The Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and Poetry Live have invited 20 leading poets to perform at Central Hall Westminster at 2.30pm on Saturday 30 January 2010 in a fundraising event for the people of Haiti. Poets include Carol Ann Duffy, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Gillian Clarke, John Agard, Imtiaz Dharker, Daljit Nagra, Grace Nichols, Ian Duhig, Elaine Feinstein, Lachlan Mackinnon, Maura Dooley, Robert Minhinnick and Jo Shapcott.

Saturday 30 January 2010, 2.30pm
Venue: Central Hall Westminster, London

Tickets are £10. Telephone 01497 822629 or at The Hay Festival website via this link:

http://www.hayfestival.com/p-1966-poetry-live-for-haiti.aspx

Tickets will be available at the door on the day for cash only.

All proceeds will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

This event has been made possible thanks to the huge generosity of the Guardian Hay Festival, Westminster Central Hall, Eclipse Sound & Light and Goldring Security.

I'm going to this with my older daughter. Anyone else? It's a great line up. Can't wait!

Yes, I'm going, and with my daughter.

Emma

It sounds amazing- please will one of you write something on-site about it afterwards?

I'm sure we'll both have something to say, Anna!