Poetry

Theatre / Luke Wright

Performance poet Luke Wright touring ‘The Remains of Logan Dankworth’

The conclusion to Wright’s political trilogy is seen through the lens of post-Brexit Britain

Poetry / collaboration

Non Canon and Suzannah Evans lead collaborative night of music and poetry at The Exchange

Support comes from poet Tom Sastry and musician Mark McCabe

Poetry / Philip Larkin

New group photographic exhibition was inspired by Philip Larkin

The artists used four lines from ‘Why Did I Dream of You Last Night?’ as the basis of their images

Poetry / Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival

Lyra – Bristol Poetry Festival announces lineup for 2023

The event takes place from April 22-May 1 at 10 venues across the city

Poetry / Chris Campbell

Chris Campbell’s poetry collection rooted in Bristol

Many of the poems were written during the poet’s time living in Clifton

Poetry / Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa

Award-winning Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa on how Bristol inspired her

Ground-breaking performance poet and choreographer to release her genre-blurring debut collection

Theatre / Kat Lyons

New Bristol City Poet takes on the premature menopause

Kat Lyons’ acclaimed show ‘Dry Season’ comes to The Rondo, Bath on November 3

Poetry / Bristol Young City Poet

Lyra Festival launches inaugural Bristol Young City Poet scheme

It’s a brand new city-wide project for young people

Poetry / Stefan Mohamed

Review: Milk Poetry – Stefan Mohamed: Farewell Tour, The Wardrobe Theatre – ‘Insightful, incisive and glistening’

Mohamed is supported on the bill by exceptional poet, Tom Sastry

Poetry / Raise The Bar

Raise the Bar present joint book launch from Tom Sastry and new Bristol City Poet, Kat Lyons

The Trinity Centre-hosted event will feature support from Suzannah Evans and Saili Katebe

Poetry / Paul atten Ash

Bristol poet Paul atten Ash features in poetry anthology and journal for Ukraine

The eco-poet has written a number of poems for ‘United for Ukraine’, and ‘Oscillations’

Poetry / City Poet

Bristol’s new City Poet announced

Kat Lyons will take over from Caleb Parkin

Poetry / Black British poetry

Former Bristol City Poet Vanessa Kissule features in new anthology of Black British poetry

More Fiya is the follow up to 1998’s seminal collection 'The Fire People'

Poetry / ecopoetry

Amber Rollinson launches debut poetry and cyanotype collection

Somewhere, Looking is being published by Broken Sleep Books

Poetry / john hegley

Comic poetry hero John Hegley to perform two shows in Bristol

Chucklebusters are bringing the celebrated poet to The Wardrobe Theatre

Poetry / gecko

Simon Mole and Gecko present The Big Bristol Poetry Picnic

The event promises to be ‘a snack-heavy celebration of music and poetry’

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