by Stuart Bartholomew | Dec 16, 2018 | News
We’re really excited to announce, after months of deliberation, that the winners of the 2019 Verve Poetry Festival competition, on the theme of ‘community’, are finally decided. The three winning poets will appear at the competition event on the...
by Stuart Bartholomew | Dec 5, 2018 | News
Last May I wandered into a charity shop and walked out with 11 recent back issues of POETRY magazine. Of all the wonderful poems and poets I read in those issues, one in particular grabbed hold of me and wouldn’t let go. It was Sumita Chakraborty’s long poem “Dear,...
by Stuart Bartholomew | Nov 27, 2018 | News
The poets who currently comprise the Second City Poets (along with Mikey Barnes) competed in and won UniSlam 2018, the UK’s international collegiate slam. Following that experience and thinking fondly of how well we worked together, regardless of the outcome of the...
by Stuart Bartholomew | Nov 19, 2018 | News
In February 2019, Verve Poetry Festival is set to return with a new venue, a new line-up and, most importantly, plenty of brand-spanking new ways to enjoy poetry. Now that the long-awaited programme of events has been revealed, I’ve gone through and done the...
by Stuart Bartholomew | Nov 12, 2018 | News
I’m really pleased with the programming for Verve 2019, as I think we have taken a big leap forwards in ambition and scope. We have commissioned more than ever before – including a brand new theatre poetry piece from last year’s UniSlam winners, now...
