BRADFORD Literature Festival will be adapting to the nationwide lockdown by holding two online events on Saturday.
The festival, which is normally held over multiple venues in the city centre during the summer, and attracts hundreds of big named from the world of literature, has been cancelled this year due to the Coronavirus crisis.
But a number of events are still being held online - two of which take place on Saturday afternoon.
Award winning poet Sophia Thakur is hosting a digital poetry workshop for young people aged 12 to 19 via Zoom video conference at 3pm.
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She will be offering tips for young people interested in becoming poets, and how they can build their confidence and skills
For more information on how to get involved visit here.
And at 5.30pm the festival moves to Instagram Live when Bradford poet Kirsty Taylor and Sophia will perform some of their works.
Anyone wanting to get involved can post to Instagram Stories tagging @BradfordLitFest with the hashtag #BLit and their performance will be shared with followers.
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