Press
All press enquiries should be made to the Ledbury Poetry Festival Press Office:
Victoria Patch
Press Office
Ledbury Poetry Festival
+44 (0) 1531 634156
manager@poetry-festival.com
Radio 4 Start The Week, July 4 2011
Andrew Marr talks to Jo Shapcott Listen on iplayer
guardian.co.uk, June 30 2011
Worn-out words
Last year Ledbury poetry festival asked poets to name their most hated words. For this year's festival – running from 1 to 10 July – they've asked for the expressions that have become such cliches that they have lost all meaning. Here are their responses: please add your own.. read the full article...
independent.co.uk, July 3 2011
Between the Covers
In a letter to The Guardian last week, the multi-talented poet and author, Ruth Padel (formerly of this parish), criticised the media for only running "two poetry stories, both negative: poets in conflict or poetry as a small world which keeps outsiders out". Thanks, then, to the poet Sally Crabtree, for letting us know about a poetry event that is not only inclusive and friendly but also provides cakes. Ms Crabtree will be appearing at the Ledbury Poetry Festival this coming weekend with her poetry cakes, which combine the current madness for cupcakes with edible verse. read the full article…
debretts.com 2011
Spread over ten days in July, Britain's biggest poetry festival was established in 1997. Ledbury Poetry Festival takes over a picturesque medieval market town in the Malvern Hills boasting many links with poets over the centuries, most notably John Masefield and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Herefordtimes.com, July 6 2011
Ledbury Poetry Festival poet-in-residence Ian Duhig
THIS month, to coincide with Ledbury Poetry Festival, the Hereford Times Book Group selection is a volume of poetry by this year’s poet-in-residence, the multi-award winning Ian Duhig. read the full article
bbc.co.uk, June 15 2010
Ledbury Poetry Festival 2010: Poet Laureate's choice
Ledbury Poetry Festival 2010 has two icons of American poetry appearing at this year's event. Billy Collins, a former American Poet Laureate, is to be Festival Poet in Residence, and is holding poetry workshops and judging the adult poetry contest. read the full article ...
guardian.co.uk, July 7 2009
Which words make you wince? by Michelle Pauli.
"What word do you hate and why?’ is the intriguing question put to a selection of poets by the Ledbury Festival."
guardian.co.uk, July 10 2009
Art Beat: Preparing for the fourth plinth by Vanessa Thorpe.
Times Online, June 26 2009
guardian.co.uk, July 3 2009
The joys of a great poetry festival by Fred D'Aguair.
"The Ledbury Poetry Festival in Herefordshire, which takes place from 3 to 12 July, happens to be a great reason to pack a bag and kennel the dog."
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