15:00 – 16:00

Poetry of the natural world with Meryl Pugh and Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

What good is nature writing in a world threatened by extreme climate change? Can poetry be environmental activism? Two exciting new poets read from and discuss their relationship to landscape and the natural world: Meryl Pugh’s Natural Phenomena uncovers the surprising flora and fauna of urban spaces, while Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s Swims is a powerful, lyrical celebration of wild swimming.

16:30 – 17:30

The stand-up poetry reunion with Luke Wright and Ross Sutherland

18 years after forming poetry boyband Aisle 16 as students at the University of East Anglia, multi-award-winning poets and theatre-makers Luke Wright and Ross Sutherland ‘reform’ for a one-off performance of new work. Expect hilarious ‘stand-up poetry’ along with surreal, incisive verse from two of Britain’s sharpest poets.