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Returning for 2024 on Saturday, June 8, Welshpool Poetry Festivalis a one day celebration of contemporary poetry that will feature workshops, live readings, open mic sessions and a poetry showcase. 

POETRY WORKSHOP with Helen Ivory & Martin Figura - Try a Little Tenderness....
10:00 - 12:00   Tickets: £12.

POETRY WORKSHOP with Paul Deaton - Looking at Landscape
13:00 - 15:00   Tickets: £12.

POETRY OPEN MIC -  FREE & HYBRID (in-person and remote options available).
16:00 - 18:00

POETRY SHOWCASE with Paul Deaton, Casey Bailey, Helen Ivory & Martin Figura (in-person and remote options available).
19:00 - 21:00   Tickets: £8 (includes a free glass of wine or soft drink for those in the room).

The festival has done its best to keep prices affordable and to provide something for every taste, including workshops, a free open mic, the competition, and evening showcase. With the open mic and showcase offering hybrid options enabling in-person or remote attendance, we really are aiming to be accessible to all. The festival prides itself on this and is hugely grateful for the services of Write4Word who help us deliver. We know you share our sincere belief in the power of poetry - its ability to comfort, inspire, heal, educate, unite, glorify, communicate, bring beauty – and perhaps we need this more than ever. So, please join us in a celebration of poetry as a force for good in a troubled world. We thank you for coming with us. Enjoy the ride!