Latest Past Events

Sunday Night Headline Event: Zaffar Kunial, Gregory Leadbetter, Jenny Mitchell

Patrick Studio

Our final headline event of the weekend brings three wonderful poets together to read and talk about their work. Birmingham born Zaffar Kunial's second collection England's Green (Faber, 2022) has been short-listed for the TS Eliot Prize and follows his prize-winning debut collection Us (Faber, 2018). Brummie resident Gregory Leadbetter's second collection, Maskwork (Nine Arches, […]

£4.50 – £6.50

Burning Eye Books Showcase hosted by Bridget Hart and Clive Birnie.

Patrick Studio

Bristol Based Burning Eye Books are the UK's top indie publisher of performance poetry. Returning for their third VERVE showcase, we are delighted to welcome Burning Eye editors Bridget Hart and Clive Birnie to introduce four poets whose latest books were published in Autumn / Winter 2022 - some of the best voices on the […]

£4.50 – £6.50

Andrew McMillan Workshop – Beyond 100 Queer Poems

Workshop Room 2

Using some of the poems from the acclaimed 100 Queer Poems, join co-editor Andrew McMillan to do some writing and breathe new life into your work. Andrew McMillan's three collections are physical, playground and Pandemonium. 100 Queer Poems was published by Vintage Books in 2022.

£16.50 – £22.50