Archived Events – Gloucester Poetry Festival

GPF 2021 – The Pandemic Anthology – 2nd October at 14:00 (Ticketed free event)

‘The COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting lives, routines and priorities globally. This anthology unites 78 poets from the UK and further afield in an exploration of personal pandemic experience: fear, love, grief, hope and community.

GPF 2021 – Catherine Graham and Elizabeth Rimmer – 4th October at 19:30 (Ticketed free event)

GPF 2021 – Blue Diode Press – 6th October at 13:00 (Ticketed free event)

Blue Diode Press is based in Leith. It started in October 2018 with an anthology of poems inspired by Muriel Spark’s novels. Since then, it has published several individual collections, one of which was a Poetry Book Society Choice, and two of which were highly commended in the Forward Prizes. https://www.bluediode.co.uk/

GPF 2021 – Salt – 9th October at 14:00 (Ticketed free event)

SALT

Salt is one of UK’s foremost independent publishers, committed to the discovery and publication of contemporary British literature. Salt ensure that diverse voices can be heard in an abundant, global marketplace.

GPF 2021 – Daniel Fraser, Jo Weston and Richard Meier – 11th October at 19:30 (Ticketed free event)

GPF 2021 – Seren Publishing – 13th October at 13:00 (Ticketed free event)

Seren is Wales’ leading independent literary publisher, specialising in English-language writing from Wales. In 2021 they are celebrating their 40th anniversary. They publish a range of titles across poetry, fiction and nonfiction, many of which go on to be shortlisted for – and win – major literary prizes.

GPF 2021 – Hedgehog Press – 16th October at 14:00 (Ticketed free event)

The Hedgehog Poetry Press launched in October 2017. It is the proud home of the ‘Cult of the Spiny Hog’ which is a type of club for readers and writers of poetry. The press is a little like a co-operative, and whilst ‘Cult’ members receive everything they publish and free entry to all the competitions, their subscription fees underwrite everything they print.

GPF 2021 – Josephine Lay, Stewart Carswell and Zoe Brooks – 18th October at 19:30 (Ticketed free event)

GPF 2021 – Green Bottle Press – 20th October at 13:00 (Ticketed free event)

Green Bottle Press was founded in London in 2014 to publish debut poetry pamphlets and the very occasional first collection. There is no one style or subject that marks us out – the quality of the poetry and the attention to detail in production of beautiful books is our hallmark.

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