Voiced: Polari & Poetry in Manchester
Schedule
Wed Feb 25 2026 at 06:15 pm to 07:30 pm
Location
Manchester Central Library | Manchester, EN
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Voiced, the UK’s first creative festival for endangered languages, presents an electric and unmissable evening of Queer poetry.About this Event
Presenting Polari, a hidden language of Queer experience, which will come to life in performance with Jez Dolan. Rosie Garland performs poems from Polari Prize-shortlisted What Girls do in the Dark and her recently published This Is How I Fight, an Observer Poetry Book of the Month. And poet afshan d’souza-lodhi explores Queer language through her mother tongue Konkani, a minority and national language in India.
Join us for this electric evening exploring the intersections of Queer languages, poetry and performance.
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Where is it happening?
Manchester Central Library, Saint Peter's Square, Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
GBP 4.00 to GBP 8.00
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