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Hampshire Poet blog - December 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing...

Hampshire Poet blog - November 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing...

Hampshire Poet blog - October 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing...

Winchester Poetry Prize 2024 winners announced

The winner of Winchester Poetry Prize 2024 was announced in front of a packed room at The ARC as part of Winchester Poetry Day on...

Hampshire Poet blog - September 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing...

Hampshire Poet blog - August 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing...

Winchester Poetry Festival and University of Winchester renew agreement to spread the word about the power of poetry.

Poetry has the power to lift the soul but it can also provide practical experience as proven by our successful partnership with the...

Hampshire Poet blog - July 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing...

Hampshire Poet blog - June 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing what he...

Hampshire Poet blog - May 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing what he...

Kathryn Bevis

Kathryn Bevis All of us at Winchester Poetry Festival were so very sad to hear of the death of Kathryn Bevis yesterday. Kathryn has been...

Hampshire Poet blog - April 2024

During his two year tenure, your new Hampshire Poet - Damian Kelly-Basher - will be writing a series of blog posts for us sharing what he...

Damian Kelly-Basher announced as Hampshire Poet Laureate 2024-26

After a countywide search, the hunt for the Hampshire Poet is over. Damian Kelly-Basher from the New Forest was selected from a very...

Winchester Poetry Prize 2024 opens - with new Kathryn Bevis Prize category.

Winchester Poetry Prize 2024 is open! Once again, we are reaching out to all corners of the globe asking poets to submit their best,...

Jane Bryant, our Chair Of Trustees, is recognised in Mayor of Winchester Community Awards 2024

On Thursday 7th March 2024 our Chair Of Trustees, Jane Bryant, was recognised in the Mayor of Winchester Community Awards 2024 in a...

Hampshire Young Poets Competition returns for 2024.

Winchester Poetry Festival and Hampshire Cultural Trust are working together once more to find the top young poets in Hampshire in the...

Jane Bryant, Chair of Trustees, reflects on Winchester Poetry Festival 2023

‘It's the best organised festival I have been to - seamless and perfectly managed.” “Great festival. A jewel in Winchester's crown. Will...

Winchester Poetry Festival returns for 2023

The programme for Winchester Poetry Festival 2023 is live and tickets are on sale now. We invite readers, writers, poetry-lovers and the...

Winchester Poetry Festival is looking for additional trustees

In order to maintain the success and sustainability of the organisation, we are seeking new trustees with relevant experience and skill,...

Writing Our Legacy join with Winchester Poetry Festival to bring Poetry Room to Winchester

We are proud to announce we have joined forces with Writing Our Legacy to bring their popular Poetry Room to The ARC, Winchester on...

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