Tuesday 6 July 2021 - for immediate release
Luke Wright leads the way as Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival
opens up to a global audience
Luke Wright tops the bill at the Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival next month as online and staged events combine to offer poetry lovers well beyond the Kent spa town a host of unique experiences.
The packed Festival programme offers "poetry for all, big or small" and runs from Sunday August 15 to Friday August 27 with a wide variety of reading events, workshops and performances.
Wright's third collectionThe Feel-Good Movie of the Yearis out now and he will also be performing pieces from The Ballad Seller, in which he takes Georgian street ballads and reproduces them for the modern ear.
The Festival offers a mixture of online and face-to-face events and the organisers have worked with the venues to ensure that all UK government guidelines are followed.
Festival organiser Charlie Bell said: "It's fantastic to be able to offer such a varied programme with something for all ages and tastes. We also have several open mic opportunities where aspiring poets can showcase their work. The past year means we have all got used to remote working and socialising so it made sense to open up some of the programme to anyone with an internet connection."
Full details and tickets available via the website at www.twpoetryfestival.com
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About Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival
Organiser Charlie Bell is available for interview.
Full programme
Sun | 15/08/21 | Arrival at Elsewhere | Online Zoom | 14.00-16.00 |
Wed | 18/08/21 | Forestry Poetry Bathing with Sian Thomas. A workshop followed by a reading | Ashdown Forest, Enchanted Place | 17.30 -20.30 |
Thu | 19/08/21 | An Evening with Luke Wright | Salomons | 19.30-21.30 |
Fri | 20/08/21 | Writing for our Lives - an evening with five talented local poets all launching publications this summer. A real treat. | The Hub, Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells | 19.30-21.30 |
Sat | 21/08/21 | Poetry for Life A practical writing workshop exploring the value of poetry as a tool to assist in coping with stress, bereavement or mental health issues. With Charlie Bell | The Hub, Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells | 02.30-4.30 |
Sat | 21/08/21 | Place and Identity Workshop - Fascination Street Exploring the relationship we have to where we live and who we are, with Gary Studley | Online Zoom | 17.00-19.00 |
Sat | 21/08/21 | Place and Identity - Poetry readings from Jess Mookerjee, , Declan Ryan, Sarah Westcott, Gary Studley, with open mic | Online Zoom | 19.15-21.15 |
Sun | 22/08/21 | Wordplay Fun Day at the Forum -a FREE family event offering a wide variety of activities and performances for all, including poetry workshops, panel discussions and readings, open mics, music, and much, much more. | The Forum | 10.00-17.00 |
Sun | 22/08/21 | Pam Slam. Lively, fun evening of poetry and song exploring the role of poetry and observational humour in popular culture, | The Forum | 19.30 - 22.00 |
Mon | 23/08/21 | Poetry and Consciousness - Songs of Selves A workshop exploring the brain, consciousness, and what it has to do with poetry and creativity. With Graham Mummery | The Hub, Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells | 19.30-21:30 |
Tues | 24/08/21 | From Fibs to Fractals - Playing with mathematical forms in poetry, with Marian Christie | Online Zoom | 10.00-12.00 |
Tues | 24/08/21 | Steve Walter & Roger West poetry event | King Charles the Martyr | evening |
Wed | 25/08/21 | Helen Stockton workshop | Hub | 19.30-21:30 |
Thu | 26/08/21 | Workshop. You Mean I Can Write About That?' Suzanne Cleary | Online Zoom | 14.00-16.00 |
Thu | 26/08/21 | Patricia McCarthy reading Whose Hand Would You Like to Hold ? | Online Zoom |
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Fri | 27/08/21 | Translating and Interpreting Ourselves: | Online Zoom | 16.30-18.30 |
Fri | 27/08/21 | Selfie -The Lockdown Edition An evening of poetry, prose, music and videos based on the experiences of one man in the Covid Lockdown year. With guests. Charlie Bell | Frant Village Hall | 19.30-22.00 |
Luke Wright (below)