This year's Verve Poet of the Festival competition will be judged by Victoria Kennefick. The theme is "Love". Submissions cost £6 for the first poem (£14 for 3, £19 for 5). First prize is £500 and the winning poem becomes the poem of the festival. Further details can be found here
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VERVE Festival call for emerging experimental works
As part of their 2026 festival programme, VERVE Poetry Festival are launching WORK IN POETRY — an open call for emerging experimental works in live poetry and spoken word. They are seeking poets, performers and artists working in and around poetry who are developing: * Scratch performances or works-in-progress * Experimental or interdisciplinary approaches * … Continue reading VERVE Festival call for emerging experimental works
Budget-friendly online Ecopoetry Workshop -Clare Shaw, Caleb Parkin, Rishi Dastidar & Jessica Mookherjee
As part of Milton Keynes literary festival, Poets for the Planet are leading an online workshop, Digging in the Dirt: Adventures in Ecopoetry from 7-8.30pm on Tuesday 5 August. Clare Shaw, Caleb Parkin, Rishi Dastidar and Jessica Mookherjee will each present a masterclass that "demonstrates their relationship to location and place, and how this is … Continue reading Budget-friendly online Ecopoetry Workshop -Clare Shaw, Caleb Parkin, Rishi Dastidar & Jessica Mookherjee
Bournemouth Writing Festival 25-27 April
If you're close to Bournemouth, check out their festival activities and workshops. Poetry-specific workshops include Your Poetry Basecamp by Tom Shaw, Write Nature Poetry Now! by Estelle Phillips, and The Poetry of Prose by Ashley Hickson-Lovence. Some of the other workshops might also be relevant to the poetry process. Workshop prices range from free/pay what you … Continue reading Bournemouth Writing Festival 25-27 April
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