Renowned Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison, Ted Hughes award winner Kate Tempest, and TS Eliot shortlisted Paul Farley and Jacob Polley are among the highlights of the University of Sheffield’s Lyric festival, from Thursday 2 May to Sunday 5 May.

 

MAY

Liverpool Writing on the wall festival, 1-31 May 

Sheffield Lyric festival, 2-5 May

Strokestown international poetry festival, Co Roscommon, Ireland, 3-5 May 

Swindon festival of literature, 6-18 May 

Poetry-next-the-sea, Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk, 10-12 May 

St Iives literature festival, Cornwall, 11-18 May 

Hay festival, 23 May - 2 June

Glastonwick festival of beer, music and poetry, Coombes, West Sussex, 31 May - 2 June  

 

JUNE

Scribble festival, Manchester, 11-12 June 

Bridlington poetry festival, 14-16 June 

Glastonbury festival, 26-30 June 

 

JULY

Ledbury poetry festival, Herefordshire, 5-14 July 

Wirral Festival of Firsts, 6-14 July

Latitude festival, Southwold, Suffolk, 18-21 July 

 

AUGUST

Edinburgh festival fringe, 2-26 August

Arran, McLellan arts festival, 30 August – 8 September 

 

SEPTEMBER

Wigan Diggers’ festival, 7 September 

King’s Lynn poetry festival, 21-23 September 

Wigtown book festival, Dumfries and Galloway, 27 September - 6 October 

 

OCTOBER

Ilkley literature festival, 4-20 October, 

Morley literature festival, Leeds, 5-13 October

North Wales international poetry festival, Clywd theatre, 7 October ,

Manchester literature festival, 7-20 October 

Marsden poetry jam, jazz festival, Huddersfield, 11-13 October

Sheffield Off the Shelf festival of words, 12 October- 2 November 

Torbay festival of poetry, 24-28 October

 

NOVEMBER

Aldeburgh poetry festival, 8-10 November 

 

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PHOTOGRAPH (from Cheltenham 2013 poetry festival): GREG FREEMAN