Welcome to the Poetry Can website 

 A portal to the world of poetry in the South West of England

This site is constantly being updated and at the time of going live there are some areas still to be

populated with information, but we hope you find the site a useful resource for your poetry needs

across the South West.

 

Bristol Spring Poetry Festival 18 -22 April 2012

The programme for Bristol Spring Poetry Festival 2012 has been finalised and we're pleased to

announce that the exciting and electic line-up is: Paul Durcan, Carol Rumens, Sasha Dugdale,

Pameli Benham, Matt Harvey, Lucy English, Rob Gee, Chris Redmond, Ben Mellor,

the Next Generation Poetry Slam hosted by Tim Gibbard

plus home-grown feature and open mic events.

Paul Durcan	Carol Rumens	Sasha Dugdale	Pameli Benham	Matt Harvey
Lucy English	Rob Gee	Chris Redmond	Ben Mellor	Tim Gibbard

 

We are just making final adjustments to the festival brochure and they will soon be available for free

from Arnolfini, arts venues and cafes across Bristol.

 

Siren Says - calling Bristol poets aged 16 to 25

Siren Says is a new open mic in central Bristol for young poets that offers a supportive atmosphere and an

opportunity to appear at Bristol Spring Poetry Festival and Bristol Poetry Festival.

For full details click here: Siren Says

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bristol Poetry Festival 2011   12 to 19 september

Simon Armitage Review by Anna Sutton

Click here to read a post-festival overview from Colin Brown, Director of Poetry Can

 

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Quotes featured at the top of the page come from AS THE POET SAID... Poetry Pickings and Choosings

Edited by Tony Curtis from Dennis O'Driscoll's Poetry Ireland Review Column

 

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	The Poetry Can is funded by			The South West literature web portal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Independent Traders and Service Providers Initiative

Poetry Can is supporting an Independent Traders and Service Providers initiative for the Spring Poetry Festival

and would like to acknowledge the following organisations for contributing to sponsorship for this festival.

			Trauma Awareness		Jenny Life Gallery		Cafe Maitreya

 

 

 

 

 

 

To find out more about this initiative please contact polly.moyer@gmail.com

 

Find out how to support Poetry Can in other ways here