How do you create good political poetry, what is poetry activism. and what can it actually achieve? Do poets have a responsibility to write about rights, and if so -  what should they be wary of? Four Yorkshire-based poets will be addressing these issues at an evening of performance and discussion on Thursday 22 May at the Bar Convent, Blossom Street, York.                     

Sai Murray, Sue Wood, Pat Borthwick and Paul Adrian are all featured in 'In Protest- 150 poems for human rights', which was published last year. The event will be hosted by poet and NGO worker Laila Sumpton, who co-edited the Human Rights Consortium and Keats House Poets publication. Copies of 'In Protest' will be available to buy for the event price of £5. The event, which starts at 7.30pm, is being staged by Writers on Rights and York Amnesty. More details