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Standing ovation at VERVE Poetry Spoken Word Festival

FEBRUARY 2025

VERVE
FESTIVAL
of
POETRY & 
SPOKEN WORD

ABOUT

Not just an annual 5 day poetry festival!
 
We also host monthly open mic nights, quarterly featured poetry, a year long Poetry Collective for new writers, and a sell out workshop series featuring established poets all year long. 

VERVE has cultivated a reputation for its dynamic and celebratory approach to programming poetry of every kind, whether it be raucous spoken word events, quiet poetry readings, studious workshops, immersive poetry, collaborative projects, or open mic.  

LOCATION

BIRMINGHAM @

THE HIVE / THE HIPPODROME / GLEE CLUB / CHERRY REDS /

ONLINE 

INFO

HELEN MORT / ANTHONY CAPILDEO / KIM MOORE / YVONNE REDDICK / JO BELL / HELEN CALCUTT / SARALA ESTRUCH / PASCALE PETIT / JANE YEH / VICTORIA KENNEFICK / CARRIE ETTER / NINA MINGYA POWELS / ALICE HILLER / MARY JEAN CHAN / MARTHA SPRACKLAND / DZIFA BENSON / REBECCA GOSS 

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