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22 Feb 2025 - 22 Feb 2025

Poetry inspired by the Brontës

Price: £5

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A selection of poetry readings inspired by the Brontë sisters

Saturday 22nd February 2025, 1.30-3.30pm

The outstanding literature and tragically short lives of the Brontë sisters have made them an iconic part of the culture of West Yorkshire. To accompany Bankfield Museum’s Wild Words poetry exhibition, this event brings together some of the leading local poets for recitations of their works inspired by the sisters.

The event is curated by Ian Humphreys, Poet in Residence at the Bronte Parsonage Museum and Editor of “No Net Ensnares Me”, an anthology of poetry inspired by the Brontës and the wild.

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