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Joelle Taylor
Created by Benjamin Zephaniah and developed by Sheffield’s favourite poetry mentor Vicky Morris of Hive South Yorkshire, the Youth Word Up! project is celebrating its tenth anniversary by inviting young people who have been involved through the years to perform their work. The young performers will be joined by Joelle Taylor, an award-winning poet and author of Songs My Enemy Taught Me.
Venue to be confirmed – please email offtheshelf@sheffield.ac.uk to book.
Music in the Round presents Kafka's Fragments: 40 short excerpts from Kafka’s writings, diaries, and letters – often heartfelt and confessional.
Join a resident-led tour of the Streets in the Sky, where you'll learn about the history of Sheffield's brutalist icon. Public tours run between April and August – every Saturday morning and afternoon, plus evening tours every fourth Thursday.
Originally written as a radio play by Morton Feldman and Samuel Beckett, Words & Music presents a cryptic trialogue between the ailing master Croak and his two servants, Words (played by an actor) and Music (represented by the score).
Sheffield's festival of books, words and ideas, taking place each October. Come back soon for our highlights from the writer talks, workshops and events in the 2026 programme.
