Events – Gloucester Poetry Festival

R. M. Francis and P. A. Morbid – 12th December at 14:00 (Ticketed free event)

R. M. Francis is a lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at the University of Wolverhampton.

Forest Poets – 21st November at 14:00 (Ticketed free event)

Join us in a feast of Forest poetry. The Royal Forest of Dean has always inspired writing and creativity and we have four Dean poets for you to enjoy.

Pandemic Launch – 10th November at 19:30 (Ticketed free event)

The Pandemic Poetry Anthology Launch

Patrick Osada – 17th November at 19:30 (Ticketed free event)

Join us for reading followed by Q&A. Patrick B. Osada grew up in Gloucester, where he still has friends and relatives. He attended Sir Thomas Rich’s Grammar School, trained as a teacher, eventually retiring from a post as Headteacher of a school in Aylesbury.

Vexed by Z D Dicks – 14th October at 19:30 (ticketed free event)

Vexed Synopsis

Join us for the launch of the new collection by Z D Dicks, Gloucestershire Poet Laureate.

Z D Dicks – 8th September @ 19:30 (ticketed free event)

We thought it was about time we invited Z. D. Dicks, the Gloucestershire Poet Laureate and CEO of the Festival to feature in one of our Feature + Q&A events. The compère will be Hokis (https://hokis.blog/) a poet who has, herself, featured in a GPF on-line event. There is a treat in store and a chance to see him before his book launch on 14th September.