3rd to 12th July 2020
Text by Sandeep Parmar. Aleš Šteger is a poet, prose writer and essayist, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His work has been widely translated into several languages including German, Czech, Croatian …[Read More]
Passengers passing through Ledbury station during the July poetry festival noticed something unusual. The railway station was renamed “Ledbury: Junction for Poetry” in honour of the town’s poetry festival and …[Read More]
New report reveals that when it comes to poetry, literary review culture is more diverse than ever as schemes to mentor BAME critics ‘spearhead rapid, vital cultural change’ – despite …[Read More]
Congratulations to A.K. Blakemore who is the winner of the 2017/18 Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize for Second Collections for Fondue published by Offord Road Books. You can hear a podcast of …[Read More]
The 2019 Festival Programme! Friday 5 – Sunday 14 July, 2019 To view the programme please click the link below: Ledbury Poetry Festival Programme 2019 Want a programme sent to …[Read More]
Ledbury Poetry Festival’s first ever crowdfunding campaign is launched! Ledbury Poetry Festival is launching its first ever crowd funding campaign with Kickstarter. This campaign aims to raise funds to …[Read More]
LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL FULLY FUNDED LINKLATER METHOD VOICE COACHING RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP FOR NEW POETS DATES: 13 – 16 MAY 2019 HELLENS MANOR, MUCH MARCLE NR LEDBURY, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR8 2LY …[Read More]
Applications are now being taken for this fantastic opportunity! Think you have what it takes to be Festival intern? Meet famous poets, celebrities and performers! Learn skills in event managing, …[Read More]
THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN DECIDED! Go to https://www.poetry-festival.co.uk/ledbury-poetry-competition/ Ledbury Poetry Festival 2019 Poetry Competition carries a great first prize of £1000 cash and a residential course at Ty Newydd , …[Read More]
Ledbury Poetry Festival and The University of Roehampton Poetry Centre are offering a fully catered, immersive poetry residential 1 – 4 July 2019 Dates Midday Monday 1st July to 2pm, Thursday …[Read More]
Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics The successful national mentoring programme, to encourage diversity in poetry reviewing, returns and opens for applications from new and emerging critical voices Application deadline: April 1st …[Read More]