Write The Wilderness - Halfway Into the Wild
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derbypoetryfest
Jul 102 min read
Full derby Poetry Festival 2024 line-up announced
We've already given you a cheeky taster of what you can expect from this year's festival when we revealed the poets who are going to be...
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derbypoetryfest
Jun 283 min read
Derby Poetry Festival 2024 Headline event Poets Revealed
We're edging ever closer to Derby Poetry Festival 2024, which runs from October 2nd - 6th, and we think it's set to be the best one yet....
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derbypoetryfest
Jun 192 min read
Introducing the 2024 Associate Poets
Earlier in the year we opened applications for the Associate Poet roles for Derby Poetry Festival 2024. We had a massive, humbling...
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derbypoetryfest
Jun 123 min read
5 Tips for redrafting a poem
Reaching the end of the first draft of a poem can feel like an amazing achievement. Those words that have been running around your head...
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derbypoetryfest
Apr 83 min read
Derby Poetry Festival secures Funding for 2024 from Arts Council England, The National Heritage Lottery Fund and The National Forest Small Arts Grant.
Derby Poetry Festival CIC is delighted to announce that we have successfully secured project grant funding from Arts Council England to...
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derbypoetryfest
Feb 224 min read
Here are The Winners of the 2023 Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize
When we launched the inaugural Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize in October 2023, a call to writers, poets and spoken word artists to...
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derbypoetryfest
Jan 262 min read
Announcing the Shortlisted Poets for the 2023 Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize
In October 2023, Derby Poetry Festival announced the inaugural Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize. Open to submissions nationwide, we...
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derbypoetryfest
Jul 11, 20231 min read
Introducing the Associate poets
In March we put a call out for our first ever Associate Poets. Now, we are finally excited to announce them. Congratulations to Sonia...
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Derby Poetry Festival
Jan 18, 20232 min read
5 Years of Derby Poetry Festival
We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in securing project grant funding from Arts Council England to support Derby...
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