# Jemma Desai: *There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women*

Jul 30 – Nov 1, 2026 · on view · G31, New Wing

A 54-minute film installation combining archive footage, text, song and new 16mm material, screened on the hour, with an accompanying publication.

Full details: [somersethouse.org.uk](https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/g31-jemma-desai-there-are-no-honest-poems-about-dead-women)

## At [Somerset House](https://onview.so/london/somerset-house.md)

Art centre in Covent Garden, London.

- Address: Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
- Hours: Daily 8–11 (exhibition hours vary)
- Website: https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/
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- On the map: https://onview.so/london/map/somerset-house

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