Have you noticed that poetry helps us find our common humanity? We’re on a mission to build connections within and between communities - to reduce isolation and build solidarity and unity. There’s nothing like a good poem to connect us to one another - including people from very different walks of life.

Back in March, we launched a national poetry challenge, welcoming anyone and everyone to write a poem on the theme of TOGETHERNESS. We have received poems from young and old, those currently in prison (thanks to our poetry partner, Errol McGlashan), people who have experienced chronic loneliness, doctors, nurses, teachers, and people from a wide range of heritage, cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. This event aims to bring as many of these people together as we can - along with interested people and organisations working on similar themes - to listen to some rare and incredible poems, and just have some fun.