Picture the Poet: Video
Apples and Snakes and National Portrait Gallery | Picture the Poet Live feat: Ian McMillan
This special event, held on 4 March 2016, marked the closing of the Picture the Poet exhibition at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle. It brought together poets Ian McMillan, Kim Moore and Jenny Lindsay plus performances by local young people who had written work inspired by the exhibition.
Picture the Poet – Schools Programme
The National Literacy Trust developed and delivered a participatory schools programme which worked with teachers to support the teaching of creative writing and writing poetry at Key Stages 2 and 3.
Apples and Snakes | Picture the Poet Live feat: Lemn Sissay, Kate Fox & The Lake Poets
To celebrate the National Portrait Gallery's Picture the Poet exhibition at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, this special event held on 24 November 2015, brought together acclaimed performance poets: Lemn Sissay and Kate Fox and local musicians The Lake Poets. Plus performances by local young people who had written work inspired by the exhibition under the guidance of Rowan McCabe, Sky Hawkins and Asa J. Maddison.
Picture the Poet: Lincoln Art Summer School 2015
The Collection, Lincoln ran a week long summer school for 16–17 year olds inspired by the work in Picture the Poet. See how the young people got on with exploring different approaches to making photographic portraits.
View the students’ work
Apples and Snakes | Picture the Poet Live feat: John Hegley
To celebrate the National Portrait Gallery's Picture the Poet exhibition at the Usher Gallery in Lincoln, this special event held on the 24th July brought together acclaimed performance poets: John Hegley, Michelle 'Mother' Hubbard and Joel Stickley. Plus performances by local young people who had written work inspired by the exhibition under the guidance of Leicester-based poet Jess Green.
Picture the Poet: Interview with photographer Pete Millson
Photographer Pete Millson talks about his own route into photography and his portrait of Billy Childish, featured in the Picture the Poet exhibition.
Picture the Poet: Three poems by Preston Poets
Preston Poets Lorna Smithers, Terry Quinn and Nicholas Guy Williams, perform their own poems in the Picture the Poet exhibition at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston.
Picture the Poet: Student photography project, Preston
Photography Students from Preston’s College took part in a three-day project with the Harris Museum and Art Gallery and photographer Pete Millson, inspired by works in the Picture the Poet exhibition.
Apples and Snakes | Picture the Poet Live feat: Benjamin Zephaniah
This special event brought together acclaimed performance poets Benjamin Zephaniah, Mike Garry and Ali Gadema to celebrate the National Portrait Gallery’s Picture The Poet exhibition at The Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston before continuing its tour across the UK.
Shortcuts - Ian McMillan
One of the stars of the Picture the Poet exhibition at the Graves Gallery, Ian McMillan, on what inspires his writing.
Apples & Snakes | Picture the Poet Live | Graves Gallery, Sheffield
View extracts from the event held at Graves Gallery, Sheffield in November 2014. 'Picture the Poet Live' was presented by Apples and Snakes & Word Life. Film and edit by Nathan Gibson.
Picture the Poet: Joe Kriss - The Tinsley Cooling Towers Farewell
In association with the Picture the Poet exhibition at the Graves Gallery, Museums Sheffield and Word Life present a series of performances from some of Sheffield's own literary talents.
Picture the Poet: Gevi Carver - Office Party
In association with the Picture the Poet exhibition at the Graves Gallery, Museums Sheffield and Word Life present a series of performances from some of Sheffield's own literary talents.
Picture the Poet: James Lock - Wanted
In association with the Picture the Poet exhibition at the Graves Gallery, Museums Sheffield and Word Life present a series of performances from some of Sheffield's own literary talents.
Word Life at the Graves Gallery - Interview with Joe Kriss
Joe Kriss from Yorkshire's leading live literature organisation, Word Life talks about the events at the Graves Gallery in association with Picture the Poet, a National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition in partnership with National Literacy Trust and Apples and Snakes.
Picture the Poet | Young People's Creative Writing Project | Norwich
As part of Picture the Poet's learning and engagement activity, young people from Hewett School in Norwich participated in a five-week creative writing after-school club led by poet Ross Sutherland and produced by Apples and Snakes and Writers Centre Norwich.
Picture the Poet | Student Photography Project | Norwich
Filmed 12 May 2104, Norwich. A collaboration project between Writers' Centre Norwich and City College Norwich. Second year students studying Extended Diploma Level 3 Photography were paired with ten locally-based poets to create new photographic portraits inspired by Picture the Poet.
Homefield V.C. Primary - This is me - I love to Act
School pupils participated in a workshop organised by the National Literacy Trust around Picture the Poet with BBC Voices based at the Forum Norwich.