2020 – Ledbury Poetry Festival

Versopolis Chapbooks

Posted onThursday, 2nd July 2020Tuesday, 7th July 2020AuthorBox Office

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 Criticism – Ledbury Poetry Critics Report

Posted onWednesday, 24th June 2020Thursday, 25th June 2020AuthorBox Office

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]

Festival Online Recordings

Posted onTuesday, 16th June 2020Thursday, 23rd July 2020AuthorBox Office

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]

Donate!

Posted onFriday, 5th June 2020Thursday, 2nd July 2020AuthorDavid Hewitt

Photo credit @PaulLigas

Ledbury Under 18’s Poetry Competition 2020

Posted onThursday, 30th April 2020Thursday, 16th July 2020AuthorDavid Hewitt

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]

Lockdown Poems

Posted onThursday, 30th April 2020Sunday, 5th July 2020AuthorBox Office

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

Posted onWednesday, 29th April 2020Monday, 1st June 2020AuthorBox Office

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 Online Workshops April, May, June

Posted onThursday, 23rd April 2020Monday, 13th July 2020AuthorBox Office

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 Online Workshops March, April, May, June

Posted onThursday, 16th April 2020Wednesday, 8th July 2020AuthorBox Office

Segments online Workshops The Festival is very grateful to practitioner Sara-Jane Arbury for adjusting to life in lockdown and delivering these workshops on line. Make yourself a cup of tea …[Read More]

Segments March Workshop

Posted onThursday, 26th March 2020Tuesday, 21st April 2020AuthorBox Office

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]

Upload Your Poetry of The Woods

Posted onThursday, 19th March 2020Thursday, 23rd July 2020AuthorDavid Hewitt

What We Know Mandy Ross We know we’re small, walking …[Read More]

2020 Ledbury Poetry Competition launches!

Posted onTuesday, 11th February 2020Sunday, 5th July 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]