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"Bristol’s illustrious festival of poetry returns for a 2025 run of inspiring workshops, enlightening talks and galvanising performances from the brightest literary voices including Jackie Kay, Joelle Taylor, Ilya Kaminsky + much more."
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A event on Friday 25th April. The event starts at 19:00.
You can book a Festival Pass to access the entire Lyra 2025 programme at a hugely discounted price. From April 25th - May 4th 2025.
ALL EVENTS PASS: £70 (£80 solidarity, £50 concession)
This includes entry to all 16 paid events:
• Brian Bilston
• Wild Poems: Pascale Petit + Guests
• Harry Baker: Wonderful 2.0
• Ilya Kaminsky
• Dis Poetry: A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah
• Satellite of Love: Lyra Open Mic
• South West City Slam
• Queer Poetry Special w/ Joelle Taylor
• Jackie Kay + Guests
• Cane, Corn and Gully, by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa
• Raise the Bar: Poetry and Resistance
• Romantics, Mystics & Revolutionaries, by Pete the Temp & the Vibe Mechanics
• Lyra Bristol Poetry Slam Finals
• Black Literary Bristol (Walking Tour)
• Coleridge and Wordsworth (Walking Tour)
• IsamBards (Walking Tour)
EVENTS + WORKSHOPS PASS: £90 (£100 solidarity, £80 concession)
Includes entry to ALL of the above events, plus the following paid writing workshops:
• Creative Writing Breakfast Club (w/ Laurie Bolger)
• Into the Wild (w/ Pascale Petit)
• Writing in Forms (w/ Malika Booker)
• Into the Weird (w/ Jack Underwood)
• F*cking with Forms (w/ Arielle Cottingham)
• Anonymity in Poetry (w/ Alice Oswald)
• Writing the Body (w/ Maria Ferguson)
• The Pen as Protest (w/ Sukina Noor)
• Heritage in Poetry (w/ Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa)
Part of Lyra - Bristol Poetry Festival
#LyraFest
Filters:
Live Event ✓
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
ALL EVENTS PASS: £70 (£80 solidarity, £50 concession)
This includes entry to all 16 paid events:
• Brian Bilston
• Wild Poems: Pascale Petit + Guests
• Harry Baker: Wonderful 2.0
• Ilya Kaminsky
• Dis Poetry: A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah
• Satellite of Love: Lyra Open Mic
• South West City Slam
• Queer Poetry Special w/ Joelle Taylor
• Jackie Kay + Guests
• Cane, Corn and Gully, by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa
• Raise the Bar: Poetry and Resistance
• Romantics, Mystics & Revolutionaries, by Pete the Temp & the Vibe Mechanics
• Lyra Bristol Poetry Slam Finals
• Black Literary Bristol (Walking Tour)
• Coleridge and Wordsworth (Walking Tour)
• IsamBards (Walking Tour)
EVENTS + WORKSHOPS PASS: £90 (£100 solidarity, £80 concession)
Includes entry to ALL of the above events, plus the following paid writing workshops:
• Creative Writing Breakfast Club (w/ Laurie Bolger)
• Into the Wild (w/ Pascale Petit)
• Writing in Forms (w/ Malika Booker)
• Into the Weird (w/ Jack Underwood)
• F*cking with Forms (w/ Arielle Cottingham)
• Anonymity in Poetry (w/ Alice Oswald)
• Writing the Body (w/ Maria Ferguson)
• The Pen as Protest (w/ Sukina Noor)
• Heritage in Poetry (w/ Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa)
Part of Lyra - Bristol Poetry Festival
#LyraFest
Filters:
Live Event ✓
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
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