Northern Coffeehouse: Oliver James Lomax, Bolton poet

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Inspired by the RSA’s origin in an enlightenment coffeehouse over 260 years ago, our new Northern Coffeehouse series offers an interactive space to share ideas for social change.

We’re joined by Oliver James Lomax, a spoken word poet from Little Lever, Bolton. Oliver writes between his home in Hale and his adopted office of the Working-Class Movement Library in Salford, with whom he works in partnership with to deliver poetry workshops in schools in working-class areas in the North West.

Join us most Fridays for an informal lunchtime talk followed by a chance to discuss the topic of the day or anything else that is on your mind, in small breakout rooms. Starting at 1pm and finished by 1.45pm, you can enjoy your Friday lunch break with inspiring speakers and interesting colleagues.

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