Carol Ann Duffy, Lemn Sissay and Kate Tempest will be appearing at Canterbury’s Wise Words festival, from 12-21 September. John Siddique will be running morning coffee and journal writing sessions, as well as reading his poems and giving talks during the festival, which concludes with a day of performance poetry, including workshops, a slam – and Kate Tempest. 

 

AUGUST

Alrewas arts festival, 23-30 August 

 

SEPTEMBER

Bristol poetry festival, 10-21 September 

Winchester poetry festival, 12-14 September

Wise Words festival, Canterbury, 12-21 September

Wigan Diggers' festival, 13 September 

Wakefield Lit Fest, 18-30 September

King's Lynn poetry festival, 26-28 September

 

OCTOBER

Warwick Words festival of literature and spoken word, 1-5 October

Swindon poetry festival, 2-5 October

Birmingham literature festival, 2-11 October

Ilkley literature festival, 3-19 October

Manchester literature festival, 6-19 October

Essex poetry festival, Chelmsford, 11 October 

Ted Hughes festival, West Yorkshire, 24-26 October

 

NOVEMBER

Aldeburgh poetry festival, 7-9 November

Reading poetry festival, 7-9 November