DENISE SAUL
SHAHNAZ AKHTER
DEBORAH ALMA MEG WATERS
RAYMOND ANTROBUS STEPHEN LIGHTBOWN
MONIZA ALVI CASEY BAILEY
JOHN BERNARD
KHIZRA BANO
JACOB SAM-LA ROSE NATALIE LINH BOLDERSTON RISHI DASTIDAR SUJANA CRAWFORD ALICE RICHMOND SUZANNAH EVANS
KYM DEYN
ALISON BRACKENBURY
NAFEESA HAMID
ROZ GODDARD
ROSIE GARLAND
LEWIS DRIVER HAWWA HUSSAIN
HANNAH LOWE
FRAN LOCK
JOHN HEGLEY EMILIE LAUREN JONES NAVKIRAN MANN
HOLLIE MCNISH
JOHN MCCULLOUGH
ANDRÉ NAFFIS-SAHELY ESTELLE PRICE
MICHAEL PEDERSEN PETER RAYNARD
FATHIMA ZAHRA
15th – 17th JULY 2022 BELGRADE THEATRE, COVENTRY AND VENUES AROUND THE CITY
STANLEY IYANU
FESTIVAL PLANNER WORKSHOPS ALL WORKSHOPS ARE £28 / £26 (CONCESSIONS) ONLINE WORKSHOP: POETRY IN PERFORMANCE – HOW WE READ WITH CASEY BAILEY TUESDAY 28 JUNE, 7–9PM Online via Zoom
ONLINE WORKSHOP: BORROWING VOICES FROM THE NON-HUMAN WITH SUZANNAH EVANS TUESDAY 5 JULY, 7–9PM Online via Zoom
ONLINE WORKSHOP: RISKS & REBOOTS WITH JOHN MCCULLOUGH TUESDAY 12 JULY, 7–9PM Online via Zoom
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: WRITING FOR LIFE – POETRY FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS & REASSURANCE IN STRANGE TIMES WITH DEBORAH ALMA FRIDAY 15 JULY, 2–4PM
Screen Room, Belgrade Theatre
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: ADVENTURES WITH FORM – SERIOUS PLAY WITH MONIZA ALVI SATURDAY 16 JULY, 10AM – 12NOON
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: POETRY IN PERFORMANCE – HOW WE READ WITH CASEY BAILEY SATURDAY 16 JULY, 1–3PM
Screen Room, Belgrade Theatre
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP: RISKS & REBOOTS WITH JOHN MCCULLOUGH SUNDAY 17 JULY, 1–3PM
Screen Room, Belgrade Theatre
POETS’ MEET-UP @ SKYLINES FESTIVAL SATURDAY 16 JULY, 10AM – 12NOON
Belgrade Theatre. No booking required: grab your morning coffee and join us upstairs in the balcony bar area of the Belgrade Theatre for an informal Poets’ Meet Up. Everyone is welcome!
POETRY ALOUD – WITH THE COVENTRY POET LAUREATE EMILIE LAUREN JONES & YOUNG POET LAUREATE HAWWA HUSSAIN FRIDAY 15 JULY, 1–2PM
Central Library, Coventry CV1 1FY
FREE, JUST DROP IN.
JOIN IN: WALKS, OPEN MICS, DROP IN EVENTS FIRE & DUST OPEN MIC WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARK GRIST THURSDAY 14 JULY, 7:30–10PM Cafe Morso, CV1 1GF
PAY WHAT YOU CAN
WALKING TOUR: RIVER SHERBOURNE POETRY TRAIL WITH WARWICKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST & SUJANA CRAWFORD SUNDAY 17 JULY, 11AM–12.30PM Meet outside the Belgrade Theatre, by the doors to the Box Office / B2.
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) WALKING TOUR: RIVER SHERBOURNE POETRY TRAIL WITH WARWICKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST & JOHN BERNARD FRIDAY 15 JULY, 11AM–12.30PM Meet outside The Belgrade Theatre by the Box Office entrance
TICKETS £8 / £6 (CONCS)
Screen Room, Belgrade Theatre
LIVE POETRY EVENTS LIFE IN POEMS: MONIZA ALVI & NATALIE LINH BOLDERSTON WITH DEBORAH ALMA
In partnership with the Rebecca Swift Foundation #WomenPoetsNetwork
FRIDAY 15 JULY, 6–7PM
Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) BSL LIVESTREAMED
15–17 JULY 2022 SKYLINESCOVENTRY.CO.UK @SKYLINESCOV
BEYOND 100 QUEER POEMS WITH JOHN MCCULLOUGH, ROSIE GARLAND & STANLEY IYANU SATURDAY 16 JULY, 6–7PM Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) BSL LIVESTREAMED
PRIMERS POETS SHOWCASE: KYM DEYN, ESTELLE PRICE, FATHIMA ZAHRA SUNDAY 17 JULY, 2PM – 3PM
Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) LIVESTREAMED MEMORY, LANGUAGE, FAMILY – ALISON BRACKENBURY & DENISE SAUL SUNDAY 17 JULY, 4–5PM Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) LIVESTREAMED THE POETRY BOOK SOCIETY PRESENTS: HANNAH LOWE & RAYMOND ANTROBUS SUNDAY 17 JULY, 6–7PM
SKYLINES PRESENTS: HOLLIE MCNISH & MICHAEL PEDERSEN FRIDAY 15 JULY, 8–9PM
Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £10 / £8 (CONCS) BSL LIVESTREAMED
Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £15 / £13 (CONCS) BSL LIVESTREAMED MUSHAIRA – WITH NAVKIRAN MANN, NAFEESA HAMID, SHAHNAZ AKHTER & KHIZRA BANO SATURDAY 16 JULY, 12.30–1.30PM
Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 LIVESTREAMED
IMAGINED FUTURES & END TIMES: SUZANNAH EVANS, STEPHEN LIGHTBOWN & ANDRÉ NAFFIS-SAHELY SATURDAY 16 JULY, 2–3PM Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) LIVESTREAMED WORDPLAY SPECIAL: CASEY BAILEY, PETER RAYNARD & FRAN LOCK SATURDAY 16 JULY, 4–5PM Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) LIVESTREAMED
PERSPECTIVES ON THE COLLECTIVE: JACOB SAMLA ROSE & GUESTS LEWIS DRIVER, ALICE RICHMOND & MEG WATERS, HOSTED BY JILL ABRAM SATURDAY 16 JULY, 8–9.15PM Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £10 / £8 (CONCS) BSL LIVESTREAMED THE POETRY EXCHANGE: POEMS AS FRIENDS WITH RISHI DASTIDAR & ROZ GODDARD SUNDAY 17 JULY, 12.30–1.30PM
Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £8 / £6 (CONCS) LIVESTREAMED
JOHN HEGLEY: DRAWINGS OF DROMEDARIES (AND OTHER CREATURES) SUNDAY 17 JULY, 8–9.15PM
Belgrade Theatre B2
TICKETS: £15 / £13 (CONCS) LIVESTREAMED
JOIN US FOR COVENTRY’S NEWEST AND MOST EXCITING FESTIVAL – A CELEBRATION OF POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD. TALENTED POETS FROM CLOSE TO HOME AND ACROSS THE NATION WILL BRING BESPOKE EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, AND WORKSHOPS TO THE CITY. THE THEME FOR THE FESTIVAL IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR IS NEW PERSPECTIVES, SO JOIN US FOR A FRESH LOOK AT LIFE AND ITS JOURNEYS, TAKING IN THE VIEW ALONG THE WAY.
VENUE: BELGRADE THEATRE, BELGRADE SQUARE, COVENTRY CV1 1GS
TICKETS & INFORMATION: WWW.SKYLINESCOVENTRY.CO.UK BOX OFFICE: 024 7655 3055
OR IN PERSON AT THE BELGRADE THEATRE BOX OFFICE
£5 TICKETS FOR UNDER 25s
Under 25? £5 tickets for all live events (excluding workshops).
LIVESTREAM EVENTS:
Livestream passes are available for SkyLines for all live poetry events at the Belgrade Theatre. Tickets for the livestream are available from Box Office.
ACCESSIBILITY
All indoor venues are fully accessible. Please note that in addition the livestream, which is captioned, BSL will be available at some selected events. See listings for details.
KEY FOR EVENTS BSL LIVESTREAMED SKYLINES FESTIVAL BOOKSHOP FRIDAY 15TH – SUNDAY 17TH JULY AT THE BELGRADE THEATRE. The Poetry Book Society will be providing our special festival bookshop, so feel free to drop by to browse and buy books by many of the poets and performers at the festival.
SkyLines is a co-production between Writing West Midlands and Nine Arches Press and is funded by Arts Council England. The first festival is in July 2022, to run annually in Coventry city centre. Supported by the Belgrade Theatre.