Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June: Cornwall Contemporary Poetry Festival Falmouth Poetry Group presents this two-day celebration of the best in new poetry, including readings and workshops from some of the UK’s most exciting poets. A brand new poetry competition accompanies the festival, judged by internationally acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker.
A full programme will be announced soon, along with details of how to reserve tickets for the festival. In the meantime, here’s a taster of what’s to come:
Headlining the festival is Imtiaz Dharker, whose cultural experience spans...
The hunt is on for a young person who's passionate about poetry and writing to become Plymouth's young city laureate.
Plymouth City Council and Literature Works are calling out for wonderful wordsmiths between the ages of 16 and 19 to apply for the honorary post. This is the second year the talent-scouting competition has taken place, following its successful launch last year when...
Councillor Chaz Singh... Plymouth's incumbent Deputy Lord Mayor, has long been an enthusiastic supporter and follower of my work, along with long time friend David 'Davy' Saunders, the Town Crier,
Such is their enthusiasm for my work, in light of the fact I have produced all the recent civic poetry up to and including the recent 'City of Culture' bid poem, they...
I was asked... As it generally falls to me, in the absence of a 'Laureate' poet for the city, to deal with any 'municipal' poetry required by the City of Plymouth; to write a poem to support the bid...
Here it is - and is entitled: 'Art & Artifice..'
‘Art & Artifice..’
In the kiln’s wild, white infernos; molt glass fishes dart and...
Rachael Allen reads from her debut poetry collection 'Kingdomland', published with Faber and Faber. Rachael, born in Cornwall, is the co-author of Jolene, a collaborative book of poems and photographs with Guy Gormley, and 'Nights of Poor Sleep', a book of paintings and poems with Marie Jacotey. She is the recipient of a Northern Writers Award and an Eric Gregory Award, and was a Faber New Poet in 2014.
Professor Anthony Caleshu is the author of four books of poetry and three books of criticism about poetry. He is a professor of poetry and directs the MA...
