Gain Access - the Leeds launch

Schedule

Sat Oct 25 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Leeds Library | Leeds, EN

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The Leeds launch of Ian Harker's new pamphlet 'Gain Access',
Joint winner of the 2025 Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet Competition 2025, judged by Kim Moore.
MC Joe Williams will introduce two special guests (to be announced).
PAYF tickets here: https://www.theleedslibrary.org.uk/events/40645/
Kim Moore says of 'Gain Access': “I’ve always loved poems about work, but I’ve never read anything quite like this. Written from the viewpoint of a social housing officer, we get an insight into the emotional toll it takes to do a job where you want to help people but instead become part of an under-resourced system that is often casually cruel and fails the people it should be protecting. These poems are full of humour, keen observation and insight about society and our roles within it.”
Ian Harker is a poet from Leeds. A director of Leeds Lit Fest and Communications Officer at The Leeds Library, his pamphlet A – Z of Superstitions was published by Yaffle Press in 2023, along with a debut pamphlet and collection from Templar Poetry. He was shortlisted for the Tempest Prize judged by Andrew McMillan and Patience Agbabi, and was a 2024 Ilkley Lit Fest New Northern Poet. https://www.theleedslibrary.org.uk/events/40645/
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The Leeds Library, 15 Commercial Street, Leeds, LS1 6AL, United Kingdom

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