All Ireland BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam - Call For Applicants!
BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting a second series of Poetry Slam programmes in 2009. New Belfast Community Arts Initiative has been asked to host the All Ireland Regional Heat taking place on Thursday 18th June at the Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast.
A Poetry Slam is a knockout performance poetry competition in which poets perform their own work in front of an audience and a panel ...
29th May 2009
Litro Live! London, Thursday June 11th
On Thursday 11th June, from 6pm to 10pm, Litro Live! will put on its
biggest live event yet, in partnership with St. Pancras International
Station and the Betjeman Arms, bringing its inventive approach for an
edgy and arty evening of music and the spoken word.
The event will be held at the Betjem...
28th May 2009
Manchester Literary Charity Event
Three best-selling women writers are coming to Manchester to speak at a literary supper to raise funds for the Young Oncology
Unit at Christie's Hospital. Com...
28th May 2009
PGR at Leamington Spa
PUREandGOODand RIGHT is a brilliant open mic night in Leamington and this month they have a guest poet, the multi-talented, fabulous Mark Niel (pictured).
It's a 7.30pm start on Sunday 31st May start ...
22nd May 2009
Help Salt Publishing
As many of you will know, since June last year Salt publishing have been struggling when the economic downturn began to affect their press. Their three year funding ends this year and they cannot appl...
21st May 2009
A Celebration of the Poetry Society Centenary
Sunday 19th July 2:00-4:00p.m East Riddlesden Hall, Bradford Road, Riddlesden, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 5EL In the Airedale Barn, (in keeping with the character of the C17 Hall),
...
19th May 2009
Poetry Rivals Competition 2009
Poetry Rivals 2009
No singing, no dancing…. Just the power of the pen!
Poetry Rivals 2009 is now in full swing and we have already received over 2000 entries!!
By
sharing your poem with us ...
18th May 2009
National Poetry Competition 2009
The Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition 2009 is now open: First Prize £5000, Second prize £1000, Third Prize £500.
This is an international competition.
The winners will be published in Poetr...
18th May 2009
BALLISTA issue 6 OUT NOW
18th May 2009
Nabila Suriya on Internet Radio
There will be a live interview with, and poetry reading from Nabila Suriya on BBC Radio Birmingham this Sunday - details below. Nabila will be reading some of her poetry and will be talking about the...
17th May 2009
The Manchester Fiction Prize 2009
Deadline for entries: 7th August 2009
Entry fee: £15
The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University is launching The Manchester Fiction Prize - a new literary competiti...
15th May 2009
Write Out Loud's May Newsletter
There’s a feast of poetry slams around the country over the next three months, including several Write Out Loud specials!
In partnerships w...
11th May 2009
Festival of New Writing in Aberdeen and North-East Scotland
Wordfringe 2009 presents poets, fiction writers, dramatists, storytellers, comedians, translators, musicians, composers and sound artists, from North-East Scotland and beyond, in the innovative festi...
8th May 2009
Text Festival Bury
The Text Festival occupies the boundaries between art and poetry, examining the response of text artists and poets to the substantial ambiguity of language. A 12 week programme of events held from ...
8th May 2009
Poetry Trust Vacancy
Marketing & Communications Manager
Could you promote poetry with passion?
The Poetry Trust is looking for a dynamic professional with digital flair and expertise to join a small...
8th May 2009
Havant Literary Festival Poetry Competition
Havant Literary Festival Poetry Competition
Closing Date: Friday 1 August, 2009
Prizes: £250, £100, £50
Details: Poems up to 40 lines on the theme of 'Water'.
Judge: Anne S...
8th May 2009
Poets and Players presents Amanda Dalton
6th May 2009
Fourpenny Circus poetry roadshow kicks off tour
5th May 2009
Could You Be a Superhero of Slam?
1st May 2009
Carol Ann Duffy - Poet Laureate
Congratulations to Carol Ann Duffy on being made the first woman poet laureate.
1st May 2009