Join award-winning poets Marjorie Lotfi and George Szirtes in conversation with Peggy Hughes of the National Centre for Writing for an evening of readings and reflection on the idea of sanctuary in poetry.

This special event marks the culmination of Words of Welcome, a multilingual poetry exchange delivered by Norfolk Library and Information Service with Creative Arts East and National Centre for Writing. Lotfi and Szirtes will read some of their work and share their own personal insights to celebrate the launch of a new collection of poems on the theme of ‘welcome’, written by visitors to Norfolk’s libraries.

This event takes place as part of the Platforma Festival in the East of England, which brings together arts organisations working with migrants, refugees and those who have experienced forced migration.