Poetry Is For Everyone This year we are running free Creative Writing workshops for young people aged 14-18. These will run from 2-4pm on Sunday May 8th, May 22nd and June 5th. These are hybrid workshops which will take place…
Kendal Poetry Festival shortlisted for 2021 Saboteur Awards
Shortlist for 2021 Saboteur Awards We were absolutely delighted and surprised to find out a few days ago that the 2021 Kendal Poetry Festival has been shortlisted for ‘Best Literary Festival’ in the 2021 Saboteur Awards. It is particularly lovely…
Free Zoom Workshops!
Free Zoom Workshops! The last ten months have been a crash course in online connection. Workshops, courses, church services, gigs – and now, of course, the Kendal Poetry Festival – are all conducted on Zoom. But a year ago, most…
COME TO MY EVENT, PLEASE
By Jonathan Davidson Sometimes you just have to say what you mean. This blogpost is designed expressly to tempt the many tens of thousands, millions really, probably billions, who have not signed up to come to my talk and discussion…
The Guerilla Poetry Project
Lockdown is hitting young people hard In troubled times, without school and a social life, it’s easy for young people to feel down to feel anxious and alone. Nowhere is this effect more obvious than in our empty schools and…