Housing the world’s largest public collection of modern poetry, we are the National Poetry Library; free to join across the UK, and London’s only space dedicated to poetry study. Founded by the Arts ...

Come along to a special, free London Literature Festival edition of Rug Rhymes, the National Poetry Library’s song and rhyme session for under-5s. Poet and performer Arji Manuelpillai and jazz ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

With a huge choice of street food and drinks, the Southbank Centre Food Market is a must-visit – whether you’re a certified food lover or just peckish. ‘In London, you can usually count on a street ...

Come and grow your creativity with us this spring. Find roaring shows, marvellous music, spellbinding puppetry and lots of free fun over the Easter holidays and May half-term with our Spring Family ...

Who uses the Medusa’s eye? Have you heard a chorus of frogs? Do you know who Gentle Dobbin is? The library keeps a running list of frequently asked for ‘lost’ quotations that for some reason have come ...