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More info for Indie Night: June
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Literature & poetry

Indie Night: June

Defy the ordinary at this evening of readings and conversation about an eclectic mix of work
Purcell Room
More info for European Poetry Festival: Estonia
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Literature & poetry

European Poetry Festival: Estonia

Explore the latest European poetry live, as writers perform their work and launch collaborations
National Poetry Library
More info for Rug Rhymes: Summer
Young children with their parents/guardians at a Rug Rhymes session at the National Poetry Library
Literature & poetry

Rug Rhymes: Summer

Share your favourite nursery rhymes and learn new ones in a playful session for under-5s
National Poetry Library
More info for It Sounds Like Courage
British-American sitar player and musician Anoushka Shankar, wearing an orange top
Gigs

It Sounds Like Courage

Music and spoken word shaped by migration, co-curated by Anoushka Shankar and Counterpoints Arts
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak
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Literature & poetry

Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak

The global bestselling writer explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.
Art & exhibitions

Gift to the Future

See our brutalist buildings transformed with a giant poetry installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Dave Eggers in Conversation with Nick Hornby
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Literature & poetry

Dave Eggers in Conversation with Nick Hornby

The two authors discuss Contrapposto, Eggers’ new novel on the complicated beauty of art and life
Royal Festival Hall
More info for European Poetry Festival: Latvia
Reader standing on stage in front of an audience at the National Poetry Library.
Literature & poetry

European Poetry Festival: Latvia

Celebrate continental poetry and hear new work by contemporary Latvian poets
National Poetry Library
Tickets Free
More info for Out-Spoken Masterclass: July
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Literature & poetry

Out-Spoken Masterclass: July

Get your creative juices flowing at a three-hour workshop guided by leading poet Rachel Long
Royal Festival Hall
More info for An Evening with David Sedaris
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Literature & poetry

An Evening with David Sedaris

One of America’s most celebrated satirists and humour writers shares new and unpublished stories
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader
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Literature & poetry

Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader

The internationally celebrated artist shares rare insight into his remarkable work
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Poetic Unity + Live Band
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Literature & poetry

Poetic Unity + Live Band

Poetry meets music as the Poetic Unity community share their words accompanied by a live band
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free

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Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in.

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
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Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.