Join us on the last Wednesday of every month in our Gallery Bar for our popular open mic poetry evening from 7.30pm. Bring a poem to share or just sit back and enjoy the poetry of others over a beer, glass of wine, tea or coffee!
Upcoming dates; February 22nd; March 29th; April 26th; May 31st and June 28th.
Walkers Poetry
Once a month Stamford poets visit Walkers Bookshop on Stamford High Street to share poetry and take requests.
Saturday mornings from 10.30am on following dates; March 11th, April 15th, May 13th and June 10th.
Stamford Poet Laureate
Stamford is fortunate enough to have not just one but two Poet Laureates! Working alongside Stamford Town Hall and Stamford Arts Centre, the current Poet Laureate is Scott Coe and the Stamford Youth Laureate is Daniel Paice. If you would like to commission a poem, please email karen.burrows@southkestevn.gov.uk. The annual competition to find a new PL takes place this year on April 26th.
Where: Gallery, Stamford Arts Centre
What: Live stand-up poetry
Sat 27 Apr
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Thurs 20 Jun
After a sellout Edinburgh Fringe Run and subsequent 40-date UK Tour, World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is...
Sat 27 Apr
Part of Stamford Verse Festvial Join professional poet Ash Dickinson (‘Impressi...
Fri 14 Jun
LYR are Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, singer-songwriter Richard Walters, and multi-instrumentalist/producer Pa...
Wed 24 Apr - Wed 28 Aug
The last Wednesday of every month in our Gallery Bar 7.30pm Stamford poets (and budding poets) perform live s...
Fri 26 Apr
Poetry and music. Featuring post-modernist hits It's All Relative, The Rule of S...
Wed 24 Apr
Could you be the next Stamford Poet Laureate?! If you enjoy writing poetry and think this might be for you th...
Thurs 25 Apr
Part of Stamford Verse Festival Multi award winning poet and author Joelle Tayl...