And welcome to this the first message from The Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival, 2020. As I write it is early March, and plans for the festival are starting to solidify. You can find details of the individual events elsewhere on this website, along with a brief account of how the festival came about, but this “Latest News” area will become increasingly relevant as we approach the official starting line in June.
Here, at the outset, we would like to thank Kent & Sussex Poetry Society for taking up the baton and helping sponsor the event, particularly those members of the society who are directly involved with the admin and promotion of the festival. We would also thank those who will be contributing to and/or hosting the many happenings listed: a considerable mix of talent offering workshops, musical and spoken-word events, art collaborations, and open mics at various venues around our lovely town. There will also be a number of off-piste “pop-ups” yet to be fully imagined, but let’s not ruin the surprise with speculation!
Looking briefly backwards, thanks should also go to those who helped organise the first festival in 2018 for offering such solid foundations on which to build. The gallery below offers a small selection of pictures from some of the venues and events that took place then…
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