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
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 |
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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.
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| 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
| Mon Jan 30 @ 8:15PM - Acoustic Night - Bristol |
| Wed Feb 01 @ 7:00PM - Freeway Poets - Bournemouth |
| Wed Feb 01 @ 7:30PM - Hammer & Tongue Regional Final - Bristol |
| Thu Feb 02 @ 6:00PM - 07:30PM Cheltenham Poetry Cafe |
| Thu Feb 02 @ 8:30PM - 10:30PM Arts House Open Mic - Bristol |
| Sat Feb 04 @ 3:30PM - Bath Poetry Cafe |


























