Sean O’Brien, professor of creative writing at Newcastle University, will be launching his new collection, The Beautiful Librarians, at the start of Newcastle’s new international poetry festival, which is taking place from 19-21 March. Remarkably, all events at the festival at Northern Stage are free, although they are also all ticketed. The lineup also includes Mark Doty, Anne Stevenson, Michael Longley, Kei Miller, George Szirtes and Niall Campbell. More details 

 

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MARCH 

Stanza poetry festival, St Andrews, 4-8 March

York literature festival, 19-29 March

Newcastle poetry festival, 19-21 March 

Teignmouth poetry festival, 19-22 March

 

APRIL

Cheltenham poetry festival, from 22 April 

Wenlock poetry festival, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, 24-26 April 

 

MAY 

Cheltenham poetry festival, until 4 May 

Last Words festival, Roundhouse, London, 19-31 May 

 

JUNE

Poetry & Words, Glastonbury festival 24-28 June 

 

JULY

Ledbury poetry festival, 3-12 July