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Explore Saltaire and Shipley through poetry this July with Rhubarb Wandering Words. Discover 25 winning poems displayed in shop windows and public spaces, each inspired by the theme “Roots & Routes.” Selected from over 120 entries, these works reflect voices across generations and backgrounds.

Trail Venues & Poets

1. Giddy Arts – The House at Milner Field by Emma Storr

2. Radstudio – Saltaire by Lilith Napolitano

3. Salts Village Bakery – Parkin by Bex Hainsworth

4. Cultures – Following the Heron Home by Alison Milner

5. The Quaffery – To the Quaffery Chameleon by Emily Noble

6. Bistro 56 – There Are No Roads Here by Eileen Neil

7. The Olive Cafe – The Olive Cafe by Mandy Toczek McPeake

8. Tambourine Coffee – Sunrise by Tim Brookes

9. The Yorkshire Fleabag – Red Flower by Aaminah Naveed

10. The Triangle – Triangle to Triangle by Kathy Bramley

11. The Kirkgate Centre – If Shipley Was... by Titus Salt School

12. MI & Co The Portrait Studio – Home Is... by Aaminah Mahmood

13. Shipley Library – Home Is... by Kohen

14. OPA Living – Home Is... by H.S.

15. Christopher Brown Jewellers – Carrying Elsie by Kate Metcalfe

16. The Little Stationery Shop – Home Is... by Ruby Layode

17. The Bothy – The Seed That Travelled by Eiprila Steina

18. UpCycle Bikery – Saturday 11th May 1985 by Malcolm Henshall

19. Shipley Market Cafe – Speak Your Roots by Rachel Claire

20. Cakes to Please – Sweet Tooth by Leia Young

21. Acropolis – Learning to Stay by Nigeen Dara

22. Gaffé – Heaven and Earth by Alex Grehy

23. The Drop of Ink – Returning To Your Hometown, It’s Smaller Than I Remembered by Susan Darlington

24. S & H Carpets – Old Stones, Deep Waters by Omage Rachael Oluwadamilola

25. The Old Library, Wrose – The Hermit Crab by Barsa Ray

🔗 View the full trail map and details at Rhubarb Writers' Poetry trail page.