Reading & Libraries
Henry Normal's New Poetry Society Videos
Meet the NPS Guest Poets! Henry Normal's NPS episodes feature 10 talented Nottinghamshire spoken word artists.
Catch up with the past episodes of NPS! See the recordings here.
Henry is back with more poetry and fun!
Make a date at the very centre of your week for lively conversation and wonderful poetry with Henry Normal’s New Poetry Society - online every Wednesday at 12 noon, for 10 glorious weeks starting in May.
Join Henry live on Zoom as he invites a different guest poet each week for a relaxing hour of midday chat and poetry, plus the chance to ask your own questions in the live session.
Two poets, one hour - at the heart of your week.
Every Wednesday from 5 May to 7 July, 12 noon. Book your free tickets below.
Brought to you by Inspire: Culture | Learning | Libraries in association with Nottingham Poetry Festival
Click on the dates below to book each episode:
- 5th May - Bridie Squires (Captioned video now available)
- 12th May - Manjit Sahota (Captioned video now available)
- 19th May - Panya Banjoko (Captioned video now available)
- 26th May - Andrew Graves (Captioned video now available)
- 2nd June - Anne Holloway (Captioned video now available)
- 9th June - Cathy Grindrod (Captioned video now available)
- 16th June - Cleo Asabre-Holt (Captioned video now available)
- 23th June - Leanne Moden (Captioned video now available)
- 30th June - Georgina Wilding (Captioned video now available)
- 7th July - Pete Ramskill (Captioned video now available)
About Henry Normal
“Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way.”
Henry is a Nottingham born writer, poet, TV and film producer and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. In 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to Television. He co-wrote Mrs Merton and The Royle Family amongst others, and produced Gavin and Stacey, Alan Partridge, the Oscar-winning film Philomena, and more.
Henry’s poetry books include Strikingly Invisible and The Escape Plan. His new collection The Distance Between Clouds is out on 1 May (Flapjack Press). Henry has written and performed BBC Radio 4 shows, including A Normal Universe.
