Festivals, Poetry Events & Workshops
27
oct
A Birthday Party for Sylvia Plath
Sun, Oct 27 at 6:00-8:30 PM
29 Market St, Hebden Bridge HX7 6EU, UK
SOLD OUT
A poetry reading with Kim Moore, Wendy Allen and Betty Doyle to celebrate Sylvia Plath's Birthday. Hosted by poet and editor Sarah Corbett. High Tea will be served.
Kim Moore is one of the most prominent poets writing today. Her second collection All the Men I Never Married won the Forward Prize for Best Collection. Wendy Allen's second poetry pamplet Portrait in Mustard will be published by Seren Books this October, alongside Betty Doyle's second pamphlet Fruits of Labour, also from Seren.
Poets and Editors Sarah Corbett and Ian Humphreys will read poems from After Sylvia: Poems and Essays in Celebration of Sylvia Plath, published by Nine Arches Press in 2022.
Tea, cake and fizz will be serve
13
nov
Go to the Poets with Amanda Dalton
Hosted by Kim Moore
Online
EVENT DETAILS
Curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore, our online contemporary poetry reading series ‘Go to the poets, they will speak to thee’ continues throughout 2023. We will be listening to what poets have to say about our turbulent times, and how poetry can cross borders to challenge, delight and inspire us. Each event in the series is part reading, part open mic – and the theme of the open mic changes every month!
Our next event will feature the poet Amanda Dalton
Our open mic theme this month is 'the body'
Open mic slots are limited and must be booked in advance. Each open mic poem should be no longer than two minutes. Email Kim Moore at wordsworthreadingseries@outlook.com for a slot. Slots do book up quickly, so don’t leave it to the last minute!
15
nov
Poetry Live
Ralph Dartford, Chris Emery, Kim Moore, Jackie Wills
St Mary's Church, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7BD
16
nov
Clifton LitFest
Kim Moore, Jo Eades and Kaycee Hill
Clifton Library
13 Princess Victoria Street Clifton BS8 4BX
£12
17
Nov
Clifton LitFest
Poetry Workshop: The House of Poetry
Clifton Library
13 Princess Victoria Street Clifton BS8 4BX
10am-12
£20
“During this workshop we will be exploring the different ways that we can write about the house – both as a literal and a psychological space. We will explore poems that examine the house as mythical place, as childhood memory, as the theatre of family drama or domestic routine and as a place of both wildness and safety. This will be a practical workshop suitable for beginners and advanced writers.”
LitFest is delighted to host one of the UK’s most in-demand poetry workshop facilitators, Kim Moore. A brilliant poet, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, and co-founder of the annual online Writing Hour workshop series which attracts hundreds of poets from across the UK and abroad, Kim brings immense expertise to what is certain to be an outstanding workshop, inspiring fresh ideas and approaches to writing poetry.
25
Nov
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Kim Moore and Laura Bates
403, Lowry Building, Boundary Street West, Manchester, M15 6BR and online
Free
Join Forward Prize-winning poet Dr Kim Moore and feminist writer and activist Laura Bates for an evening of poetry and engaging discussion. They will examine everyday sexism, how we move through a damaged patriarchal society and how we can resist injustice. There will be time for questions at the end. This event will be hosted by Dr Malika Booker.
This event is part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of poetry readings, panels and workshops led by academics in the field. Our events examine how poetry can create transformational social change in partnership with the public and policymakers.
For more information about the other events going on during the 16 Days of Activism, please head over to view the programme 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
1
dec
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Kim Moore and Laura Bates
403, Lowry Building, Boundary Street West, Manchester, M15 6BR and online
Free
Join Forward Prize-winning poet Dr Kim Moore and feminist writer and activist Laura Bates for an evening of poetry and engaging discussion. They will examine everyday sexism, how we move through a damaged patriarchal society and how we can resist injustice. There will be time for questions at the end. This event will be hosted by Dr Malika Booker.
This event is part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of poetry readings, panels and workshops led by academics in the field. Our events examine how poetry can create transformational social change in partnership with the public and policymakers.
For more information about the other events going on during the 16 Days of Activism, please head over to view the programme 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
1-31
jan
January Writing Hours 2025
1st -31st January
Online: £70 for the month - or £25 per week
Concessions: £0 and pay-what-you-feel
Imagine January...
It's a New Year but the mornings are dark, the evenings are cold and the best Christmas chocolate has been eaten. It's all feeling a bit grim.
January 2025 is going to be different...
because Kim Moore and Clare Shaw will be running an online Writing Hour every morning throughout January! From 10am-11am on Zoom, come prepared to read poems. Come prepared to think about poems. Come prepared to write poems.
Come in your pyjamas. Come with your breakfast. Come every day - or come when you can - and commit an hour to yourself and your writing.
We will provide the inspiration, the poetry fuel. All you need to do is turn up.
Our Writing Hours use simple prompts, readings and reflections to inspire and encourage you to write throughout January. In an interactive Zoom workshop, you'll work interactively with Kim Moore, Clare Shaw and writers from across the UK - and beyond! The emphasis is on generating new work, and writing in company: expect connection, creativity and motivation rather than detailed feedback or instruction.
Accessibility
Bursary Tickets available - a limited number (25) of free tickets are available. You don't need to ask - just head over to the ticket page and book one if you couldn't otherwise afford to come.
Pay-as-you-feel tickets also available - if you can pay a little bit but not the full price, please book a Pay-as-you-feel ticket!
If you are feeling flush, and would like to donate a Bursary Ticket, please pay for either a week ticket or a full month, and drop us a line to let us know that you've paid for another space. We will announce extra free tickets as they are paid for on social media.
We will be using Otter to provide a transcript for all sessions and any poems used during the workshops will be screenshared.
Zoom links
*Zoom links come out direct from Eventbrite at 9.45am each morning. If you buy a ticket before 9.45am, you will receive a link for that day. If you buy after 9.45am, you will not receive a link until the following morning.
