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, 16 -22nd April 2012

Important information for Bristol poetry event organisers.

NB: deadline for event information brought forward to Thursday 26th January.

To include your event in the festival brochure click here

 

Siren Says - calling Bristol poets aged 16 to 23

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