An Evening of Poetry # 2

Location: South Square Community Room

Tickets £5 from the Library or on the door.

All are welcome to Thornton Community Library’s second poetry event to celebrate National Poetry Day which takes place on 6th October 2022.

Award-winning and widely respected poets, Nabeela Ahmed and Simon Pickles will perform their work.

Nabeela Ahmed is a writer, storyteller, multilingual poet and spoken word artist.

A highly respected teacher and performer across the region, Nabeela featured at the Keighley Arts and Film Festival in 2020. Her work has been published in England, America, Pakistan and India and had most recently worked with the National Literacy Trust on an exciting project working with local children.

Come and hear her share her work including ‘I am a Bradfordian’

Simon Pickles is a poet from Keighley. A creative passionate about marginalised communities, Simon uses poetry and spoken word as a vehicle to challenge people’s views of addiction and mental health.

He is co-founder of Spoken Worth, an alcohol-free spoken word event in Yorkshire that attracts talent from first-time readers to 50 year old veterans in performance poetry.

How to book:

Buy tickets at Thornton Community Library, Market Street, BD13 3HW or on the door at South Square.

South Square Centre, Thornton Road, BD13 3LS
The centre can be accessed easily via public transport from Bradford City Centre. There is on street parking available near to the centre on Thornton Roa. .
We have accessible ground floor galleries and toilets for wheelchair users. Please ring ahead for more information, or email info@southsquarecentre.co.uk
Cancellation charges may apply.