Live from Contains Strong Language 2023

Published: Sept. 22, 2023, 9 p.m.

Live from the \u2018Contains Strong Language\u2019 Festival in Leeds, Ian McMillan introduces public poets from around the world, including Simon Armitage, Hanan Issa (the National Poet of Wales), Chris Tse (Poet Laureate of New Zealand) and Titilope Sonuga - Nigerian-Canadian poet and former Laureate of Edmonton. Ian will also hear from the winner of the 2023 Laurel Prize - the international award for nature poetry, set up to recognise and encourage the resurgence of environmental writing \u2013 one of Simon Armitage\u2019s public projects as Poet Laureate.