Leeds Beckett University and Renaissance One presents an evening with the internationally acclaimed poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze

Breeze reads from her poetry collection The Verandah Poems and has an in-conversation with writer and academic Dr Emily Zobell Marshall. With a career spanning over thirty years, Breeze’s words carry powerful political and personal messages, and audiences relate to and are inspired by her work. 'A major, perhaps even a great voice.

For stature, Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze invites a Caribbean comparison with Maya Angelou, except that her range is broader still.’ The Herald