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Date |
Web |
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| Calling poets - The Literacy Consultancy Free Reads Project DEADLINE 11th MARCH |
9/3/2010 |
http://cypruswell.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/calling-south-west-poets-cyprus-well-and-tlcs-free-reads- |
| Writing the World Poetry Competition for young people |
8/3/2010 |
http://www.coolitschools.com |
| John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Comp now open - Deadline 31st July |
8/3/2010 |
http://www.betjemanpoetrycompetition.com/pages/2010-competition |
| Bridport Poetry Prize 2010 - Deadline 30th June |
8/3/2010 |
http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/ |
| Apples & Snakes appoints Performance Poetry Coordinator for South West. |
1/3/2010 |
http://wwww.applesandsnakes.org |
| Warminster Poetry Workshops - starting 24th Feb |
16/2/2010 |
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| Ravenglass Poetry Press Competition 2009/10 - Results |
10/2/2010 |
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| Haiti fundraiser - call for poets (and musicians) |
8/2/2010 |
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| Writers' workshop for minority voices - Deadline Fri 5th Feb |
3/2/2010 |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/minority-writers-workshop |
| Women poets sought for International Women's Day |
2/2/2010 |
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| Poet Christopher Reid wins 2009 Costa Book of the Year award. |
1/2/2010 |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8481036.stm |
| Team of 4 slammers wanted to compete at Lydney Festival in July |
1/2/2010 |
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| Performance Opportunity - Keynsham Bandstand May-Sept 2010 |
1/2/2010 |
http://www.keynsham-tc.gov.uk |
| Poetry Can seeks poets now based in Bristol who are originally from another country |
1/2/2010 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk |
| Poetry&Words at Glastonbury Festival seeking applications. |
1/2/2010 |
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=352083782 |
| Hosking Houses Trust seeking Writer in Residence |
25/1/2010 |
http://www.hoskinghouses.co.uk |
| Creative Arts Therapies Studies Networking Event |
25/1/2010 |
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| Phillip Gross wins T S Eliot Prize 2009 |
19/1/2010 |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/18/philip-gross-ts-eliot-winner |
| Bath Literature Festival - 27th Feb to 7th March |
19/1/2010 |
http://www.bathlitfest.org.uk/ |
| BlueGate Poets, Swindon - website launch |
18/1/2010 |
http://www.bluegatepoets.com |
| Poetry Competition in Honour of Artist Hannah Frank - Deadline: 31st March |
11/1/2010 |
http://www.hannahfrank.org.uk |
| Searching for the most exciting poetry of 2009! |
11/1/2010 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/tedhughes/ |
| Advanced Poetry Seminar, 15 – 19 March 2010 - call for expressions of interest |
4/1/2010 |
http://www.thepoetrytrust.org |
| The Wordsmiths - new manuscript feedback service available |
15/12/2009 |
http://www.thewordsmiths.org/index.html |
| Words by the Water / Mirehouse Poetry Competition - Deadline 12th Feb 2010 |
8/12/2009 |
http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk |
| Sudanese poet Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi podcast now available to listen to online |
8/12/2009 |
http://www.poetrytranslation.org/downloads/13 |
| The City of Exeter prepares for the Changing of the Bards |
7/12/2009 |
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| Sonnets Wanted by Scary Little Girls |
30/11/2009 |
http://www.scarylittlegirls.co.uk |
| Salt Cellars - new for 2010 |
30/11/2009 |
http://blog.saltpublishing.com/2009/11/26/salt-to-launch-ten-modern-writing-centres-in-2010/ |
| The Poetry Business Competition 2009 - deadline 28th Nov |
23/11/2009 |
http://wwww.poetrybusiness.co.uk |
| Bristol University Poetry Workshops - 2010 |
17/11/2009 |
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/english/lifelong/shorts.html |
| T S Eliot prize 2009 shortlist announced |
27/10/2009 |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/22/ts-eliot-prize-shortlist |
| 7th Nov ALL CHANGE! African Writers Abroad. A Day of Creative Writing and Poetry Workshops |
19/10/2009 |
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| Txt a renga verse! |
19/10/2009 |
http://tiny.cc/1000VerseRenga |
| Forward Poetry Prize 2009 winners Announced |
12/10/2009 |
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| Migrations Poetry Project - poems now posted on Poetry Can website |
12/10/2009 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk/index.asp |
| Bristol University - Dayschools: Using Creative writing for Therapeutic Purposes |
6/10/2009 |
http://www.britol.ac.uk |
| The 21st Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, 6 - 8 November 2009 |
6/10/2009 |
http://www.poetrytrust.org |
| Phoenix52 Seek Artist in Residence |
28/9/2009 |
http://www.phoenix52.co.uk |
| The Iota International Poetry Competition 2009 - Deadline 30th Nov |
21/9/2009 |
http://www.iotamagazine.co.uk |
| National Poetry Day - call to Arms! |
15/9/2009 |
http://www.nationalpoetryday.co.uk/ |
| Bristol Festival Poetry Showcase call for entries: Friday 18th September |
15/9/2009 |
http://www.thebristolfestival.org |
| Compass Film and Arts Festival - poets wanted! |
15/9/2009 |
http://www.compass-films.co.uk |
| Fancy studying creative writing MA at Bath Spa Uni? |
15/9/2009 |
http://www.bathspa.ac.uk |
| The 'Unspoken Words' Lecture Series |
1/9/2009 |
http://www.thepoetrypoint.wordpress.com |
| The Poetry Can Poetry Competition 2009 |
1/9/2009 |
http://www.arvonfoundation.org |
| English Association 2009 Fellows Poetry prize now open |
24/8/2009 |
http://www.le.ac.uk/engassoc/fpp.html |
| The Samuel Taylor Coleridge Memorial Poetry Prize 2010 |
24/8/2009 |
http://www.coleridgepoetryprize.com |
| Final Call for Entries: Aesthetica Creative Works Competition |
17/8/2009 |
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/submission_guide.htm |
| New Poetry School programme in Bath & Bristol. |
17/8/2009 |
http://www.poetryschool.com |
| New Poetry School Courses - Exeter |
17/8/2009 |
http://www.poetryschool.com |
| Big Issue North Poetry Competition - Deadline 8th Oct 2009 |
11/8/2009 |
http://www.biitn.org.uk |
| National Poetry Day - now on Facebook and Twitter! |
11/8/2009 |
http://www.nationalpoetryday.co.uk |
| Torbay Open Poetry Competition - deadline 15th August |
11/8/2009 |
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| Can Oxjam Bristol – Poets/Performers wanted! |
3/8/2009 |
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/oxjam/index.php |
| Dead poets wanted! (preferably alive) |
28/7/2009 |
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| Forward Prizes for Poetry Shotlist Announced |
28/7/2009 |
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| Decibel Performing Arts Showcase 2009: Catalyst South West Promoters’ Forum |
21/7/2009 |
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/news_detail.php?rid=7&id=1327 |
| Slambassadors - free slam poetry workshop for 13-19yr olds in Bristol |
20/7/2009 |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast |
| Bristol Poetry Festival - seeking volunteers |
20/7/2009 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk |
| Unspoken Words poetry radio show moves to 5pm Wednesdays |
20/7/2009 |
http://www.thepoetrypoint.wordpress.com |
| Poetry Translation Centre seeking Assistant Director |
14/7/2009 |
http://www.poetrytranslation.org |
| 'Why We Love Poetry' Competition - Deadline 7th August |
14/7/2009 |
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| The Poetry Society announces The Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry |
13/7/2009 |
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| South West Disabled and Deaf Artists' Development Needs Survey |
7/7/2009 |
http://tiny.cc/ArtsSurvey |
| 'Calling All Performers....Bristol Needs You! |
7/7/2009 |
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| Art + Power are seeking volunteers - Bristol |
7/7/2009 |
http://www.artandpower.com/ |
| Poets on the Fourth Plinth |
6/7/2009 |
http://www.oneandother.co.uk/ |
| THE CRASHAW PRIZE - Salt Publishing |
6/7/2009 |
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=110015426203 |
| Aesthetica Creative Works Competition - Deadline 19th June |
15/6/2009 |
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com |
| How to Keep a Haiku Journal workshop: there are now only two places left! |
15/6/2009 |
http://www.writingeventsbath.co.uk |
| Tutoring Poetry Workshops - A Poetry School / Arvon course for practicing poets |
9/6/2009 |
http://www.poetryschool.com |
| Lapidus - Spreading the Word on Writing in Health Project |
26/5/2009 |
http://www.lapidus.org.uk/SpreadtheWord/index.php |
| Poetry in the Woods - Creative Writing Workshops |
26/5/2009 |
http://www.rockseast.org.uk http://www.kevanmanwaring.co.uk |
| Ravenglass Poetry competition - Deadline 27th Nov 2009 |
22/5/2009 |
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| 10by3 - live literature performers opportunity - Fri 12th June - Bristol |
22/5/2009 |
http://www.bristol-old-vic.co.uk |
| National Poetry Competition now open for entries - Deadline Oct 31st 2009 |
22/5/2009 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/competitions/npc/ |
| With Words International Online Haiku Competition - Deadline: 31st May, 2009 |
18/5/2009 |
http://www.withwords.org.uk/comp.html |
| Bath Poetry Cafe - May 20th 2009 - correction |
15/5/2009 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk/event_details.asp?id=959 |
| Poetry submissions sought by Suspension e-zine |
15/5/2009 |
http://suspensionmagazine.blogspot.com |
| Call for submissions - Popshot magazine |
12/5/2009 |
http://www.popshotpopshot.com |
| Opportunity for young spoken word artists |
12/5/2009 |
http://www.barbicantheatre.co.uk |
| Caol Ann Duffy named as Poet Laureate |
6/5/2009 |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/01/carol-ann-duffy-poet-laureate |
| Bath Poetry Cafe - May 2009 correction |
6/5/2009 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk/event_details.asp?id=959 |
| Phrased and Confused Festival - 4 spoken word commissions wanted. |
5/5/2009 |
http://www.phrasedandconfused.co.uk/?page_id=115 |
| U A Fanthorpe dies at 79 |
5/5/2009 |
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| Mere Poetry Competition - closing date 7th July 2009 |
29/4/2009 |
http://www.merelitfest.co.uk |
| FREE Arvon Courses to celebrate 41 years of the Arvon Foundation |
28/4/2009 |
http://www.arvonfoundation.org |
| Josephine Hart to chair Judges Forward Prize 2009 |
28/4/2009 |
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| 2009 Poetry London Competition - closing date 1st June |
21/4/2009 |
http://www.poetrylondon.co.uk |
| Talented, cool, 30's slammer opportunity |
21/4/2009 |
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| Creative Writing Courses by the Sea - North Devon |
15/4/2009 |
http://www.way2go4.com/writingcourses |
| The Migrations Project |
8/4/2009 |
http://www.migrationsmusic.com/ |
| Norman Hidden Poetry Prize for Youth Members of the Poetry Society |
7/4/2009 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/competitions/hidden/ |
| Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition 2009 - Deadline 24th April |
7/4/2009 |
http://www.mslexia.co.uk |
| BBC Launches Landmark Poetry Season |
1/4/2009 |
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| The Poetry Society At One Hundred - Submissions Sought |
31/3/2009 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk |
| Bath Poetry Cafe Success |
25/3/2009 |
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| Mere Poetry Competition 2009 - closing date July 7th |
24/3/2009 |
http://www.merelitfest.co.uk |
| The Templar Poetry Pamphlet & Collection Competition 2009 - Closing Date: 30th April 2009 |
10/3/2009 |
http://www.templarpoetry.co.uk |
| Planning a Literature Project and Funding It |
3/3/2009 |
http://www.literaturetraining.com. |
| Lapidus - Spreading the Word on Writing in Health |
3/3/2009 |
http://www.lapidus.org.uk |
| Live Literature Consortium - Open Call for Work |
3/3/2009 |
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| Suspension Magazine - new resource for South West poets |
24/2/2009 |
http://suspensionmagazine.blogspot.com |
| spoken word/music collaborators wanted |
17/2/2009 |
http://www.myspace.com/shedstudiosdevon |
| Women poets wanted! |
17/2/2009 |
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| The Corneliu M Popescu Prize for European Poetry Translation opens for submissions |
17/2/2009 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk |
| Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award - launch |
4/2/2009 |
http://www.poetryclass.net/ |
| Escapoetry webzine seeking submissions with a difference |
3/2/2009 |
http://www.escapoetry.co.uk |
| The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets Launched |
3/2/2009 |
http://www.poetrybookshoponline.com/pamphlets |
| Call for Female Writers/Performers |
3/2/2009 |
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| A few places still available on Sean O'Brien course |
3/2/2009 |
http://www.chateauventenac.com |
| The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets Launched |
3/2/2009 |
http://www.poetrybookshoponline.com/pamphlets |
| Calling all poets (and musicians and artists) |
27/1/2009 |
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| Bath Literature Festival 2009 poetry events |
27/1/2009 |
http://www.batlitfest.org |
| Lapidus - Spreading the Word on Writing in Health |
21/1/2009 |
http://www.lapidus.org.uk/SpreadtheWord/index.php |
| Book Release - Seasoned by Edson Burton |
20/1/2009 |
http://www.citychameleon.co.uk |
| Bridport Poetry Prize 2009 now open |
20/1/2009 |
http://www.bridportprize.org.uk |
| Spiel Unlimited courses at Ceridwen in Carmarthenshire |
14/1/2009 |
http://www.ceridwencentre.co.uk |
| Mick Imlah, Forward Poetry Prize winner, dies. |
14/1/2009 |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jan/13/mick-imlah-poet-legacy |
| Newcomer wins T S Eliot Prize 2009 |
13/1/2009 |
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/12/jen-hadfield-ts-eliot-prize1 |
| The Migrations Debate - St Georges Hall, Bristol, Feb 23rd |
13/1/2009 |
http://www.migrationsmusic.com |
| Adam Foulds wins Costa Poetry Award |
7/1/2009 |
http://www.costabookawards.co.uk/awards/shortlist_detail.aspx?id=337 |
| The Poetry Can is very sad to announce the death of Linda Lamus. |
16/12/2008 |
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| Bath Literature Festival seeks freelance Artistic Director |
10/12/2008 |
http://www.bathlitfest.org.uk |
| 2008 Fellows Poetry Prize - Deadline 31st Dec 2008 |
9/12/2008 |
http://www.le.ac.uk/engassoc/fpp.html |
| Call Out for Female Writer/Performers |
9/12/2008 |
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| Popshot Magazine seeking submissions - Deadline 31st Jan 09 |
3/12/2008 |
http://www.popshotpopshot.com |
| Words By The Water/Mirehouse Poetry Competition - Deadline Thurs 12th Feb 09 |
3/12/2008 |
http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk |
| The Asian Writer - new writing comp - Deadline 12th December 2008 |
3/12/2008 |
http://www.theasianwriter.co.uk |
| POETRY COMPETITION IN AID OF LANDMINE CHARITY - Deadline: 30th April 2009 |
3/12/2008 |
http://www.poeticrepublic.com |
| Online e-zine, blankpages call-out for submissions |
3/12/2008 |
http://www.blankmediacollective.org |
| Call for radio artworks, Soundart Radio |
3/12/2008 |
http://www.soundartradio.org.uk/ |
| Performance Poets on film - respond now. |
2/12/2008 |
http://www.antshake.com |
| Celebrating 100 years of The Poetry Society |
2/12/2008 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk |
| The Fragmented Orchestra - opportunity for Spoken Word Artists (and others!) |
2/12/2008 |
http://www.thefragmentedorchestra.com/ |
| Spoken/Written Bulletin S.W. website |
25/11/2008 |
http://www.cartwheels-collective.co.uk/Spoken_Written_Bulletin.html |
| MOLLY PEACOCK AND JANE WEIR COME TO BATH |
19/11/2008 |
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| Cafe Writers Open Poetry Competition - deadline 30th Nov |
14/11/2008 |
http://www.cafewriters.org.uk |
| Poetry writing workshop with Graham Fawcett - Bournemouth, Dorset |
14/11/2008 |
http://www.bournemouthlibraries.org.uk |
| New Art Theory 2009 now open to submissions from recent graduates |
14/11/2008 |
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| 2008 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry Shortlist announced |
31/10/2008 |
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| Broadcast feature opportunity for Asian writers/poets/artists |
22/10/2008 |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/local_radio/ |
| NEW! Poetry Society Online Youth Slam |
14/10/2008 |
http://www.poetrysoc.com/content/competitions/rise |
| Forward Prizes for Poetry 2008 |
14/10/2008 |
http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org |
| Poetry Society 'Stanza' Competition Results |
14/10/2008 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/membership/stanzas/competition/2008/ |
| Creative Advisors Scheme |
8/10/2008 |
http://www.artsmatrix.org.uk |
| Young Poets Illustrated Poetry Competition 2008 |
30/9/2008 |
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/romanticstudies/thomaschattertonsociety |
| Competition - 'Debt Free - Poetry to inspire action' |
17/9/2008 |
http://www.talkaboutdebt.co.uk/community/2008/09/debt-free-poetry-to-inspire-action/ |
| The Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition 2008 |
26/8/2008 |
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/competitions |
| Chroma - Queer Writing Competition |
12/8/2008 |
http://www.chromajournal.co.uk/#/competition/4519738528 |
| Bristol Poetry Festival 2008 |
22/7/2008 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk |
| Pat VT West 1938-2008 |
8/7/2008 |
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| Arvon International Poetry Competition 2008 |
8/7/2008 |
http://www.arvonfoundation.org/p88.html |
| Knaphill Village - On-Line Open Poetry Competition |
24/6/2008 |
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| The Plough Prize poetry competition |
3/6/2008 |
http://www.theploughprize.co.uk |
| National Mentoring and Translation Schemes for Writers in Exile |
21/5/2008 |
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| Earshot - Opportunity for writer/performers in Cheltenham |
20/5/2008 |
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| 2008 Yorkshire Open Poetry Competition |
14/5/2008 |
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| Cotswold Creative Writing Summer School |
13/5/2008 |
http://www.glos.ac.uk/faculties/ehs/humanities/summerschool.cfm |
| Aesthetica Creative Works Competition |
7/5/2008 |
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com |
| Succour 8: Call for Submissions |
29/4/2008 |
http://www.succour.com |
| Glass: A Journal of Poetry - submissions sought |
29/4/2008 |
http://glass-poetry.blogspot.com/ |
| The Joshua Foundation Poetry Competition |
22/4/2008 |
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| Poetry London Competition 2008 |
22/4/2008 |
http://www.poetrylondon.co.uk/ |
| Manchester Poetry Prize 2008 |
22/4/2008 |
http://www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk |
| Submissions Open for Experimental Shorts / PoetryFilms / Text Films |
2/4/2008 |
http://www.poetryfilm.org/Submision.htm |
Very: New and Selected Poems
by Annemarie Austin |
2/4/2008 |
http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852247959 |
| New website for writers in Devon launched |
1/4/2008 |
http://www.devonwriter.co.uk |
Park Street Shuffle
Sara-Jane Arbury |
1/4/2008 |
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| Interview with Ruth Staple Project Manager at Artsmatrix |
26/3/2008 |
http://www.artsmatrix.org.uk |
| Essex Poetry Festival 8th Open Poetry Competition |
25/3/2008 |
http://www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk |
| THE CLIMATE OF THE POEM |
18/3/2008 |
http://www.chateauventenac.com |
| The With Words International Online Haiku Competition 2008 |
18/3/2008 |
http://www.withwords.org.uk/comp.html |
| Disclaimer - Bath Spa Students and alumni magazine |
18/3/2008 |
http://www.myspace.com/disclaimermagazine |
| Charnwood Arts miniWORDS 2008 Competition |
12/3/2008 |
http://miniwords2008.sharedspace.org/ |
| What she also did was....Rive Gauche collection |
11/3/2008 |
http://www.patvtwest.co.uk |
| Cotswold Writing School, University of Gloucestershire. |
4/3/2008 |
http://www.glos.ac.uk |
| Academic paper on the phenomena of Youth Slam Poetry published |
26/2/2008 |
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a790594833~db=all~order=page?waited=0 |
| Tales from a Paralalia Tour! |
13/2/2008 |
http://www.myspace.com/paralaliauniverse |
| THE LONDON MAGAZINE CONTINUES TO THRIVE...but needs your support to keep going. |
5/2/2008 |
http://www.thelondonmagazine.net |
| Opportunity for CD sales -performance poets |
5/2/2008 |
http://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/ |
| O'Brien Honoured by Poetry Win |
16/1/2008 |
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| Peterloo Poets 24th Annual Poetry Competition 2008 |
9/1/2008 |
http://www.peterloopoets.com |
| Bath Literature Festival 2008 - booking open |
8/1/2008 |
http://bathlitfest.org.uk |
| Poetry Can Poetry Competition 2007 winner announced. |
19/9/2007 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk |
| Bristol Poetry Festival 2007 - Calendar |
24/7/2007 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk |
Reversing Into the Cold War
Tom Phillips |
4/7/2007 |
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Bristol Poetry Festival
Directors Report 2006 |
15/11/2006 |
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| Making a Grant Application to Arts Council England South West |
14/8/2006 |
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk |
Life Lines
Oxfam Poetry CD |
7/8/2006 |
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/online/poetry.htm?ito=2430&itc=0 |
| Bristol Poetry Festival 2006 |
27/6/2006 |
http://www.poetrycan.co.uk/events.asp |
| 'Isambard! The epic poem' by Ralph Hoyte - now available |
6/6/2006 |
http://www.ralphhoyte.net |
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Banner quotations taken from Pickings And Cuttings, a long running column of poetry quotations by Dennis
O’Driscoll in the literary journal Poetry Ireland Review, edited by Tony Curtis and published under the title As The
Poet Said, by Poetry Ireland in 1997.
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