Poetry

• Pubs and Bars / Pubs

  Bristol poet pens a love letter to local pubs

  “My poem tries to capture the feeling of sinking comfortably into a pub sofa with good friends"

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• Music / Poetry

  Tongue Fu comes out fighting

  The livewire poetry and music night spawns a combative collection for our times

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• Books / Poetry

  Amy Tollyfield: ‘I always write with the aim of creating a poem which is beautiful, rare and precious’

  The Bristol poet releases her second collection later this year

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• Theatre / News

  Poetic new beginnings for Bristol Old Vic

  Vanessa Kissule became the first performer in the theatre since lockdown

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• Books / Poetry

  Blogging against oblivion

  Writer and artist Ken Hallett is battling an illness that has left him in lockdown for 33 years

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• News / City Poet

  Bristol’s new city poet revealed

  The new city poet takes takes over from Vanessa Kisuule

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• News / Edward Colston

  Bristol’s city poet bids farewell to Eddie Colston

  'Hollow' by Vanessa Kisuule recalls the events of Sunday

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• News / Black Lives Matter

  Nine-year-old schoolgirl writes poem calling for racial equality

  Tiana McLean lives in Horfield with her mum and sister

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