You still have time to enter the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social Single Poem Competition, but you will need to send your poems by 6th Sept. Prizes include £300 and the chance to read @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social - judge @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social ! www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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Just one place left on this stimulating and inspiring workshop on the theme of Sonics in poetry. Join poet and festival director @annasaund.bsky.social to learn how to empower your poems with sound.

Just one place left on this stimulating and inspiring workshop on the theme of Sonics in poetry. Join poet and festival director @annasaund.bsky.social to learn how to empower your poems with sound.

Daniel is an incredible poet - we are so excited to have him read... www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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Daniel Hinds@danielghinds.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I will be reading poems with @corinnaboard.bsky.social for the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social on the 19th October 7pm, online. Audience & open mic tickets are now available! I'll be reading from my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection New Famous Phrases. Link below for tickets.

Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me @andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

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I did a talk about love, compassion , neurodivergence, and why I keep burning bridges at the brilliant @emfcamp.bsky.social - here it is #adhd #autism #bbc #podcast #poetry m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn-Z...

Robin Ince: Why The Monkey Escaped the Cage - EMF 2026

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In this stimulating workshopping session, you will share two of your poems and receive feedback from your tutor and peers. You will explore ways of finessing and honing your poems, and you will develop your ability to view your work with an editor's eye. www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

Workshopping Your Poems at Online

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Thank you Mark - it is always a joy to have you on board - we love your poetry. And eager open micers - please visit www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝔸𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝕆𝕨𝕖𝕟@markantonyowen.com · 3mo ago

Just booked my readers' slot for the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social's Open Mic Maestros Take Over on October 6th. I was booked for last year's event, but I had to cancel (for reasons I forget now). Very few places left if you want to read at this event. Head over to the festival's events page pronto!

One of the most basic human experiences is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve in this non-stop, 24/7 connected world. All the more reason then to remember the value of solitude. #WritingCommunity

Tomorrow night! 7pm-9pm, Old London Road Cafe in Kingston. We’ll be sharing poems, chatting about our work, and there’ll be opportunity to take part in the open mic (DM me). Tickets are still available online (link in comments), or come along on the night if you’re nearby!

@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social director @annasaund.bsky.social is running a workshop on the theme of titles. If you would like yours to do a little more heavy lifting, then this is for you. You will come away with new poems. You can read more and book by visiting www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

A compelling speech by @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social on BBC Parliament right now putting forward the case for her Nature's Rights Bill in the Lords. Now Lord Lebedev (Yes, HIM!) is making a powerful case for supporting the bill!! Time for a Green Magna Carta. Bravo Natalie 👏 💚

@annasaund.bsky.social is offering an on-line workshop on the theme of Persona poetry this Wednesday. Persona poetry involves leaping into other selves in order to write potent, innovative and often surprising poetry. To book just click the link in the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social bio.

We are seeking a #sponsor for the 15th @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social Slam - this is a great opportunity for anyone who would like to enjoy some superb marketing and promotional activities AND support the arts! Please message Zoe and Anna at cheltpoetryfest@gmail.com for more details...

Out today! ⬇️

Jo Durrant@jodurrant.co.uk · 4mo ago

🎧 Ep 283 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds: 🤩 @russellarnott.bsky.social shares passion for ocean science, facts on plankton + Quick 6 🌊 2025 Chelt Sci Fest with @helenczerski.bsky.social on oceans 📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j... 💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

Kingston friends - we’re looking forward to reading at the Old London Road Cafe on Friday 10 July from 7pm 🎙️ Join us for poems, conversation & open mic. Want a slot? DM me! Looking forward to sharing new poems in this brilliant venue. Tickets below. Great poster by @parlyareepress.bsky.social ✨

@annasaund.bsky.social is offering a workshop on the theme of 'Persona in poetry' on June 17 Join poet Anna Saunders to explore the difference between the subject and the persona of the poem, and to write your own fire cracker persona poems. Read more www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

In our next zoom workshop we look at final lines in poetry. Tutor @annasaund.bsky.social will offer samples of great last lines, including those in #JaneHirshfield's potent and deeply affecting self-referential poem - Poem with Two Endings. Read more and book www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

What are your favourite final lines of poems ? Please @ me.. At my next online workshop we will be exploring how to make a dramatic exit and taking a dive into the poetic end line. My classes include tutorial, writing triggers, feedback on your work. www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

For those who fear what the future holds …. Glasgow, Manchester, Norwich dates in the next week www.robinince.com shows will be upbeat and energising and full of love

Our international Single Poem Competition is now open, and we welcome your entries from anywhere in the world ! The competition judged by @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social is a fundraiser for the 2027 festival. Please visit our website to read more and enter. www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

Thank you for joining us and for sharing this lovely and deeply affecting poem, Mark !

𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝔸𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝕆𝕨𝕖𝕟@markantonyowen.com · 5mo ago

What a wonderful evening it was yesterday at another of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social's online lounges. Headliner Sarah Howe read a beautiful, moving elegy. So today, I'm sharing one of my own as part of @coastalpoet.bsky.social's ongoing (and excellent) #poemsaloud initiative.

Our international Single Poem Competition is now open, and we welcome your entries from anywhere in the world ! The competition judged by @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social is a fundraiser for the 2027 festival. Please visit our website to read more and enter. www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

Join us tonight for a reading by acclaimed poet Sarah Howe, and sets by the winners of our 2025 poetry competition judged by @gregoryleadbetter.. We also reveal the judge of our competition tonight. www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Tomorrow's online lounge features internationally acclaimed poet #SarahHowe along with the winners of our 2025 Single Poem Competition. We also launch this year's comp, and reveal our judge! Join us from 7pm. Tickets www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

Jo is a @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social Favourite. Jo is the perfect chair for our events and has talked to our guests about many subjects in a well informed and engaging way. Nothing is beyond Jo be it psychics, metaphysics, myth, legend or Shakespeare's first Folio.

Jo Durrant@jodurrant.co.uk · 5mo ago

🎧 Ep 280 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds: 🤩 @freeburian.bsky.social returns with a new series, history of theatre, starting in Shakespeare’s time 🌱 Faith Douglas has A-Z of plants & S is a herb 📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j... 💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

Robin is a wonderful, warm, witty and entertaining speaker and a charismatic performer. We wish we would be there tonight.

Robin Ince@robinince.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A few tickets left for event in Berkhamsted Bookshop tonight - 7pm start theberkhamstedbookshop.co.uk

A few tickets left for event in Berkhamsted Bookshop tonight - 7pm start theberkhamstedbookshop.co.uk

Tomorrow's online lounge features internationally acclaimed poet #SarahHowe along with the winners of our 2025 Single Poem Competition. We also launch this year's comp, and reveal our judge! Join us from 7pm. Tickets www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

The Festival's competition is now closed. All entries will now be passed over to the judge, Gregory Leadbetter. We will be announcing the results of the competition in January 2026. They will be published on our website: cheltenhampoetryfestival.co.uk , on this page and on other social media.

Online sales for this evening's event are now closed. There will be 5 tickets available for purchase at St Andrew's from 6.30pm. The online box office is open for other non-Slam Festival events at www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo... Slam tickets from: cheltplayhouse.org.uk/CheltPlayhou...