2019 – Ledbury Poetry Festival

2019 Annual Report

Posted onWednesday, 18th December 2019AuthorBox Office

Read all about our amazing 10 day festival, and our year round work in schools, vulnerable community groups, emerging poets and poetry critics. Record audiences, volunteers and fantastic poetry competition …[Read More]

Pop Up Poetry Shop (now closed)

Posted onMonday, 25th November 2019Tuesday, 17th December 2019AuthorBox Office

Too late for Christmas now. The Ledbury Poetry Festival shop has now closed. Sorry we missed you.

Aleš Šteger and Ilya Kaminsky interview by Sandeep Parmar

Posted onMonday, 29th July 2019Monday, 29th July 2019AuthorBox Office

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]

Ledbury: Junction for Poetry and the Poetry Chair at Ledbury Station

Posted onMonday, 29th July 2019Tuesday, 30th July 2019AuthorBox Office

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 Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics Announced!

Posted onThursday, 6th June 2019Monday, 25th November 2019AuthorBox Office

Four new mentees join the existing cohort of eight poetry critics: Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Joanna Lee, Stephanie Sy-Quia and Sarah-Jean Zubair Victoria Adukwei Bulley is a British-born Ghanaian poet, writer …[Read More]

A.K. BLAKEMORE WINNER OF THE LEDBURY FORTE POETRY PRIZE FOR SECOND COLLECTIONS – Hear the Podcast

Posted onThursday, 4th April 2019Tuesday, 9th July 2019AuthorChloe Garner

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]

2019 Festival Programme!

Posted onWednesday, 3rd April 2019Friday, 19th July 2019AuthorBox Office

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]

New! Kickstarter Campaign – please support!

Posted onWednesday, 20th March 2019Wednesday, 20th March 2019AuthorBox Office

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]

FREE Voice Coaching Workshop for poets!

Posted onThursday, 14th February 2019Monday, 3rd February 2020AuthorBox Office

LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL FULLY FUNDED LINKLATER METHOD VOICE COACHING RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP FOR NEW POETS DATES: 5 – 8 MAY 2020 HELLENS MANOR, MUCH MARCLE NR LEDBURY, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR8 2LY …[Read More]

Become a Festival Intern! Deadline 17 April

Posted onTuesday, 12th February 2019Monday, 3rd February 2020AuthorBox Office

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]

2020 Ledbury Poetry Competition launches!

Posted onMonday, 11th February 2019Monday, 10th February 2020AuthorDavid Hewitt

LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL’S INFLUENTIAL INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION IS OPEN FOR ENTRIES! JUDGE: LIZ BERRY CLOSING DATE: Thursday 16 July 2020 FIRST PRIZE: £1000, a residential course at Ty Newydd Writing …[Read More]

2019 Ledbury Poetry Residential – sold out!

Posted onTuesday, 5th February 2019Saturday, 11th May 2019AuthorDavid Hewitt

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

Posted onFriday, 25th January 2019Monday, 28th January 2019AuthorBox Office

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]