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VERVE Poetry Spoken Word Festival

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VERVE FESTIVAL of POETRY & SPOKEN WORD

Experience more poetry for your money with one of our FESTIVAL PASSES .

£60/£45 (cons)

£35/£26 (cons)

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£50/£35 (cons)

FEBRUARY 13th - 16th 2025 FULL LINE-UP & EVENT PROGRAMME BELOW

WORKSHOP

SPEAKING THE SILENCES : language of the lacuna

Scarlett Ward

Friday - 1pm

WORKSHOP

TURNING MOVEMENT INTO POETRY

Dzifa Benson

Friday - 4pm

WORKSHOP

ANCESTRY, INTERTEXTUALITY & GHOSTS

Richard Scott

Saturday - 12:00pm

WORKSHOP

THE SWERVE

Ruth Padel

Saturday - 3pm

WORKSHOP

VALENTINES HOT & COLD

Anthony Vahni Capildeo

Sunday - 12pm

WORKSHOP

WHICHING AND PITCHING

The Emma Press

Sunday 4pm

WORKSHOP

YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A POEM – a playful revolution

Ellora Sutton

Friday - 1:30pm

WORKSHOP

MAKING THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY

Laurie Bolger

Saturday - 9:30am

WORKSHOP

AFTER POEMS

Theresa Lola

Saturday - 12:30pm

WORKSHOP

THE WALL AS THIN AS A WREN's BONE

Carrie Etter

Sunday - 9:30am

WORKSHOP

A FAMILY AFFAIR

Victoria Kennefick

Sunday - 12:30pm

WORKSHOP

LYRIC SHAME

Susannah Dickey

Friday - 3:30pm

WORKSHOP

THE SONNET: INSIDE & OUTSIDE FORM

Anthony Joseph

Saturday - 10:00am

WORKSHOP

FINDING MARY: IRISH ANCESTRY

Helen Calcutt

Saturday - 2:30pm

WORKSHOP

YOU. YOU. YOU. The Lyric Address in Poetry

Padraig O Tuama

Sunday - 10am

WORKSHOP

SOUNDSCAPE IN POETRY

Aoife Lyall

Sunday 2:30pm

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