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Swirl of Words Workshop with Stephen Watts

Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages

,Fountain Room
Black and white photo of Stephen Watts

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Celebrate London’s linguistic richness in this multilingual poetry workshop with poet and translator Stephen Watts.

Poet and translator Stephen Watts leads this inclusive poetry workshop celebrating the many languages spoken in London. Inspired by Swirl of Words / Swirl of Worlds – an anthology featuring over 100 poems in 94 languages spoken across Hackney – participants are invited to explore selected texts together and contribute their own poems, languages or reflections. Stephen Watts’ work is rooted in breath, place and plurality, and his poetry has inspired films, translations and anthologies across the UK and beyond.

Whether you speak a language featured in the book or want to bring something new to the circle, we invite you to get involved – all languages and voices welcome. This is a space to share, listen and connect through the diverse voices of the city.

Tagged with: Talks & events Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages Take part

Duration: 2h

Multi-buy: £15
Book both workshops on Sun 12 Oct at the same time at a discounted price.

Ticket prices

Standard
£10 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

Fountain Room

Location
The Fountain Room is located on Level G. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.