YOU BELONG HERE
WE ARE OFFERING FOR THE FIRST TIME A LIMITED NUMBER OF PAID MEMBERSHIPS ALLOWING VERVE SUPPORTERS TO BECOME MEMBERS FOR LIFE AND RECEIVE A WHOLE HOST OF BENEFITS.
COULD YOU BECOME A
VALUED MEMBER OF
VERVE FOR LIFE?
'Being at the Verve Poetry Festival feels like an instant buzz of energy.
It comes from every direction: the vibrant diversity of the audiences, the imaginative programming, the connection with other poets at every stage in their careers.
It is the poetry festival that Birmingham richly deserves'.
- VERVE Patron Imtiaz Dharker
Multi-award-winning poet, artist and filmmaker, recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, former Chancellor of Newcastle University, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, whose work has been studied on the UK national curriculum.
VERVE FOR LIFE allows a STRICTLY LIMITED number of people to purchase a LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP for a ONE OFF payment of £100.
ONCE THEY ARE GONE THEY'RE GONE
WHAT's THE DEAL?
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Membership costs a one off payment of £100 and is FOR LIFE
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Members qualify for 10% OFF across all VERVE Poetry Activity FOR LIFE
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Includes 10% off VERVE Poetry Festival event tickets (in-person and online) and any other paid events we put on.
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10% off Workshops including those delivered at the festival as well as our zoom workshop series.
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10% off Competition Entries, including our annual Poem of the Festival competition and our (most) monthly Poem of the Month competitions
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10% off Books from our physical bookshop at the festival or our year round website bookshop at vervepoetrybookshop.com
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OTHER PERKS INCLUDE a one week head-start to purchase unlimited tickets for our festival and workshops.
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Other special offers and exclusives on a regular basis.
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Twice years zoom members' meeting - ask us anything, get your views heard.
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AND probably best of all, you will get a numbered membership card and an exclusive metal VERVE pin-badge!
WHAT's THE TIMELINE?
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Memberships will open for purchase on 1st December 2025.
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Memberships will be strictly limited to 100 members
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They will remain open until that number has been reached and then they will close.
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Once closed, this offer will not be repeated in this form.
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Any future new membership activity is either likely to involve a smaller annual subscription or a more expensive one off fee.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
During these volatile times in the arts, we will use any money raised from this activity to strengthen our organisation and put us on a more sustainable footing. It will also enable us to continue funding our FREE community poetry projects.
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Open Door community poetry open mic.
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Free children's & young people's events at our annual festival
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The VERVE Collective.
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Providing paid opportunities for emerging poets and support for works in progress.
'VERVE Poetry Festival Stands at the beating heart of all that is poetry, and all that might be.
Bibrant, alive, provactive and curious - we need more festivals like this.'
- VERVE Patron Joelle Taylor
Joelle Taylor is the T. S. Eliot Prize-winning poet, former UK Slam Champion, and founder of SLAMbassadors, whose work has electrified international stages and earned her an MBE for services to poetry.
Remember: YOU BELONG HERE. We are nothing without you. We know you want to see, hear, read, write and learn more about exceptional POETRY. We know you seek community that is welcoming, caring, celebratory and supportive and that centres around POETRY. We know that you value ease and affordability of participation for all, including the young
and marginalised.
JOIN US AND BECOMING AN EVEN BIGGER PART OF THE VERVE PROJECT!!
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