European Poetry Festival: Latvia
Hear new work by contemporary European poets and their Britain-based counterparts in the UK’s biggest celebration of continental poetry, hosted by SJ Fowler.
Hear new work by contemporary European poets and their Britain-based counterparts in the UK’s biggest celebration of continental poetry, hosted by SJ Fowler.
The European Poetry Festival returns to the National Poetry Library for its ninth year, celebrating experimentation and collaboration, and exploring the performative, literary and cross-lingual potential of 21st century European poetry.
For this edition, we celebrate contemporary Latvian poetry, as four of Latvia’s most exciting poets come to the UK to share new works, each made specially for this evening and in collaboration with a British poet. Featuring Māra Ulme and Jonathan Boyd, Krišjānis Zeļģis and SJ Fowler, Agnese Graudiņa and Alex Murphy, Alise Bogdanova and Sophia Rahim.
Supported by Latvian Literature.
Need to know
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
01 Jul 2026, 8pm
Run time
1 hour and 30 minutes (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
Free – ticket required
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For your visit
This event is held at the National Poetry Library Southbank Centre
The National Poetry Library is open six days a week.
Tuesday, 12 noon – 6pm
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 noon – 8pm
Monday, closed.
Getting here
The National Poetry Library is on Level 5 of our Royal Festival Hall.
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
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Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Study & library use
The library is London’s only space dedicated to poetry study. Visitors studying another subject or looking for a place to work are kindly asked to find an alternative space in the Royal Festival Hall.