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Birmingham Heat
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LYRIC SHAME
Susannah Dickey
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POETRY SOCIETY YOUNG POETS OPEN MIC
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POETRY PERFORMANCE LECTURE
Susannah Dickey
Saturday - 1pm
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THE SWERVE
Ruth Padel
Saturday - 3pm
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Saturday - 8pm
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OUR POETRY FESTIVAL COMPETITION EVENT
Hannah Lowe
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LAUNCHING THE NEW CARTHIGINIANS
Nick Makoha
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WHICHING AND PITCHING
The Emma Press
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SPEAKING THE SILENCES : language of the lacuna
Scarlett Ward
Friday - 1pm
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TURNING MOVEMENT INTO POETRY
Dzifa Benson
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MAKING THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY
Laurie Bolger
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ANCESTRY, INTERTEXTUALITY & GHOSTS
Richard Scott
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MAGMA MATTERS: Past, Present and Future
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Saturday - 2:30pm
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POETRY UNBOUND SPECIAL
Mimi Khalvati with Padraig O Tuama.
Saturday - 4:30pm
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THE WALL AS THIN AS A WREN's BONE
Carrie Etter
Sunday - 9:30am
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VALENTINES HOT & COLD
Anthony Vahni Capildeo
Sunday - 12pm
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VERVE CLOSING GALA WITH OPEN MIC
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YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A POEM – a playful revolution
Ellora Sutton
Friday - 1:30pm
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Laurie Bolger, Troy Cabida, Betty Doyle, Ellora Sutton
Friday - 7pm
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THE SONNET: INSIDE & OUTSIDE FORM
Anthony Joseph
Saturday - 10:00am
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AFTER POEMS
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FINDING MARY: IRISH ANCESTRY
Helen Calcutt
Saturday - 2:30pm
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Saturday - 6pm
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YOU. YOU. YOU. The Lyric Address in Poetry
Padraig O Tuama
Sunday - 10am
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
Victoria Kennefick
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SOUNDSCAPE IN POETRY
Aoife Lyall
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