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The Royal Festival Hall is closed on Thursday 3 September, re-opening at 5pm to ticket holders only for Letters Live at 7.30pm. The National Poetry Library remains open with entry via the Royal Festival Hall Artists’ Entrance.

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Nabil Al-Kinani

Nabil Al-Kinani is a built-environment professional and strategist, who has contributed to major regeneration and urban development projects across London, including Wembley Park, Euston, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the Royal Docks. As a writer and producer, he uses creativity to deliver works that draw focus on the relationship between spaces and stories, with a particular focus on spatial politics. His publications include Privatise the Mandem (2021), To Free the Ends (2024) and Naming Pains (2024).