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The Word workshopper just announced as first poet laureate for Wolverhampton

We are pleased as punch to announce that one of our workshoppers for our first poetry festival this November has been chosen to represent her home city as Wolverhampton’s first ever Poet Laureate. Read more...

ASTONISHING RESPONSE TO LICHFIELD’S FIRST POETRY FESTIVAL

Pens down everybody! Yep. That’s it. The deadline for our poetry competition - National Poetry Day - has been and gone - and we have seen an astonishing 1,017 poems entered! Read more...

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE?

Poems will be popping up all over the city centre this October as we get ready for our first poetry festival in the Cathedral.

We’ve trawled the length and breadth of Britain to bring you some of the nation’s favourites.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...

On Saturday (Oct 5) the ubiquitous Poets for Hire aka Tim Siddall will be in the city centre with his typewriter, writing poems on any subject, for anyone who asks. 

Want a sonnet to say sorry to that certain person, or a haiku to describe your cat?