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Catch Imtiaz Dharker with Clae Eastgate this evening - a rich conversation between Queen's Gold Medal winning poet and women poet's portrait artist. Tickets at ledburypoetry.org.uk Beautiful portrait Clae Eastgate painted of @imtiazdharker ACE Midlands

Roy McFarlane and Randolph Matthews at Hellens Manor last evening performing Take Flight based on Living by Troubled Waters - a captivating soundscape of voice, song, sounds and poetry. Nine Arches Press ACE Midlands @hellensmanor

Maxine Peake sharing very moving and powerful poems that have meant so much to her Ledbury Poetry ACE Midlands The Poetry Hour Arvon

Liz Berry at #ledburypoetryfestival reading in the sunshine! She performed LIVE & ONLINE from her prize-winning novel-in-verse The Home Child, with violinist Ruth Angell Liz Berry WritingWestMidlands ACE Midlands Vintage Books

Sarah Howe read from new, unpublished work & Helen Charman read from Mother State A Political History of Motherhood. The complex understanding of our own mothers as we become mothers was explored. With thanks to Hawthornden Foundation Chatto&Windus ACE Midlands @LedburyCritics

Maxine Peake reads Anne Sexton's Her Kind at Ledbury Poetry Festival - one of the poems from her extraordinary performance here ACE Midlands Visit Herefordshire Arvon

During the Festival Creative Pathways in the Shire worked with Young Reviewers capturing the essence of events. You can read up on your favourite events ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/ledbury-p… Keep an eye on this feed for all our latest news! ACE Midlands WritingWestMidlands

What an amazing Festival which ends each year in a CELEBRATION DAY - and this year we celebrated having a new MP Ellie Chowns The Green Party too! Here is Ellie talking about the theme of Rivers that ran through the programming on and off the stage!!! ACE Midlands HerefordshireCouncil

Come to #ledburypoetryhouse from 7th - 15th Sept to visit our h.Art exhibition Poets in the Landscape, by Bridget Macdonald. Open all wk & you can hear her talk on 8th September at 2pm ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/whats-on/ ACE Midlands Visit Herefordshire

We're looking for an outstanding Fundraising Manager to join our team. Have a look on our website under Job Opportunities for all the details ledburypoetry.org.uk Closing Date 6.9.24 ACE Midlands Arts Council England Culture Central

Diversion@ledburypoetryhouse is back!!! Bk yr tkt here: ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/whats-on/ WritingWestMidlands Josie Alford @lilyredwoodpoet Ledbury Reporter

One month until National Poetry Day - and there is a great list of 9 collections and anthologies put together to celebrate and perfect for book groups and individual poetry-lovers. We've shared this list on our website here: ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/ledbury-p… ACE Midlands

From 7th - 27th September visit our Herefordshire Art Week exhibition Poets in the Landscape, by Bridget Macdonald. Everyone is welcome. ACE Midlands @bridgetmacdonald

Ledbury Poetry is based in The (Elizabeth) Barrett Browning Institute, which was named after the nineteenth century poet who lived here. For Heritage Open Days join a tour on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th Sept from 2-3 pm. Free but Ticketed. ledburypoetry.org.uk ACE Midlands

Black History Month has officially arrived 🙌🏿 To celebrate, we’re sharing books that shine a light on Black British history, curated by the fabulous Lola Jaye 👏🏾 📚 Don’t forget: Black British Book Festival is tomorrow! Find out more Black British Book Festival nationalbooktokens.com/books-to-read/…

Fascinating investigation by the wonderful National Literacy Trust into children and poetry published to coincide with National Poetry Day literacytrust.org.uk/.../children-y… ACE Midlands

Hooray for #BookshopDay Ledbury Books

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We're delighted to announce the winners of our 2024 prize, this year's prize was judged by Chair Mona Arshi, Caroline Bird, & Kwame Dawes 🌿

Join WritingWestMidlands & Ledbury Poetry for a FREE morning of networking for emerging & established writers from across the West Midlands & beyond. Sat 2nd Nov from 11-12.30am at LedburyPoetryHouse, HR82AA Book your place here: writingwestmidlands.org/events/in-pers… ACE Midlands Rural Media