Chain of events at Canterbury's Wise Words festival
Spoke n Word, billed as a pedal-powered poetry slam featuring some of the UK’s hottest performance poets, is one of the features of Canterbury’s Wise Words festival from 13-15 September. Other poetic attractions include daily morning coffee with John Siddique, and contributions from Canterbury laureate Dan Simpson, Ian McMillan and Nancy Gaffield. More details
SEPTEMBER
Release The Hounds, Knaresborough, 13-15 September
Wise Words festival, Canterbury, 13-15 September
Brighouse arts festival, 14-21 September
St Ives festival, 14-28 September
King’s Lynn poetry festival, 21-23 September
Wakefield Lit Fest, 21-30 September
Durham book festival, 24 September - 29 October
Wigtown book festival, Dumfries and Galloway, 27 September - 6 October
Exeter poetry festival, 30 September - 6 October
OCTOBER
Durham book festival, until 29 October
Havant literary festival, 1-11 October
Essex poetry festival, 2-5 October
Swindon poetry festival, 3-6 October
Cheltenham literature festival, 4-13 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
Chester literature festival, 13-27 October
Lancaster Litfest, 16-20 October
Ryedale book festival, Malton, North Yorkshire, 19 October
Torbay festival of poetry, 24-28 October
NOVEMBER
Aldeburgh poetry festival, 8-10 November
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