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Poetry Place: In the Beginning

[IN THE BEGINNING] is The Poetry Place’s showcase launching Black History Month and celebrating World Poetry Day. This landmark event brings together the most culturally shifting contemporary voices of our time, in Griot Gabriel and Maureen Onwunali bridging ancient oral traditions of the spoken word with an uncompromisingly modern edge. Through raw lyricism, visceral storytelling and sharp social critique, these boundary pushing poets act as the living architects of our collective memory, embod

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Thu, 1 Oct 2026 · 20:00

Manchester International Festival, Manchester

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Captioned Audio described BSL interpreted Relaxed performance Chilled performance Dementia friendly Touch tour Pay what you can

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