About Summit Festival: Laurel Prize Long-list with Caroline Bird
Introduced by a performance from Laurel Prize 2024 judge Caroline Bird, the iconic YSP Chapel plays host to the 2024 Laurel Prize long-list. Enjoy excerpts from the year’s most innovative and thought-provoking eco-poetry collections; books that explore the extent of the living world and its complex interconnected relationships, as well as the integral interplay between literature and activism.
Discover the Summit Festival and join some of the UK’s most celebrated poets, writers, and ecological thinkers for two days of transformative discussions, workshops, and performances.
This event is free with a YSP Visitor Ticket.
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