
Versopolis Chapbooks
Versopolis is a European poetry platform that creates opportunities for emerging European poets. Ledbury Poetry Festival is proud to be a founder member of this platform. Find out more at …[Read More]
2 – 11 July 2021
Versopolis is a European poetry platform that creates opportunities for emerging European poets. Ledbury Poetry Festival is proud to be a founder member of this platform. Find out more at …[Read More]
THE STATE OF POETRY AND POETRY CRITICISM IN THE UK AND IRELAND 2009- 2019 Latest state of poetry and poetry criticism in the UK and Ireland report finds that whilst …[Read More]
Ledbury Poetry Festival Online 4th – 5th July 2020 We were very pleased to have presented these 9 specially curated events over the weekend of 4 – 5 July (which …[Read More]
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Poetry Competition for Young People (12 – 17 years) and Children (11 years and under) Entry has now closed. You may not be aware that the annual Ledbury Poetry Festival …[Read More]
Thank you to everyone who has submitted Lockdown poems. On Sunday 5 July, at 12.30pm – 1.30pm, there was a Poetry of the Lockdown event as part of Ledbury Poetry …[Read More]
Links and Resources for Aspiring Writers Don’t forget to enter any poems you write to Ledbury Poetry Competition: https://www.poetry-festival.co.uk/ledbury-poetry-competition/ Deadline – 5pm, 16 July 2020 Judge – the wonderful Liz …[Read More]
Pictures and Poetry In these workshops, we use artworks as the inspiration for writing ekphrastic poetry (poetry inspired by pictures). They are run in partnership with Hereford Mind, Heffernan House, …[Read More]
Segments and Pictures and Poetry online Workshops Welcome to Ledbury Poetry Festival’s Community Programme Poetry Workshops! We offer two a month: Segments, and Pictures and Poetry. Make yourself a cup …[Read More]
This is the Segments workshop which would have taken place on Wednesday 18th March in Ledbury’s Burgage Hall The Festival is very grateful to practitioner Sara-Jane Arbury for sharing her …[Read More]
What We Know Mandy Ross We know we’re small, walking …[Read More]
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]