The Saison Poetry Library houses the most comprehensive and accessible collection of modern poetry in Britain. Membership is free and the library is open daily (except Mondays) from 11am to 8pm.

‘One of the great libraries of the world.’
(Radio 4)

The Saison Poetry Library houses the most comprehensive and accessible collection of modern poetry in Britain. Membership is free and the library is open daily (except Mondays) from 11am to 8pm.
‘One of the great libraries of the world.’
(Radio 4)

Saison Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall
Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 8pm
Phone 020 7921 0664
www.poetrylibrary.org.uk
Part of Festival Brazil, sponsored by HSBC

Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 July
Define a slithy tove...
Imagine a foraminiferal shell...

Discover the science of words and the words of science in a weekend filled with performance, poetry and play. Children and their families can explore the library and learn the language of the world around them in science-fuelled poetry activities and performances from the poetry collective Aisle16.

Saison Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall,
11am – 4pm
Admission free

Wednesday 7 July Admission free
Poetry Library Special Edition
London Literature Lounge with anjun asha

The Poetry Library kicks off a new series of monthly events with the London Literature Lounge, recently featured on the BBC Poetry Season and curated by Anjan Saha. Join us for thought-provoking poetry and world music with poets Baden Prince Junior and Raymond Antrobus and music from Lost Luggage. Early booking is advised.

Saison Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 8pm
Admission free
Part of Festival Brazil, sponsored by HSBC

Monday 5 July – Sunday 7 September
Global Poetry System

Global Poetry System opens up the poetry of everyday life in Brazil in this special online feature. Poetry is everywhere: in our memories and on our streets, tattooed on skin and painted on walls. Find poems that open a window on Brazilian life and share the poetry of your own place at www.southbankcentre.co.uk/gps.

Until Sunday 15 August
Sara MacKillop:
Certificates of Readership

Artist Sara MacKillop exhibits ‘certificates’ charting the reading lives of 12 books in the Saison Poetry Library.
Saison Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall,
11am – 8pm

Discover Brazilian Poets Online

Read work by internationally acclaimed Brazilian poets Manuel Bandeira, Carlos Drummond de Andrade and Oswald de Andrade free on the Poetry Library’s online magazine archive. For the duration of the festival we are featuring these great Brazilian modernists from our digitised collection. Other recent magazine additions include Tolling Elves, Iota and a rare 1926 copy of Oxford Poets featuring poems by WH Auden. Read all these works and more online at the Poetry Magazines website. www.poetrymagazines.org.uk.