One City, Many Stories

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Join the Manchester Lit&Phil and MACFEST for a vibrant evening celebrating the power of words to bridge cultures, spark understanding, and illuminate the rich tapestry of our city.

We bring together a distinguished panel of poets, whose award-winning works span continents, traditions, and lived experiences.

Through live readings and personal reflections our guest writers will explore what diversity and inclusion truly mean in a city shaped by migration, creativity, and community. Their stories - rooted in memory, identity, struggle, joy, and hope - offer a compelling portrait of Manchester as a place where many cultures not only coexist, but flourish.

This unique event invites audiences to reflect on the ways literature can build empathy and connection, celebrating Manchester as an exemplar of multiculturalism at its best. Come prepared to be inspired, challenged, and uplifted by voices that reflect the city’s past, present, and ever-evolving future.

This is a free public event, designed to welcome audiences from all backgrounds and to highlight the unifying power of literature and the spoken word. There will be time for discussion and questions to the poets.

Poets and Writers:

• Nasima Bee, performance poet, producer and creative practitioner
• Nóra Blascsok, Hungaria poet based in Manchester, one of the Manchester Multilingual City Poets in 2025
• Pamela Galloway, poet based in Canada and Manchester
• Peter Kalu, poet, fiction writer and playwright

Hosted by: Man Lit & Phil Society