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Welcome to the Poetry Can website, a portal to the world of poetry in the South West of England.
Poetry Can,
12 Great George St,
Bristol,
BS1 5RH
Tel: (0117) 9330900 e: admin@poetrycan.co.uk
Bristol Poetry Festival 2009
3rd -13th September 2009
Poetry Can is thrilled to announce the line-up for Bristol Poetry Festival 2009. Below is a list of some of the wonderful poets and performers who will be gracing the stages of Arnolfini and other venues in the autumn.
Programmes for Bristol Poetry Festival 2009 will be available from August.
  
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
  
   
   
   
   
   
 
L-R from the top
Tony Benn & Roy Bailey, Fleur Adcock, Dennis O'Driscoll
Glyn Maxwell, Pascale Petit, Jeanne Ellin, Gwen Seabourne,
Paul Scott, Richard Carter, Medbh McGuckian, Rose Cook,
Nigel McLoughlin, Matt Harvey, Matthew Caley, Rosy Carrick,
Imtiaz Dharker, Catherine Smith, Rosie Harris, Steve Tasane,
Esther Morgan, Steve Rooney, Penelope Shuttle, John Terry,
Sara-Jane Arbury, Marcus Moore, Art + Power Poets
Wilf Merttens, Kate Tempest, Byron Vincent, Anna Freeman,
Ros Martin, Alphonse, Bristol Poetry Festival Slam (Bristol vs Allstars),
Agatha Knowles, Malusi, Alison Brumfitt, A F Harrold, Sonia Hendy-Isaac,
Jade Oldfield, Dreadlockalien, Nick Moore,
Gerard Benson, Catherine Benson, Liz Brownlee, Jane Clarke,
Sue Hardy-Dawson, Jan Dean, Michaela Morgan, Roger Stevens,
Phillip Wadell, Bernard Young, Lucy English, Nathan Filer,
Julian Ramsey-Wade, plus Can Openers Festival edition,
Acoustic Night festival special and Lansdown Poetry Night Festival Special.
Migrations is a celebration of the musical and cultural riches created through the movements of people from one place to another.
St George's most ambitious project ever, it is a continuing festival dedicated to presenting world music – including music from the world of Bristol – in a way that reflects the connections between different styles and the governing context of globalisation.
The Poetry Can will be bringing a definite poetic dimension to the Migrations Project. We are commissioning six writers to write poems based on the migrations concerts, the light of their own experience and the themes of migration. The poems will be exhibited at St. Georges from September 2009 onwards and will also appear on The Poetry Can website.
More details can be found here.
Apples and Snakes My Place or Yours? initiative.
Bristol poet Byron Vincent contributes a blog exploring how place and environment shape people's lives in Bristol in this year-long nationwide project.
Byron's blog can be read here: http://myplaceoryours.org.uk/author/byron-vincent/
Who should be the next Poet Laureate?
In light of the news that Andrew Motion's 10 year tenure as Poet Laureate is due to expire, Poetry Can thought it might be fun to canvas the opinions of visitors to this website about who they would choose for the role and why.
Just for fun, send your suggestions to nextpoetlaureate@poetrycan.co.uk .
There's no reward or prizes, but we'll post a run down on the site.
Votes so far can be found here
Bristol Poetry Festival 2008
A big thank you to all who attended and contributed to Bristol Poetry Festival 2008. The festival was a great success with attendance up on last year and we have received very positive feedback with plenty of interesting ideas and names put forward for next years festival.
For an outline of the 2008 festival
click here
Dementia Arts SouthWest
an online forum for those working in dementia and the arts
click here
Street Poetry
Poetry Can seeks poems about streets
click here
NEW! The Poetry Can Video Box
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The Soulwater Pool by Claire Williamson
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A new collection exploring a domestic drama unfolding over two tense days. A stunning follow up to her first collection, Ride On.
This collection, costing £7.99 is available to order from Poetry Can by calling 0117 933 0900 or email: admin@poetrycan.co.uk
The Soulwater Pool by Claire Williamson
Published by Poetry Can
ISBN 978-0-9539234-4-1
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Poetry Can Poetry Competition
There will be news of the next Poetry Can Poetry Competition soon.
Salt by Denise McSheehy
Poetry Can Poetry Competition 2007 winner
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Denise McSheehy launched her first published collection, Salt, at Bristol Poetry Festival 2008.
This collection, costing £8.00, is available to order from Poetry Can by calling 0117 933 0900 or email: admin@poetrycan.co.uk
Salt by Denise McSheehy
Publishd by Poetry Can
ISBN 978-0-9539234-3-4
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Touchpiece by Elizabeth Whyman
Poetry Can Poetry Competition 2006 winner
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Elizabeth Whyman, launched her first published collection, Touchpiece, at Bristol Poetry Festival 2007.
This collection, costing £8.00 is available to order from Poetry Can by calling 0117 933 0900 or email: admin@poetrycan.co.uk
Touchpiece by Elizabeth Whyman
Published by Poetry Can
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Taking a show on Tour?
First-hand experience and advice from Paralalia poets - David Johnson and Peter Hunter - who received an Arts Council grant to tour their multi-media poetry show around England in 2007.
click here
About Poetry Can
Poetry Can believes that poetry has a unique power to explore and express the experiences of life: poetry affects everyone. Poetry Can sees its role as enabling and encouraging as many people as possible across communities to get involved in poetry activity, raising awareness and enjoyment of this powerful art form.
If you would like to add any information to the site about your poetry event or activity, poetry group or institution click on contact and add your details/information or a return contact and we'll get your information up on the site.
If there's anything you'd like to see added in the future, please tell us and we'll see what we can do.
Please remember that this site is being constantly updated, so visit us regularly to see what's new.
We hope you enjoy the site and find it useful.
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