by Kibriya Mehrban | Oct 24, 2021 | News
20:2219/10/21Undisclosed Location near the Verve Poetry Festival Headquarters Dear reader,If this message gets to you, it means my accomplices in investigating that mysterious organisation known as Verve Poetry Festival have trusted you with the sensitive information...
by Kibriya Mehrban | Sep 9, 2021 | News
COUNTDOWN TO THE DEADLINE: 00Days 00Hours 00Minutes 00Seconds Entries have been coming in fast and fabulous for the fifth edition of the Verve Poetry Festival Competition—and there’s still time to get your poetry in! Here’s a rundown of everything you need...
by Kibriya Mehrban | Aug 1, 2021 | News
Hello poetry people! Wow, have we waited a while to say that again. After taking a break in 2021 we are wildly excited (and relieved) to announce that Verve Poetry Festival will be returning with a bang in February 2022 — we have a lot to catch up on. You’d best...
by Kibriya Mehrban | Jul 8, 2019 | News
Before you knew you missed us, Verve are back with the details of a brand new – and slightly earlier – poetry competition ahead of our fourth (fourth!) festival coming February 2020. The Verve Poetry Competition has been one of the most brilliant parts of...
by Lizzie Palmer | Jun 26, 2019 | News
Do you love Verve Poetry Festival? Do you want to get your hands on festival & workshop tickets before anyone else? Do you want a shiny new pin badge?? If you answered yes to any of the above then it sounds like we should be friends! Get ready for Verve’s...
by Cynthia Miller | Feb 13, 2019 | News
UniSlam founder and Verve poet Toby Campion wrote a guest blog about UniSlam, its relationship with Birmingham and what you can look forward to at Verve Poetry Festival. UniSlam is the UK National University Poetry Slam & Summit, bringing together teams of...
