Blue Space is a Poetry School commissioned project taking place in Leeds in Autumn 2026, delivered in partnership with Yorkshire Design Group and Canal & River Trust. This project is part of the Seasons of Culture Programme funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council through the Leeds Cultural Investment Programme.
Design by Lisa Barrett
Project Events
As part of the project, there will be a series of events organised around looking closer at nature and the stories around our blue spaces. These include:
22 October 2026 – Poetry Walk workshop with riverboat dwelling poet Sammy Weaver
TBC November 2026 – ‘Site-Specific Nature Poem’ conversation event
