Our Word Walk with GOBS Collective. Photo: Tom Morley

This year, Nottingham Poetry Festival celebrates local, national and internationally acclaimed artists that align with our community values.

We warmly invite you to join us for the array of performances, workshops, debates, and all the other poetry-related activity we’ve proudly programmed together with the local creative community.


Featured Events

Paa Joe and The Lion: A tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah

Featured, Sunday 16th June

Written in Black Ink: A conversation on the past, present, and future of Black voices in poetry

Featured, Sunday 16th June

Notts vs Derby: Poetry Slam

Featured, Sunday 16th June

My First Poem

Featured, Sunday 16th June

All Events

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  • All Events
  • Thursday 6th June
  • Friday 7th June
  • Saturday 8th June
  • Sunday 9th June
  • Monday 10th June
  • Tuesday 11th June
  • Wednesday 12th June
  • Thursday 13th June
  • Friday 14th June
  • Saturday 15th June
  • Sunday 16th June

5 Senses Around Nottingham

Saturday 15th June

A Journey Inside VR poem

Friday 7th June

After The Riot, Quiet!

Sunday 9th June

Anthony Joseph

Saturday 15th June

*SOLD OUT* Apples and Snakes Wellbeing Retreat *SOLD OUT*

Sunday 9th June

Bespoke Poetry at Beeston Library

Saturday 8th June

Big White Shed Showcase

Wednesday 12th June

Celebrating Global Queer Poetry with Hongwei Bao and Gregory Woods

Thursday 13th June

Cherry On Top: Performances, Open Mic and Jam!

Sunday 9th June

Crafternoon: Black-out Poetry

Saturday 8th June, Saturday 15th June

Crafternoon: Paper Stitch Sampler

Friday 7th June, Friday 14th June

Creative Reactions featuring Casey Bailey

Saturday 8th June

**SOLD OUT** Cultural Vibrations present: Pidgin, Patois & Poetry **SOLD OUT**

Saturday 15th June

Dandelions Poetry

Tuesday 11th June

Defends The Arts: Give us Bread and Roses

Wednesday 12th June

DIY Poets: Reasons To Be Cheerful

Thursday 13th June

Don’t Quit Ya Day Job

Friday 7th June

*SOLD OUT** Eat Your Words *SOLD OUT*

Friday 14th June

Festival Launch Party

Thursday 6th of June

First Story Showcase

Tuesday 11th June

Five Leaves New Poets: Fiona Theokritoff and Nathan Fidler

Thursday 13th June

Free Minds

Wednesday 12th June

GOBS POETRY SLAM

Saturday 8th June

Words Of Us

Thursday 13th June

Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen

Saturday 8th June

Invoke Poetry – Pre-Poetry Festival Launch Party Workshop

Thursday 6th June

Kavya Rang

Thursday 13th June

LGBTQ+ writers workshop with James Mcdermott

Saturday 15th June

**SOLD OUT** Linton Kwesi Johnson **SOLD OUT**

Friday 14th June

Luke Wright’s Silver Jubilee

Wednesday 12th June

My First Poem

Saturday 8th June

My First Poem

Featured, Sunday 16th June

New Perspectives

Friday 14th June

No Poetry on a Dead Planet

Tuesday 11th June

Nottingham Black Archive: Anthology Launch

Saturday 8th June

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2024 Launch Party!

Thursday 6th June

Nottingham Poetry Festival Attempt A Poetry Record

Saturday 17th August

Notts vs Derby: Poetry Slam

Featured, Sunday 16th June

NTSU x WRAP: Spoken Word Open Mic!

Friday 7th June

Paa Joe and The Lion: A tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah

Featured, Sunday 16th June

PoetEA!

Monday 10th June

Poetics of Migration: Poetry Workshops for Refugees and Migrants

Saturday 8th June

Poetry and Mindfulness

Saturday 8th June

Poetry and Plates

Thursday 13th June

Poetry In Vinyl

Thursday 13th June

* Cancelled* Poetry Portraits with Fabrice Gagos * Cancelled*

Sunday 9th June, Sunday 16th June

Poetry Portraits with Fabrice Gagos

Saturday 8th June, Saturday 15th June

**SOLD OUT** Poets Off The Endz **SOLD OUT**

Friday 7th June

POGO, Open mic!

Tuesday 11th June

POGO, Open mic!

Friday 14th June

Seedings: two eco-poets explore the more-than-human

Sunday 9th June

Social Model Writers

Monday 10th June

**SOLD OUT** Henry Normal undertakes a tour of Nottinghamshire Libraries **SOLD OUT**

Monday 10th June, Tuesday 11th June

Speak Easy: The Place To Simply Be (With Bad Betty Press)

Friday 14th June

Speech Therapy

Friday 7th June

T.S. Eliot’s Dog Ate My Homework

Friday 7th June

The Poetry Group Experience

Saturday 8th June

The Re-Return of the Fighting Nightingales and their More Talented Friends

Friday 14th June

Vice Verses: Poets Perform Each Other’s Poems… In the Park

Saturday 8th June

Wellbeing In Writing (The Creator Base)

Saturday 8th June

Words That Make You Laugh: A discussion with Henry Normal, Hollie McNish, Michael Pederson and more

Sunday 9th June

Written in Black Ink: A conversation on the past, present, and future of Black voices in poetry

Featured, Sunday 16th June

Young Carers Project Showcase – All You Need Is A Pen

Saturday 15th June

Young Producers Exhibition

Monday 10th June

Young Producers Showcase

Sunday 9th June