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The Box of Delights at The RSC Review by Alice Drury
The Box of Delights at The RSC Review by Alic…
Travelling through trains and time, combating wolves and magicians, ‘Box of Delights’ peruses the challenges to family life and Christmas spirit. Originally written by John Masefield, this work was brought…
Travelling through trains and time, combating wolves and magicians, ‘Box…
Diversion@LedburyPoetryhouse
Diversion@LedburyPoetryhouse
Diversion@ledburypoetryhouse is our monthly spoken word and open-mic event here in Ledbury Poetry House. Come along and join us for this friendly Friday night event. November’s event featured Clive Oseman…
Diversion@ledburypoetryhouse is our monthly spoken word and open-mic event here…
Ledbury’s Town of Delights Christmas Celebrations!
Ledbury’s Town of Delights Christmas Ce…
PRESS RELEASE November 2023 LEDBURY’S CHRISTMAS TOWN OF DELIGHTS Ledbury Town Council and Ledbury Traders are celebrating the Poet Laureate John Masefield this year and his fabulous story A Box…
PRESS RELEASE November 2023 LEDBURY’S CHRISTMAS TOWN OF DELIGHTS Ledbury…
Ledbury Poetry Competition 2023 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Ledbury Poetry Competition 2023 WINNERS ANNOU…
PRESS RELEASE 16 November 2023 LEDBURY POETRY COMPETITION 2023 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT Ledbury Poetry is thrilled to announce this year’s Poetry Competition winners, runners up and highly commended poets. Philip Gross,…
PRESS RELEASE 16 November 2023 LEDBURY POETRY COMPETITION 2023 WINNERS…
Maun International Arts Festival, Botswana by Chloe Garner, Director at Ledbury Poetry
Maun International Arts Festival, Botswana by…
Chloe Garner, Director of Ledbury Poetry writes, I am looking forward to my trip to Maun International Arts Festival (MIAF) in Botswana in November. MIAF is organised by poetry collective…
Chloe Garner, Director of Ledbury Poetry writes, I am looking…
Job Opportunities at Ledbury Poetry
Job Opportunities at Ledbury Poetry
Ledbury Poetry is looking for a Director to cover Chloe Garner’s 18 month sabbatical from April 2024. To find out more information and how to apply please see here:…
Ledbury Poetry is looking for a Director to cover…
Creative Pathways Workshop in Social Media Training
Creative Pathways Workshop in Social Media Tr…
Fabulous, informative and fun social media workshop this morning at #ledburypoetryhouse. Creative Pathways in the Shire curate training workshops for #volunteers in the arts and heritage industries throughout the year…
Fabulous, informative and fun social media workshop this morning at…
Ledbury Hellens Poetry Prize for Second Collections Announced
Ledbury Hellens Poetry Prize for Second Colle…
PRESS RELEASE 2 November 2023 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED for Ledbury Hellens Poetry Prize for Second Collections Ledbury Poetry is pleased to announce the SHORTLIST for the fourth edition of the Ledbury…
PRESS RELEASE 2 November 2023 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED for Ledbury Hellens…
The Poetry Society @ Ledbury Poetry House with Eric Yip, Charlotte Shevchenko Knight and Tife Kusoro
The Poetry Society @ Ledbury Poetry House wit…
Celebrating bright new voices selected by The Poetry Society, their Director Judith Palmer introduced Eric Yip, Charlotte Shevchenko Knight and Tife Kusoro. An amazing afternoon of fabulous readings – plus…
Celebrating bright new voices selected by The Poetry Society, their…
Poetry London @ Ledbury Poetry House with Jesse Nathan
Poetry London @ Ledbury Poetry House with Jes…
Thrilling to host Jesse Nathan with his new collection Eggtooth here at Ledbury Poetry House. Chaired by Director Chloe Garner, Jesse Nathan talked movingly about his work. He grew up…
Thrilling to host Jesse Nathan with his new collection Eggtooth…
Creative Pathways Workshop: Create a Heritage Exhibition
Creative Pathways Workshop: Create a Heritage…
Creative Pathways in the Shire, produced by Ledbury Poetry, continues its series of training workshops for arts and heritage organisations in Herefordshire. This weekend saw the artists Jeanette McCulloch leading…
Creative Pathways in the Shire, produced by Ledbury Poetry, continues…
Ledbury Poetry Festival written by intern Chloe Harvey
Ledbury Poetry Festival written by intern Chl…
Upon arrival at the train station at Ledbury, you will notice a sign describing the small market town as ‘The Poetry Junction’. This is just a small nod to the…
Upon arrival at the train station at Ledbury, you will…
A Celebration of Poetry and Translation by Alice Drury
A Celebration of Poetry and Translation by Al…
Through translation, poetry is enriched and given the ability to connect communities and Arabic generations. The Poetry Translation Centre gave Ledbury the opportunity to appreciate poetry by bringing Bidoon poet…
Through translation, poetry is enriched and given the ability to…
Hereford Chamber Choir Presents: “The Dymock Poets re-imagined” a choral interpretation of works by the much loved Dymock Poets by Alice Drury
Hereford Chamber Choir Presents: “The Dymock…
The chorus of voices uplifted poetry in a reverberating rememberance, echoing through the intricate, vast expanse of St Michael and All Angels Church, singing music that recalled and revived the…
The chorus of voices uplifted poetry in a reverberating rememberance,…
Stands and Mystics: Abi Palmer and Naomi Morris by Alice Drury
Stands and Mystics: Abi Palmer and Naomi Morr…
Exploring the link between medieval mysticism, religion, and modern ‘stan-culture’, Abi Palmer and Naomi Morris exercise the view that holy women such as St Teresa of Avila and Julian of…
Exploring the link between medieval mysticism, religion, and modern ‘stan-culture’,…
Ledbury Poetry Competition Winners hosted by Joelle Taylor by Alice Drury
Ledbury Poetry Competition Winners hosted by…
Out of around 1300 entries from around the world, the poems praised at this event had been carefully selected by Joelle Taylor and, along with online attendees, the winners were…
Out of around 1300 entries from around the world, the…
Dead Poets Society 7: Shakespeare’s Sonnets by Don Paterson and Emma Smith – by Alice Drury
Dead Poets Society 7: Shakespeare’s Sonnets b…
In the high-ceilinged and elegant Burgage Hall, the 400 year old sonnets of William Shakespeare were given prominence to by Emma Smith (author and Professor at Oxford University) and Don…
In the high-ceilinged and elegant Burgage Hall, the 400 year…
Wrap Press Release for Ledbury Poetry Festival 2023
Wrap Press Release for Ledbury Poetry Festiva…
PRESS RELEASE 9.7.23 LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL 2023 REPORTS STELLAR TEN DAYS Ledbury Poetry Festival is thrilled to announce increased figures for ten-day festival live in Ledbury and online to the…
PRESS RELEASE 9.7.23 LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL 2023 REPORTS STELLAR TEN…
Ralph Pite – Women Poets and the Environment – by Chloe Harvey
Ralph Pite – Women Poets and the Environment…
“We are all products of the society and culture which is having a devastating impact,” Ralph Pite told the audience. And this is very true indeed – as his talk…
“We are all products of the society and culture which…
‘Ledbury’ is the word for poetry festival celebrations’ by Chloe Harvey
‘Ledbury’ is the word for poetry…
Over ten days this summer, a quiet town has become an international voice for championing poetry and creativity. The Ledbury Poetry Festival is the biggest of its kind in the…
Over ten days this summer, a quiet town has become…