Poets Rachael Boast, Lisa Kelly, Karthika Naïr and Daniel Sluman introduce a new anthology by 100 deaf, disabled and neurodivergent poets from across the globe.

Join us for a special celebration of poetry, featuring readings and discussion from new anthology Versus Versus, alongside exclusive video footage from international contributors.

The poems in the anthology bear witness to conflict, disinformation and discrimination, as well as celebrating the importance of creativity, solidarity and empathy at a time when discussions of these topics are more urgent than ever.

This event features specially pre-recorded video from a selection of the anthology’s contributors, established and emerging, historical and contemporary. We hear poems by Levent Beskardes, Khairani Barokka, Hàn Mặc Tử, Andy Jackson, Lateef McLeod, Chisom Okafor and GN Saibaba.

Versus Versus is supported by the Royal Society of Literature via their Literature Matters Award.