![Readings by Amali Gunasekera and Shazea Quraishi](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-19-at-15.44.41-470x140.png)
Amali Gunasekera and Shazea Quraishi (joining via zoom) reading their poetry at Culture Lab as part of the 2022 Masala festival. This event took place on 20th July…
![Newcastle Poetry Festival 2022: Eve Joseph, Billy-Ray Belcourt and Kathleen Jamie](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPF22-archive-header-470x140.jpg)
Eve Joseph, Billy-Ray Belcourt and Kathleen Jamie reading at the 2022 Newcastle Poetry Festival.
![Newcastle Poetry Festival 2022: Romalyn Ante, Jason Allen-Paisant, Jo Clement and Anastasia Taylor-Lind](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPF22-archive-header-470x140.jpg)
Romalyn Ante, Jason Allen-Paisant, Jo Clement and Anastasia Taylor-Lind reading at the Northern Poetry Symposium, part of the 2022 Newcastle Poetry Festival.
![Anne Boyer in conversation with Mark Byers](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-16-at-17.42.15-470x140.png)
Anne Boyer reading and in conversation with Mark Byers via zoom. This event took place on 9th March 2022.
![Detransition, Baby: Torrey Peters in conversation with CJ Hauser](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/torreypetersheadshot_slide-2cfccba5e6268f69c8347108beb863c95f126a5e-470x140.jpeg)
Torrey Peters reading and in conversation with CJ Hauser via zoom. This event took place on 2nd March 2022.
!['The Crane Wife': CJ Hauser reading and in conversation with Charlie Gilmour](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/generic_banner-470x140.jpg)
CJ Hauser reading and in conversation with Charlie Gilmour via zoom. This event took place on 21st October 2021.
![John Challis and Sean O'Brien in conversation with WN Herbert](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/generic_banner-470x140.jpg)
John Challis and Sean O’Brien reading and in conversation with W N Herbert via zoom. This event took place on 7th October 2021.
![New Defences of Poetry: A Reading](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/generic_banner-470x140.jpg)
David O’Hanlon-Alexandra is joined by Philip Gross, Olivia McCannon and Robert Shepard via zoom to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s ‘A Defence…
!['A God at the Door': Tishani Doshi reading and in conversation with John Challis](http://archive.nclacommunity.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/generic_banner-470x140.jpg)
Tishani Doshi reading and in conversation with John Challis via zoom. This event was organised in partnership with GemArts as part of the 2021 Masala…
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