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JUDGING BEGINS
We are delighted to announce that thanks to the hard work of our judging panel judging panel, including Staffordshire Libraries and the Lichfield Festival – we have whittled down our poetry competition entries to a long list and they are now with our fabulous judge, the multi-award winning poet, writer, broadcaster, Michael Symmons Roberts. Read more...
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.