VERVE FESTIVAL of POETRY & SPOKEN WORD Experience more poetry for your money with one of our FESTIVAL PASSES . £60/£45 (cons) FESTIVAL PASS £35/£26 (cons) SATURDAY PASS £20/£15 (cons) SUNDAY PASS £50/£35 (cons) ONLINE PASS FEBRUARY 13th - 16th 2025 FULL LINE-UP & EVENT PROGRAMME BELOW ALL EVENTS POETRY SPOKEN WORD WORKSHOPS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE POETRY SOCIETY YOUNG POETS OPEN MIC Saturday - 11:00am Book Tickets More Info Book Stream

VERVE FESTIVAL of POETRY & SPOKEN WORD Experience more poetry for your money with one of our FESTIVAL PASSES . £60/£45 (cons) FESTIVAL PASS £35/£26 (cons) SATURDAY PASS £20/£15 (cons) SUNDAY PASS £50/£35 (cons) ONLINE PASS FEBRUARY 13th - 16th 2025 FULL LINE-UP & EVENT PROGRAMME BELOW ALL EVENTS POETRY SPOKEN WORD WORKSHOPS YOUNG PEOPLE WORKSHOP SPEAKING THE SILENCES : language of the lacuna Scarlett Ward Friday - 1pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP TURNING MOVEMENT INTO POETRY Dzifa Benson Friday - 4pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP ANCESTRY, INTERTEXTUALITY & GHOSTS Richard Scott Saturday - 12:00pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP THE SWERVE Ruth Padel Saturday - 3pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP VALENTINES HOT & COLD Anthony Vahni Capildeo Sunday - 12pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP WHICHING AND PITCHING The Emma Press Sunday 4pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A POEM – a playful revolution Ellora Sutton Friday - 1:30pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP MAKING THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY Laurie Bolger Saturday - 9:30am Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP AFTER POEMS Theresa Lola Saturday - 12:30pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP THE WALL AS THIN AS A WREN's BONE Carrie Etter Sunday - 9:30am Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP A FAMILY AFFAIR Victoria Kennefick Sunday - 12:30pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP LYRIC SHAME Susannah Dickey Friday - 3:30pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP THE SONNET: INSIDE & OUTSIDE FORM Anthony Joseph Saturday - 10:00am Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP FINDING MARY: IRISH ANCESTRY Helen Calcutt Saturday - 2:30pm Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP YOU. YOU. YOU. The Lyric Address in Poetry Padraig O Tuama Sunday - 10am Book Tickets More Info WORKSHOP SOUNDSCAPE IN POETRY Aoife Lyall Sunday 2:30pm Book Tickets More Info

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