Lincolnshire Schools Poetry Competition 2018

A competition open to pupils of Lincolnshire Schools in 4 age groups - Age 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16.
A poem on the theme of 'CHANGE' or 'a poem of your own choice' Closing date for entries 12 October 2018.

Prize

Poetry by stealth….

Students and teachers will be entering into a competition to secretly use poetry across the day in all their lessons.

Di Castle poetry reading

Join us and Di to hear some of her humorous reflections on life, love and the changing world we inhabit.

Event takes place from 2-3
Refreshments will be provided by Tesco Community Tower Park

Free, Library

National Poetry Day at Spring Lane

We are Springlane residential home in Muswell Hill London N10 3PA.

We will be hosting a poetry day with readers and music with refreshments.
Come along and enjoy the poetry on Thursday 4th October 2018.

Performance, Free, Open mic

Women’s Voices

A community event linked to Older Women's Reading Group and a Yemeni Ladies Group.

Opportunity to read local poetry by local people.

Free, Library

The Maltings and Ambit celebrate National Poetry Day

Wells-next-the-Sea will celebrate National Poetry Day in style this year. Starting with workshops at Alderman Peel High School lead by Cheryl Moskowitz, followed by Poet in a Boat with Will Burns and finishing with Strictly Speaking when members of the public will be invited to come and recite their favourite poems in front of a panel of judges with cash prizes!

Performance, Prize, Open mic

Pass on a Poem

Reading group for people who love poetry and would like to share the poems they love with others. people can opt to read a favourite poem or just come along to listen. It is very relaxed and informal - you don't need any previous experience of reading aloud. The only stipulation is your poem must be a published work, and can be written by any poet as long as it is not your own work!

Library

Her 100 Cerdd

Literature Wales challenges four poets to compose 100 original Welsh-language poems in just 24 hours, to celebrate National Poetry Day. Previous Her 100 Cerdd challenges have been completed with only seconds to spare.

Toby Thompson Performing Poet School Visit

As part of the Bath Festivals Schools Outreach Programme, Toby Thompson local performing poet, will be attending Somervale School to work with and entertain the KS3 students with his fun and unique poetry show. He'll also be working in poetry writing workshops with groups of students to bring out their poetic potential!

Performance, Library

Hull National Poetry Day

Local poets and groups working collectively to celebrate the art of spoken word

Free

Naviar Haiku Fest

The second edition of the Naviar Haiku Fest will take place in Norwich on the 25th May 2018, in one of the most well-known music and arts venues in the city, The Birdcage. A creative day of live events and workshops, the Naviar Haiku Fest is the only event in the UK focused on the intersection between traditional Japanese poetry and experimental electronic music.

The event will be divided in two parts: a free haiku workshop in the afternoon (2-5) will offer an overview of haiku poetry: we'll learn more about its history and encourage creativity through group games and exercises. By the end of the workshop participants will have a clear
understanding of the origins of haiku, its rules and will be able to write their own poems. The workshop will be from 2 to 5pm at the Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 5 min walk from The Birdcage.

In the evening four composers, members of Naviar's international community, will be performing live at The Birdcage. Working in the fields of ambient, electronic and experimental music, these musicians will translate the ethereal and mysterious atmosphere of haiku poetry into sounds.

Performers : Audio Obscura (UK), Ikjoyce (UK), Sevenism (UK), Subespai (AUS). The concert will begin at 7.30pm.

The event is organized by Naviar Records and Neil Stringfellow, with the support of the Sasakawa Foundation and Resonance Extra. For any inquires, please contact Marco Sebastiano Alessi at marco@naviarrecords.com

Tickets: http://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-fest-norwich

Performance

Poetry by Heart finals

Students from Years 7-13 at Camden School for Girls will perform their choice of poem from memory to an audience of peers, staff and parents.

Performance, Free, Prize

Malton Poetry Group

Poetry displays and poetry readings by members of Malton poetry group and others.
Readings will start at 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.

Performance, Free, Library

National Poetry Day Norton Library Event

Poetry displays and poetry readings by members of Malton poetry group and others.
Readings will start at 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.

Performance, Library, Open mic, Exhibition

National Poetry Day Live

National Poetry Day Live is back for a free evening of poetry in the newly reopened Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer.

Join us to hear radical poetry that looks at this year's theme of 'change'.

Hear the poets that are bringing about shifts in culture and society through their work and inspiring generations of young poets.

Presented by Southbank Centre and The Poetry Society.

Reading, Performance, Free

The Forward Prizes for Poetry

See the most coveted poetry prizes in the British Isles awarded live on stage by jury chair Bidisha and writer Chris McCabe, and hear readings from the 15 shortlisted poets.

The Forward Prizes rank among the year’s great literary celebrations: this is an unmissable evening for anyone interested in the best new poetry published today.

Performance

Ledbury Poetry Festival 7 Airs screening

Join the Festival for a screening of the groundbreaking 7 Airs production which premiered in 2017. Poetry from European poets paired with UK counterparts sharing the airs in site specific locations: Alison Brackenbury/ Ales Steger, Sara_Jane Arbury/ Goran Colakhodzic, Megan Barker/ Nikolina Andova, Fiona Sampson/ Lilliana Ursu, Jonathan Edwards/ Martin Solotruk, Paul Henry/ Katarzyna Zdanowicz. Beautiful, haunting, horizon altering poetry for National Poetry Day. In association with Herefordshire Libraries

Performance, Library

Emergency Poet at Poetry Swindon

Emergency Poet

The UK's best-known mobile poetic first aid service comes to Swindon for the first time, as poet Deborah Alma dispenses poetry prescriptions from her 1970s ambulance. Just turn up!
Richard Jefferies Museum
Marlborough Road (corner of Day House Lane) Coate Water Swindon

Performance, Free

Poetry Evening

A community social evening for all, with readings of poetry, hosted in the ancient All Saints'Church, 'a church in a green romantic chasm', as Coleridge described it, located in the small rural hamlet of Aisholt,Somerset. There will be readings of poems written by local poets as well as historically famous poets associated with the locality with opportunity to discuss and appreciate the works. There will be an attempt to entwine the theme of 'Change' into the poems selected for airing at the event. There will be refreshments of wine, fruit juice, tea coffee and nibbles available.

Performance