KIM MOORE: THE HOUSE OF BROKEN THINGS

Part of Leeds Lit Fest 2026. See the full programme at https://www.leedslitfest.co.uk/

Acclaimed poet Kim Moore's new collection 'The House of Broken Things' is an astonishing portrait of a mother. Her body as tender, contested territory. Her instincts fierce. Her mind alive with memories of her own childhood, marvelled by love for her young daughter, sharpened with foreboding for her safety in a broken world that has so often made to break her, too. This is a thrilling new work from one of our boldest and most exciting poets.

In this festival event, Kim presents a reading from the book, followed by an audience Q&A.

Standard tickets for this event are priced at £8, but we have also included an option to buy a £10 ticket if you would like to support Leeds Lit Fest by giving a little more.

Kim Moore was born in Leicester and now lives in Yorkshire. Her first pamphlet 'If We Could Speak Like Wolves' was a winner in the 2011 Poetry Business Pamphlet Competition, and went on to be shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award and the Lakeland Book of the Year. Her first full length collection 'The Art of Falling' (Seren 2015) won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. Her second collection 'All The Men I Never Married' (Seren, 2021) won the 2022 Forward Prize for Best Collection. Her first non-fiction book 'What The Trumpet Taught Me' was published by Smith/Doorstop in May 2022, followed by a hybrid book of lyric essays 'Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism', published by Seren in 2023. Her new collection 'The House of Broken Things' is published by Corsair in May 2026.