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Brighton Book Festival

For the first time ever, London's Legendary performance poetry night, Jawdance, will come to Brighton for a special night of performance poetry as part of the festival. Jawdance fuses the freshest voices with stellar talent for a night that showcases global voices, creating memorable "you had to be there" magic. 

As part of Apples and Snakes ‘Poets in your City’, eleven local poets will take to the stage, sharing their poems. Headlined by Keith Jarrett, hosted by AFLO. the poet and featuring Kareem Parkins Brown along with emerging poets that have been working with AFLO. as part of our Poet In Your City Programme. Expect live DJ and more. 

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Brighton Book Festival

Now in its fifth year, Brighton Book Festival has provided phenomenal programming with events covering everything from horror, women's bodies, crime and romantasy, to activism, social justice and amplifying refugee voices.

Join us at Brighton Book Festival 2026 on June 17-21 as we celebrate 5 years of platforming authors.

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