Highlights from the 2017 Festival
A series of exclusive films from the inaugural Contains Strong Language festival, which in the autumn of 2017. The festival is back in Hull from 28-30 September 2018.
Contains Strong Language films
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Poets, participants and the public reflect on the many highlights from the festival.
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Highlights from the first two days of the Contains Strong Language poetry festival.
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An innovative new spoken word exchange project connects young participants from Trinidad and Hull.
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Behind the scenes of JoinedUp Dance Company's interpretation of Imtiaz Dharker's specially commissioned poem.
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A project to develop a spoken word piece capturing the voices of women from Hull.
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Hull '17 poet Isaiah Hull's homage to his home, Old Trafford in Greater Manchester.
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The Washing Line Project
A mammoth washing line with 2,017 poems contributed by the public will be on display at the Contains Strong Language festival.
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Mardy, gurt, cheeselogs, dreich and dimpsy: 13 poets highlight the local words that matter to you.
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Preview the four-day poetry and spoken word festival coming to Hull.
The 2017 Festival
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Find out about the UK’s biggest poetry festival devoted to new work, which took place in Hull.
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What took place over four days of gala readings, live radio, film screenings, music gigs, open mic nights and more.
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A series of exclusive films from the inaugural Contains Strong Language festival.