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Poetry slams and the tricks of the trade: pick up some top tips

Ever wondered about the tricks of the trade for winning poetry slams?  How to Win a Poetry Slam!, a workshop that is part of the Warwick Words festival, will be led by Steve Larkin, founder of UK slam promoter Hammer and Tongue, on Sunday 30 September at Bridge House theatre, from 2-5pm. Steve said: “The point is not the points, the point is the poetry (as the saying goes in slam circles) but w...

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Poets serve up a banquet for Ilkley literature festival

There’s a feast of poets lined up for the forthcoming Ilkley literature festival, from 24 September to 14 October, with Benjamin Zephaniah, Roger McGough, Lemn Sissay, Simon Armitage and Ian McMillan among the headline acts. In addition, Ilkley’s poet in residence, Seni Seneviratne, pictured, wil...

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A bit of hush? Essex poets give library readings at festival

Essex poets will be reading in the county’s libraries as part of Essex poetry festival from 27 September to 6 October. On Wednesday 26 September John Steer will be at Great Parndon library, Harlow ...

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The Killing of Sophie Lancaster: Simon Armitage elegy restaged in theatre

A  poetic radio drama-documentary  - Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster, an elegy to a student who died after being attacked in Stubbeylee Park, Bacup, Lancashire – is to be restaged for ...

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Bristol takes on all-comers in festival slams

There are two poetry slams lined for the Bristol poetry festival taking place between 24-30 September. On Thursday 27 September it’s Bristol (Lucy English, Anna Freeman, Steve Duncan, and Jonny Flu...

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Joy France at Write Out Loud Middleton on Sunday

Joy France is this month’s guest at Write Out Loud Middleton on Sunday 23 September. Entry is a £2 donation for this open mic night that begins at 7pm at the Ring O’Bells, St Leonard’s Square, Midd...

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Carol Ann Duffy's view of Hillsborough

The poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a sonnet to mark publication of the verdict of the independent panel that looked for the truth behind the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989, in which...

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Punctures, blood and nettle rash: Winston's poetry trail bike ride

Winston Plowes has finally got his breath back after his incredible bicycle journey along the Rochdale canal posting selected poems on each of its 92 locks as part of last month’s canal festival. I...

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Write Out Loud Marsden: mists and mellow fruitlessness?

As I write this I have just been listening to Simon Armitage reading extracts from his book, Walking Home, relating how he walked the Pennine Way in reverse, without a penny in his pocket and buski...

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John Hegley scatters his magic in Manchester

Legendary poet-comedian John Hegley will be performing on Wednesday 19 September at a special Spoke'N'Heard night at Gullivers, Oldham Street, Manchester. Hegley is widely recognised as one of the ...

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Tom Jenkins, Jess Green, Emma Decent at Write Out Loud Sale

Tom Jenkins, Jess Green, and Emma Decent are the guest poets at Write Out Loud Sale, hosted by Rod Tame, on Tuesday 18 September at the Waterside arts centre. It starts at 7.30pm. First-time reader...

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Sarah Jackson at Leicester Shindig

Sarah Jackson, (pictured), Angela France, Rory Waterman and Daniel Sluman are guest poets at Leicester Shindig open mic on Monday 17 September at The Western, Western Road, Leicester. It starts at ...

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Tom George at Write Out Loud Bolton on Sunday

Liverpool poet and singer-songwriter Tom George is the guest at Write Out Loud Bolton on Sunday 16 September. Entry is £1 for this monthly open mic event at the Brooklyn pub, kick-of 7.30pm. Contac...

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Write Out Loud at Wigan tonight

Hot on the heels of Wigan’s Diggers festival, the stage is set for another Write Out Loud Wigan night – and all that that entails - on Thursday 13 September, starting at 8.30pm. The open mic venue ...

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Mike Garry kicks off new season of Bang Said The Gun: Manchester

Bang Said The Gun: Manchester (“stand-up poetry for those that don’t like poetry”) launches its autumn season of weekly poetry nights at the Old Nags Head, in Jacksons Row, off Deansgate, on Thursd...

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Write Out Loud poets in spooky anthology

Write Out Loud poets, including John Coopey (The Ghost of White Hart Lane and Yggdrasil), Jane Wilcock (The West Window), Tim Ellis (The Mystery of Keith Fowler), David Cooke (Hill-fort) and Greg F...

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Two on the verge ... Sue Farmer and Ann Foxglove

Two Women on the Verge…, a brand-new two-hander written and performed by Sue Farmer and WOL’s very own Ann Foxglove, will be performed next week for the first time during the St Ives arts and liter...

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Write Out Loud Stockport tonight

Write Out Loud Stockport meets on Monday 10 September at Stockport Art Gallery, where you can share your poems and discuss their technical and creative aspects. The speciality at Stockport is the c...

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Luke Wright at Nottingham's world event for young artists

Top performance poet and favourite of BBC radio, Luke Wright – who unveiled his new show, Your New favourite Poet, at last month's Edinburgh fringe  - is representing the UK at a gathering of 1,000...

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Laura Taylor and Solomon Scribble at Wigan's Diggers festival

Laura Taylor and Solomon Scribble will be performing at the 2nd Wigan Diggers festival on Saturday 8 September, bringing their political verse to an event celebrating the life and ideas of the 17th...

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Roll up for London's big poetry book fair

Poetry lovers who prefer to browse among books and leaf through pages, rather than buy online, will have the chance to sample the wares of more than 50 publishers at Free Verse, a poetry book fair ...

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Amanda Dalton at the Puzzle Poets tonight

Poet and playwright Amanda Dalton is the guest at Puzzle Poets at the Puzzle Hall Inn at Sowerby Bridge on Monday night, 3 September. Her first book-length collection, How to Disappear (Bloodaxe, 1...

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It all knits together at St Ives festival

St Ives September festival of arts and literature - a mix of music, visual arts, poetry, and even a one-day course in knitting your own jewellery out of wire, if you should feel so inclined - begin...

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