Well here we are…

halfway through our festival with a wealth of wonderful poetry and workshops already under our belts, but there’s still much more to come in the second half, including tonight’s Poets in Pubs open mic at Rusthall Club with special guests Harry Barden and A P Staunton. Continuing with local poets and poetry groups on SaturdayContinue reading “Well here we are…”

We have lift off…

Two reading events at Tunbridge Wells Forum got the festival off to a cracking start over the jubilee weekend with a celebration of local poetry on Saturday and an Under 18’s open mic on Sunday. Our youngest reader, Ava, delighted us with a self-penned poem about volcanoes that really blew us away! Moving forward, weContinue reading “We have lift off…”

Full Steam Ahead

Just a few more weeks to go now and Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival will be underway. You’ll see leaflets, posters and other promotional material appearing around town and in local media soon, many offering variations on the headliner showcase theme above, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that is all we have toContinue reading “Full Steam Ahead”

Under Starter’s Orders…

And we are very happy to confirm our first official events of the 2021 Tunbridge Wells Poetry Festival as we take over the Tunbridge Wells Forum for the afternoon and evening of August 22nd. While full details of what will be on offer are still being confirmed we can safely say that the planned programmeContinue reading “Under Starter’s Orders…”