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Troubadour of The Hills!

Posted onThursday, 4th October 2018Thursday, 11th July 2019AuthorDavid Hewitt

Walking Rodborough Common by Frances March Motherhood always had a hill to climb. Walks across the common or beneath scarp-tucked larches stretched limbs and minds. These grasslands cool the head, …[Read More]

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Join LPF’s Unity Lottery

Posted onMonday, 16th July 2018Tuesday, 12th February 2019AuthorBox Office

Unity Lottery Ledbury Poetry Festival has teamed up with Unity Lottery, a charity lottery, and we receive a significant proportion of the payment into it where we are the participant’s named …[Read More]

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Young Poet in Residence Eloise Unerman

Posted onSaturday, 7th July 2018Sunday, 8th July 2018AuthorBox Office

Hear Ledbury, a poem by Eloise Unerman, Ledbury Poetry Festival Young Poet in Residence           As winner of the Young Person’s category of the Ledbury Poetry Festival …[Read More]

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Poets and Schools

Posted onMonday, 2nd July 2018Monday, 22nd July 2019AuthorBox Office

Margaret Atwood Visits John Masefield High School Ledbury Poetry Festival arranged for English students at John Masefield High School to have an intimate audience with world famous Canadian author Margaret …[Read More]

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Free Events

Posted onMonday, 25th June 2018Monday, 25th June 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

A number of events at the 2018 Ledbury Poetry Festival are free!  For some just turn up, for others you will need to book a ticket as space at the …[Read More]

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Emma Bridgewater Mugs For Sale

Posted onWednesday, 6th June 2018Thursday, 7th June 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

Special for 2018 – these earthenware mugs are a bespoke project by Emma Bridgewater especially for Ledbury Poetry Festival. They are completely unique and once they’re gone, there will be …[Read More]

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Ledbury Celebration 8th July

Posted onFriday, 25th May 2018Friday, 25th May 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

On Sunday 8th July Ledbury will be celebrating in the street! Music, performers, local food and drink suppliers and other local businesses will join the Festival to celebrate all that …[Read More]

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Festival tickets now on sale

Posted onSaturday, 19th May 2018Sunday, 20th May 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

Tickets for the 2018 Ledbury Poetry Festival are now on general sale.  Events are listed in a number of ways: You can also call the Festival Box Office on 01531 …[Read More]

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Poetry Salon with Jacqui Rowe 5th June

Posted onWednesday, 9th May 2018Monday, 23rd September 2019AuthorDavid Hewitt

Tuesday 5 June 2018 with featured poet Jacqui Rowe (postponed from 3 April) In the Panelled Room of The Masters House, 7pm – 9pm Jacqui Rowe has had four poetry …[Read More]

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gregorian chant

Gregorian Chant Workshop

Posted onTuesday, 24th April 2018Monday, 23rd September 2019AuthorDavid Hewitt

Chant works by the Latin poet Venantius Fortunatus, 530 – 609, including ‘Vexilla Regis prodeunt’, ‘Pange lingua gloriosi’ and ‘Salve festa dies’   This event has now taken place.

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Poetry Performers’ Bowls 2018

Posted onWednesday, 4th April 2018Friday, 18th May 2018AuthorPhillippa Slinger

This year Ledbury Poetry Festival has partnered with Hereford College of the Arts to bring a unique opportunity to HCA students: design and make the festival bowls we give to …[Read More]

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Roy McFarlane

Poetry Salon with Roy McFarlane, Tuesday 8th May

Posted onMonday, 12th March 2018Monday, 12th March 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

Tuesday 8 May 2018 with featured poet Roy McFarlane Roy McFarlane was born in Birmingham of Jamaican parentage and spent most of his years living in Wolverhampton. He has held …[Read More]

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Arts Award Supporter Information

Posted onWednesday, 28th February 2018Monday, 3rd September 2018AuthorPhillippa Slinger

Ledbury Poetry Festival celebrates over two decades as nation’s pre-eminent poetry festival, with award winning programmes in the community and schools. The Festival has been awarded “Best Community Festival” by …[Read More]

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Community Poetry Workshops – 2021 dates!

Posted onTuesday, 30th January 2018Wednesday, 20th January 2021AuthorPhillippa Slinger

Feeling inspired? Feel like to learning to express yourself better? Get your poetry muscles flexing at these wonderful events, ALL of them are FREE to attend so that income is …[Read More]

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WINNER: BEST COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

Posted onThursday, 25th January 2018Thursday, 26th April 2018AuthorChloe Garner

WINNER: BEST COMMUNITY FESTIVAL in VISIT HEREFORDSHIRE AWARDS ! ‘It is a brilliant festival in a lovely town and I recommend it highly, an absolute must for anyone who believes …[Read More]

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Poetry Salon with Roz Goddard 6th March

Posted onThursday, 25th January 2018Thursday, 25th January 2018AuthorChloe Garner

In the Panelled Room of The Masters House, 7pm – 9pm Tuesday 6th March Roz Goddard will read from a new pamphlet Spill published by Flarestack Press. Previously she published …[Read More]

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Poetry Salon with Adam Horovitz 6th Feb

Posted onMonday, 22nd January 2018Thursday, 25th January 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

Tuesday 6th Feb 2018.  7pm – 9pm The Panelled Room in The Master’s House, £5 (on the door) Do you want to discover more about poetry? Have you been looking for …[Read More]

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Festival Annual Report is out!

Posted onMonday, 22nd January 2018Thursday, 25th January 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

Read all about Ledbury Poetry Festival in 2017. record audiences! fantastic international programme everything the festival does in schools and the community massive community involvement …and much much more. A …[Read More]

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2018 Festival Press Release!

Posted onMonday, 22nd January 2018Monday, 4th June 2018AuthorDavid Hewitt

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