The Emirates Literature Foundation, the home of The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature presents a celebration of Emirati poetry at The London Literature Festival. Join us for a celebration of this Emirati art form from three of the region’s finest poets at the National Poetry Library, Southbank Centre on Wednesday 24 October at 8pm. Performances will be in Arabic and English, with translation.

The featured poets are:
• Nujoom Alghanem
• Ali AlShaali
• Maryam Mahyoh

The event is free but ticketed. Tickets available at https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/131370-emirati-poets-london-2018
The poets’ appearance at the event is thanks to the support of the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, UAE and the Emirates Literature Foundation.