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FEBRUARY 13th - 16th 2025
VERVE
FESTIVAL
of
POETRY &
SPOKEN WORD
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ABOUT
Not just an annual 5 day poetry festival!
We also host monthly open mic nights, quarterly featured poetry, a year long Poetry Collective for new writers, and a sell out workshop series featuring established poets all year long.
VERVE has cultivated a reputation for its dynamic and celebratory approach to programming poetry of every kind, whether it be raucous spoken word events, quiet poetry readings, studious workshops, immersive poetry, collaborative projects, or open mic.
LOCATION
BIRMINGHAM @
THE HIVE / THE HIPPODROME / GLEE CLUB / CHERRY REDS /
ONLINE
INFO
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