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May 2013- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

In Oklahoma! the cry is that “June is busting out all over”, in Midlands Poetry it is busting out in May. A combination of eight festivals, and over fifty stand alone poetry and storytelling events mean that there are some … Continue reading →

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April 2013- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

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The festival season kicks in strongly this month with a very strong bill at Much Wenlock and Cheltenham, amongst others. Festivals Fri 5th-7th April Much Wenlock Poetry Festival http://www.wenlockpoetryfestival.org/ April 10th- May30th Leek Arts Festival http://leekartsfestival.co.uk/ Sat 20th -28th Apr … Continue reading →

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March 2013 – What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

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Festivals Mar 1st- 10th Independent Bath Literary Festival http://bathfestivals.org.uk/literature/ Sat 16th -24th Mar, Oxford Literary Festival, a superstar laden event: http://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/ ———————————————————————————————————– Day by Day Fri 1st March Poets in the Bookshop, Malvern Book Cooperative,2 St Ann’s Road, WR14 4RG … Continue reading →

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February 2013 – What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

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Festivals Nottingham Festival of Words,February 9th – 24th http://nottwords.org.uk/ ———————————————————————————————————— Day by Day Mon 4th Gorilla Poetry Slam Competition,Dada Bar 89 Trippet Lane (Located just off West Street), S1 4EL Sheffield,8pm:Invite everyone you know and come prepared to be entertained. … Continue reading →

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Jan 2013 – What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

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January returns with a strong roster of inexpensive events providing great value entertainment in the dark winter months: Thurs 3rd Yard of Tales,Joules Yard, rear of 53-55 High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7AF. Joules Yard is a unique venue … Continue reading →

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December 2012- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

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December is a month in which the normal pattern of Spoken Word events is altered. Some regular events don’t meet, some one off specials appear. I have only listed those events positively confirmrd for the month. Sat 1st She @ … Continue reading →

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November 2012- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

Leicester Literary Festival 7th-10th November Event Date Time Ticketed Book signing BSL Terror Visions: Art, Literature and the Sublime Wednesday 7 November 1.00pm Picturing Romantic and Victorian Authors Wednesday 7 November 2.00pm Claire Tomalin talks about Charles Dickens Wednesday 7 … Continue reading →

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October 2012- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Wellington Literary Festival 29th Sept- 20th October http://www.wellington-shropshire.gov.uk/literary-festival/ Sat 30th Sept – 7th Oct Lichfield Literary Festival Thurs 4th -13th Oct Birmingham Book Festival http://www.birminghambookfestival.org/ —————————————————————————————————————- Mon 1st The Poetry Train , Slade Rooms,Broad St Wolverhampton, Open mic, £3 in … Continue reading →

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September 2012- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

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Birmingham Artsfest – 7th-9th http://www.artsfest.org.uk/ Wirksworth Arts Festival, Derbys 7th-23rd Sept http://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk/ Stafford Arts Fest 15th http://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/live/Documents/Regeneration/Stafford-Arts-Festival-Timetable.pdf Warwick Words 28th Sept – 7th Oct http://warwickwords.co.uk/ Wellington Literary Festival , Shrops29th Sept- 20th October http://www.wellington-shropshire.gov.uk/literary-festival/ —————————————————————————————————————————- Saturday 1st Simon Fletcher will … Continue reading →

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August 2012 – What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Festivals Fri 3rd -Sun 5th August Junction Festival, Chapel Ash Wolverhampton: http://junctionwolverhampton.org/ Sat 18th-19th Aug Gloucester ARTournament http://www.artournament.co.uk/blog/a-call-to-arms Thur 23rd-27th Aug Shambhala Music and Arts Festival Northants – Poetry Tent http://shambalafestival.org/ Friu 24th – 2nd Sept Bridgnorth fesrtival http://www.bridgnorthmusicfest.com/index.php/arts.html Sat … Continue reading →

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