Exciting Word2012 festival

This celebration of reading, writing and freedom of expression features more than forty events. Highlights include a 'flash mob' of young people reading on Highbury Fields (May 12), graphic novel workshops in Islington libraries (May 19 & 26), a Bollywood Punch and Judy Show in Islington's Central Library (May 20), a poetry slam with the celebrated poet Michael Rosen at Platform youth hub (May 29) and a Spring Ball - a tea dance with a difference - at Islington Assembly Hall (May 30).