one of the world’s great orchestras since being founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932. The LPO aims to bring wonder to the modern world with ...

If you write poetry and want help to develop your work or get some ideas of where to get it published, we have plenty of free-to-access information to point you in the right direction. Research using ...

Carcanet launches Jeremy Over’s new book Fourth and Walnut. Equal parts commonplace book, instruction manual and cheerful vandalism, Fourth and Walnut is absurdly joyful, gathering together words from ...

With a cabaret featuring the best of Asian drag, poetry from the National Poetry Library and Daddy Maki’s very own origami workshop, there’s no better place to celebrate Lunar New Year. The Bitten ...