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OUR ZOOM WORKSHOPS for spring are selling fast! @ruthpadel 's is full. Don't miss out on some of the most inspiring workshops around, many fresh from #VERVE2025! Go here to read more: tinyurl.com/yaryzy4w

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OUR ZOOM WORKSHOPS for spring are selling fast! @ruthpadel 's is full. Don't miss out on some of the most inspiring workshops around, many fresh from #VERVE2025! Go here to read more: tinyurl.com/yaryzy4w

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OUR 2025 zoom workshop series (spring) starts in just a week (running through to early June). Most tuesdays, from 7-9pm. With ten of our in-person workshops from the fest, + brand new sessions from @pascalepoet & @marjorielotfi. Hurry or you'll miss out! vervepoetryfestival.com/so/a9PKonyKj...

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OUR 2025 zoom workshop series (spring) starts in just a week (running through to early June). Most tuesdays, from 7-9pm. With ten of our in-person workshops from the fest, + brand new sessions from @pascalepoet & @marjorielotfi. Hurry or you'll miss out! vervepoetryfestival.com/so/a9PKonyKj...

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We had such a great time at @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social last weekend hosting our slam, catching up with pals from across the UK scene, and seeing some fantastic poetry! Huge thanks to the VERVE team for curating such a welcoming, vibrant space celebrating poetry and spoken word in all its forms.

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Thank you for attending VERVE Poetry & Spoken Word Festival 2025! Your presence, energy, and engagement help make the festival what it is—a vibrant celebration of poetry and spoken word.

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What can I say @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social ? Divine experience!

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Thank you for attending VERVE Poetry & Spoken Word Festival 2025! Your presence, energy, and engagement help make the festival what it is—a vibrant celebration of poetry and spoken word.

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We had a brilliant time @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social with the @magmapoetry.bsky.social Magma Matters event. Thanks to everyone who came to support us and to Verve for making us so welcome.

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An honour to be Commended in the @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social Competition for the second year running, this time judged by the brilliant Hannah Lowe ☺️ I enjoyed performing my poem 'Candle people', about the power of body-positive shaped candles, at the Festival, and am happy to be in the anthology ✨

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When is the @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social competition winners anthology available? Brilliant reading today, great to hear @carolebromley.bsky.social knocking it out of the park + @grizonne.bsky.social @ruthhiggins.bsky.social @juliawebb.bsky.social and many more 👏👏👏

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Lovely and a bit surreal to see quite a few books and journals that I'm a part of for sale in the @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social bookshop, including @magmapoetry.bsky.social, Joy//Us from @arachnepress.bsky.social, last year's Verve anthology, and He, She, They, Us from @panmacmillan.bsky.social ☺️🌈

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Our Friday headline poetry event has begun x

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Today we finish the festival with the VERVE CLOSING GALA featuring @jamiethrasivoulou.bsky.social & @courtneyconrad.bsky.social 🤍 www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/open-mic-spoken-word-gala

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Come along to this awesome workshop on Soundscape with yours truly, www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/... @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social

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So happy to be at @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social

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@poetryschool.bsky.social WHY NOT YOU? Poetry Performance Lecture snippet 🦀🦀🦀 @susannahdickey.bsky.social

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Getting Wordle on the last go with that Phew! gives me a lift like no other! Ready to face the day and head to Birmingham for @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social . See some of you there. Do come up and say Hello! for the @magmapoetry.bsky.social Magma Matters event.

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SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY! Birmingham, come on through! www.vervepoetryfestival.com/post/saturda...

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A perfect @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social pamphlet hour (celebrating the liberating & risk-taking potential of the form, & indie presses) with fabulous readings from Laurie Bolger, @troycabida.bsky.social, Betty Doyle & Ellora Sutton. 🩷

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🌈✨Big Gay Poetry Night at VERVE Poetry Festival is nearly at capacity! Don’t miss this dazzling celebration of queer poetry and spoken word, featuring Joelle Taylor, Kandace Siobhan Walker & Sanah Ahsan at Birmingham Hippodrome. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/big-gay-poetry-night

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If you're going to the @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social this weekend, there are still some spaces on my Sunday morning workshop, 'The Wall Thin as a Wren's Bone': Strengthening Your Similes'. Please share! www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/...

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On my way and spreading the love @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

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🌈✨Big Gay Poetry Night at VERVE Poetry Festival is nearly at capacity! Don’t miss this dazzling celebration of queer poetry and spoken word, featuring Joelle Taylor, Kandace Siobhan Walker & Sanah Ahsan at Birmingham Hippodrome. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/big-gay-poetry-night

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This year's @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social takes place in Birmingham & online 13-16 Feb. Workshops & readings from @dzifabenson.bsky.social, @courtneyconrad.bsky.social, Hannah Lowe, @aoifelyall.bsky.social & @imtiazdharker.bsky.social. More details & booking: www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...

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Tonight! @iamloudpro.bsky.social kick off the festival with the LOUD POETS SLAM - BIRMINGHAM HEAT … Tickets are still selling but very limited x www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/loud-poetry-slam

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Tonight! @iamloudpro.bsky.social kick off the festival with the LOUD POETS SLAM - BIRMINGHAM HEAT … Tickets are still selling but very limited x www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/loud-poetry-slam

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Final shout out for my Soundscape workshop @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social this Sunday- and a glimpse at the books we'll be working from 😀 www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/...

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In-person workshops at the festival will be repeated online creating a spring workshop series accessible for anyone, everywhere - there’s really no limit, unless you live on the moon!

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Can’t make it to VERVE in person? No problem! All events are streamed live and available to re-watch for up to one month after the festival. Whether you’re in a different time zone or juggling a busy schedule, you can immerse yourself in the festival at your own pace. bit.ly/3Cwq5mQ

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So excited for our Birmingham Heat tomorrow at @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social! Now seems like a perfect moment to look back at last month's amazing Glasgow Heat! Check out the full album here: www.facebook.com/share/14Y4We... Come join the fun tomorrow: www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/...

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So excited to head down to Birmingham this week for @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social with the @iamloudpro.bsky.social team! We're kicking off the festival with our first-ever Birmingham Slam Heat, ft a bonkers lineup. Join us in person or watch the livesteam: www.vervepoetryfestival.com/2025-events/...

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