Have A Kind Word With: Nick Barley

"Poetry comes from that kind act of observation."

I chat with Nick Barley, founding Director of the National Poetry Centre. We talk about facilitating other peoples’ creativity, the value of modelling kindness, meeting angelic cyclists in Spain, and how we write poetry to make sense of ourselves in the world.

• National Poetry Centre: www.nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
• Edinburgh International Book Festival: www.edbookfest.co.uk
• International Booker Prize: www.thebookerprizes.com/international-booker-prize
• Joséphine Bacon: thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/josephine-bacon 

We recorded in May 2026 at Amped as part of the 20th Anniversary Huddersfield Literature Festival.

www.ampedhudd.co.uk 

www.huddlitfest.org.uk 

 

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