John Hegley will be unveiling "John Hegley's SPUDfest by the water" at Canada Water library in south-east London on Thursday 6 February as part of Southwark Libraries’ fifth Rhyme and Reason poetry festival from 1-15 February. Editor Sophie Hannah will be joined by contributors to The Poetry of Sex anthology, including Dan Burt, Tim Liardet, Nic Aubury, Caroline Bird and Fleur Adcock, at Canada Water library, on Wednesday 12 February. The festival finishes at Peckham library on 15 February with five black British poets exploring and celebrating love, life and their Caribbean and African heritage: Kadija Sesay, Dorothea Smartt, Patrica Foster, Malika Booker and Sai Murray. Other events include children's events at Peckham and Dulwich, poetry about the first world war, LGBT poetry, and free writer's advice. All the events are free to attend but some may require advance booking. More details

 

PHOTOGRAPH: GREG FREEMAN / WRITE OUT LOUD 

 

 

FEBRUARY

Southwark libraries poetry festival, 1-15 February

Bishop’s Castle arts festival, Shropshire,  20-23 February

 

MARCH

Stanza poetry festival, St Andrews, 4-9 March

York literature festival, 20-31 March 

Cheltenham poetry festival, 28 March - 4 April 

 

APRIL

Cheltenham poetry festival, until 4 April 

 

MAY

Strokestown poetry festival, Co Roscommon,  2-4 May