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Birmingham-based poetry org running VERVE Poetry Festival + year-round projects that champion new voices + community. VERVE is a home for poetry that is live, lived, + alive.
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These poems reimagine 90’s Brit-Rock. (opens the original)
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Cutting edge, distinctive, timeless, cultural classics, sound-of-a-decade.This month, our Poem of the Month competition took its cue from The Verve, the iconic band that shares our name and our commitment to bold, unforgettable expression. As we look ahead to 2027 and a spectacular decade of the VERVE Poetry Festival, this theme feel like the perfect bridge to our 10th anniversary. Usually, we share a lengthy introduction reflecting on each of our chosen pieces. This time, we want to do things a
VERVE Poetry Festival x Birmingham Literature Festival 2026 (opens the original)
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Recipe for a Long Life (opens the original)
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August's Poem of the Month is Recipe for a Long Life by Sue Spiers. The following is the story behind the poem, and reflections on poetry writing practice.THE POEM<source
Pamphlet Hour at Ledbury Poetry Festival (opens the original)
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*New time* for Writing Hour in Sept & Oct! (opens the original)
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Hello Poets, For the next two months, Writing Hour will take place at LUNCH TIME 1-2pm on Monday 7th September and Monday 5th October 2026. Joining info below! As you may know by now, Suzannah Evans Furnass is holding this space for us! Suzannah’s work combines climate anxiety and eco-poetry with dark humour and irreverence, and has been described as ‘doom-pop poetry with an apocalyptic edge. She has published two books with Nine Arches Press, the most recent of which is Space Baby (2022) and he
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