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Highlights from the 2017 Festival

A series of exclusive films from the inaugural Contains Strong Language festival, which in the autumn of 2017. The festival is back in Hull from 28-30 September 2018.

Contains Strong Language films

  • Poets, participants and the public reflect on the many highlights from the festival.

  • Highlights from the first two days of the Contains Strong Language poetry festival.

  • An innovative new spoken word exchange project connects young participants from Trinidad and Hull.

  • Behind the scenes of JoinedUp Dance Company's interpretation of Imtiaz Dharker's specially commissioned poem.

  • A project to develop a spoken word piece capturing the voices of women from Hull.

  • Hull '17 poet Isaiah Hull's homage to his home, Old Trafford in Greater Manchester.

  • The Washing Line Project

    A mammoth washing line with 2,017 poems contributed by the public will be on display at the Contains Strong Language festival.

  • Mardy, gurt, cheeselogs, dreich and dimpsy: 13 poets highlight the local words that matter to you.

  • Preview the four-day poetry and spoken word festival coming to Hull.

The 2017 Festival

  • Find out about the UK鈥檚 biggest poetry festival devoted to new work, which took place in Hull.

  • What took place over four days of gala readings, live radio, film screenings, music gigs, open mic nights and more.

  • A series of exclusive films from the inaugural Contains Strong Language festival.