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London's award-winning literary salon makes a welcome return to Bath, with an evening paying homage to Bowie, lesbian love stories and D.I.S.C.O…..

Inspired by the gay slang of the same name, Polari is a celebration of LGBTQ+ words and voices – on the page and on the stage.

Your host, and Polari founder, Paul Burston kicks off the evening with a reading from his acclaimed memoir We Can Be Heroes, describing how David Bowie saved his life at a time when gay role models were thin on the ground. Bowie's sexual ambiguity and celebration of the likes of Jean Genet, Christopher Isherwood and Yukio Mishima put the teenage Paul's head in a whirl, and his music provided sustenance when times were tough.

He'll be handing over to author Julia Armfield, whose Polari Prize winning novel Our Wives Under The Sea is a speculative blend of sci fi lullaby and lesbian love story, described by Joelle Taylor as a book which expands our understanding of what LGBTQ+ literature can be. She'll be reading and discussing her work.

Ticket price: £18