V6_Bristol student Altoma has had a hugely successful year as @lyrafest Bristol Young City Poet - we can't wait to see what the future holds for this talented young person! Read her story here: montpschool.org/631/news-blog/… @venturerstrust @bristoledu
Poetry in the Dark last night was so lush. Blackout 'deep listening' event in the cinema digging into the relationship between radio & poetry, with Ilya Kaminsky, Heaney, Brecht, Welsh poetry & more... In The Dark Radio x Bristol Poetry Festival x Watershed, curated by Mair Bosworth 📻✒️
Thanks Bristol Poetry Festival & Watershed for having us on Saturday as part of *Translation & Displacement*, to Stephen Watts & Poetry Translation Centre for organising & chairing, & to Al-Saddiq Al-Radd, Sabrin Hasbun & Ibrahim Hirsi for gorgeous, stirring multilingual performances. A grand afternoon!
Students and staff @CSBsenior are still buzzing from yesterday's Bristol Poetry Festival #YoungCityPoet Workshop with Caleb Parkin! A real focus for our creativity and reminder that poetry is vital 🥰
Brilliant evening at the BBC Upload & Tonic Bristol Poetry Festival Showcase at acta Bristol! 👏
So many great performances inc… VerseCycle 🚴 Caroline Burrows 📝 Poet & Writer, Barry, dydb, Ben Spodris & loads more. Superbly hosted by Adam Crowther & Cal Wensley! 🎤
Catch it on the radio soon! 📻
The poetry love continues....We're excited about the poetry slam house competition next week, hosted by Ruby from the V6_Bristol Head Student team Venturers Trust #workhardbekindhavecourage Poetry By Heart Bristol Poetry Festival
So proud to listen to our @V6 Young City Poet recite her poems about the fall of Colston and her home country, Sudan. Both were beautiful crafted, moving and thought provoking. True talent! Bristol Poetry Festival Montpelier High School
Why not join us tonight for an evening of Caribbean poetry and music from some of the best in the business - headlined by the legendary John Agard💥
We Liming is co-hosted by Edson Burton and Melanie Abrahams. Line up features Muneera Pilgrim & Dr Lawrence Hoo D.Litt
Part of Bristol Poetry Festival.
Looking forward to taking part in this year's Bristol Poetry Festival. On Saturday 13th April at the SS Great Britain (Metlock Education Room), I'll be leading a poetry workshop for children from 14:30 - 16:00pm and reading from And I Climbed, And I Climbed. Tickets: £5 adults / £4 child.
Getting ready to go to Bristol!! See you all at Lyra Festival!! Bristol Poetry Festival Raise the Bar Bristol Beacon Nikita Gill Cecilia Knapp #Bristol #Poetry
The brilliant Dr Lawrence Hoo D.Litt with his compelling opening poem on the last day of Bristol Poetry Festival at Watershed. The people of #Bristol never cease to amaze!
Festival of Economics is now part of Economics Observatory and Festival of the Future City is run as a new festival of cities and regions by the Growing Together Alliance. The city poet work continues with Bristol Poetry Festival. 2/
A fabulous reading of poems about nature in urban spaces at Bristol Poetry Festival. Dr Carrie Etter Caleb Parkin Pey Samantha Walton and all the open mic-ers were amazing! I had a chance to perform a poem too, thank you for having me!
Tremendous times at the Bristol Poetry Festival BBC Upload showcase on Tues!
On this week’s radio show you’ll hear highlights from Mark Rutterford, Barry, VerseCycle 🚴 Caroline Burrows 📝 Poet & Writer, Cal Wensley and more!
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BBC Bristol BBC Gloucestershire BBC Somerset BBC Wiltshire BBC Sounds
More delighted than this picture suggests to be a part of the BBC Upload showcase at Bristol Poetry Festival tomorrow night with an open mic hosted by Tonic 😁😁😁
With thanks to Adam Crowther Chris Arnold and the team
Come along to acta Bristol for 7pm 🙏❤️
Yesterday’s workshop looking at the long poem Bristol Poetry Festival was very fun. Here I am trying to explain everything at the same time.
