by Kim Moore Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to make some changes to our programme, including some venue changes. Please see below for more details: Friday 24th June, Painting the Poets with Clae Eastgate and Joelle Taylor This…
Guest Blog by Josephine Dickinson
It’s difficult to believe that Kendal Poetry Festival is only six years old. Already, it is one of the most prominent fixtures on the national poetry calendar, with an international scope and following. But there it is, in Kim Moore’s…
Young Poet-in-Residence 2022
Introducing our Young Poet-in-Residence Elizabeth Reid The Young Poet-in-Residence post is a vital part of Kendal Poetry Festival. It’s an opportunity for us to showcase the work of one of the many talented young poets that co-director Kim Moore works…
Open the Door – What the Pandemic Taught Us
by Kim Moore MAY 26TH, 7.30PM-9.30PMOnline Event Celebrate the launch of our new free resource with an online evening of open mic, guided writing, film, and chat! The pandemic changed everything – including the poetry community. In “Open the Door”…
How to Survive a Poetry Festival…? With a Festival Survival Kit, of course!
by Katie Hale It’s a sunny afternoon, I’m driving home from Kendal, and my whole car smells of mint. I’ve just made my annual pilgrimage to Minstfeet Industrial Estate, through the traffic lights, around the winding branching side roads,…
Express: Free Creative Writing Workshops for 14-18 year olds with Clare Shaw
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…
Speakers at our ‘Where To Next?’ event
Read on for news of our lineup at our event Where To Next? Tickets, Wed 2 Jun 2021 at 13:00 | Eventbrite Naush Sabah is Editor and Publishing Director at Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University, and…
Where To Next? – A Seminar Hosted by Kendal Poetry Festival
June 2nd, 1pm-4pm The literary landscape has been transformed by the pandemic – how do we move forwards? In February 2021, Kendal Poetry Festival staged 45 online events over 10 days, including “Rising to the Challenge: Poetry in an Age…
An Em Humble Film
We have been working with film-maker Em Humble to create a record of the 2021 Kendal Poetry Festival, and we are absolutely stunned with the result. Thanks to Em for all our hard work in bringing this together, and to…
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…