South Bank Centre, London reading, 1st April 2026, Maggie Harris & Taz Rahman

My reading at the National Poetry Library at South Bank London was such a beautiful experience. The library itself is a major part of my poetry journey in that I have spent so much time here on monthly trips from Cardiff since I started writing poetry in 2019. So to be reading and engaging with an audience who came to hear me (and Maggie) read was an absolute privilege, and I feel blessed.

Here are a few photos following the event and they include Maggie Harris as well as the reading organiser Sonia Hope and assistant librarian Troy Cabida.

Seren Books poets Taz Rahman and Maggie Harris reading at the National Poetry Library in London

Seren Books poets Taz Rahman and Maggie Harris reading at the National Poetry Library, with event organiser Sonia Hope.

Taz Rahman and Maggie Harris at the National Poetry Library, alongside Sonia Hope and Troy Cabida from the library staff.

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Special Edition: East of the Sun, West of the Moon, 

The National Poetry Library, South Bank Centre, London 

1st April, 2026, 8 pm

Listen to poets Maggie Harris and Taz Rahman as they discuss shared influences and read their work aloud.

Tickets and event details: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/special-edition-east-of-the-sun-west-of-the-moon/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPEl4tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpd2lKcG5tRjAzUDJoUTBoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpLE06qepCLIhp1U1fRF_YhlEYeIkFcJpnKlm1jl9mYj-hpPeL9OSAB7MUmL_aem_omKDTz1lNbdf0dz3nkImwA

Landscapes, journeys and making sense of belonging to multiple cultural identities connect the poetry of Maggie Harris and Taz Rahman.

Both poets have spent significant periods of their writing lives in Wales, and their respective Guyanese and Bengali heritages have uniquely informed their poetry, connecting Wales to other parts of the world.

Both writers are influenced by the work of St Lucian poet Derek Walcott. In Harris’s ‘I Sing to the Greenhearts’ (2025), Guyana’s greenheart tree serves as a powerful symbol of the environment.

Similarly, fellow Seren Books poet Taz Rahman writes about a deep affinity to the flora and fauna at the confluence of the Welsh rivers Taff and Ely in his jazz-improvisation-inspired 2024 debut poetry collection East of the Sun, West of the Moon.