Roger McGough to launch A Poet In Every Port to launch in Great Yarmouth

The Southbank Centre’s A Poet In Every Port is set to launch on Friday 29 May at Great Yarmouth’s Out There Arts Festival with ambassador Roger McGough making a special guest appearance. The mobile National Poetry Library – unveiled this week – will travel to 11 coastal locations across the UK, from North Uist (16-17 Jun) and Dundee (20-21 Jun) in Scotland, to Penzance in Cornwall (6-7 Jul); Caernarfon in Wales (9-10 Jul) and Bangor in Northern Ireland (25-26 Sep). Inspired by the travelling exhibitions of the 1951 Festival of Britain, it forms a key part of the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary national programme.

A Poet In Every Port celebrates the UK’s diverse dialects and languages and tells the stories of the nation’s coastal communities in poetry and spoken word throughout its journey. The mobile National Poetry Library features unique poetry collections, a recording studio, and space for workshops. Visitors of all ages are free to browse the collection, take part in free workshops and watch performances by local poets.