Welcome to Winchester Poetry Festival
Winchester Poetry Festival - 2-12 October 2025
Winchester Poetry Festival events 2025
Winchester Poetry Festival is a biennial festival, with our next full festival taking place in 2027, a shorter Winchester Poetry Day will take place in October 2026 - subject to funding. ​
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We also host and collaborate on poetry events throughout the year, the details and ticket links for which are below.
We ensure that as many activities as possible are free to attend, to ensure everyone feels able to participate. Donations are welcomed (link at bottom of page)
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F T Prince Memorial Lecture 2025: Mary Jean Chan
Avenue Campus, University of Southampton AND online
Tuesday 28 October | 6pm start​​​​
Guest speaker Mary Jean Chan gives a talk on "Forms of Grief: Elegiac Writing and Strict(er) Poetic Forms" for the 13th annual F.T. Prince Lecture.
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This event is hosted by School of Humanities at University of Southampton, and co-organised by Winchester Poetry Festival.
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Free to attend, and all are welcome - please book free tickets and learn more via the buttons above.
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Urban Nature: poetry workshop with Hampshire Poet​
Sholing Valley Study Centre, Station Rd, SO19 8FP
*** rescheduled date tbc ***
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Join Damian Kelly-Basher for this fun, friendly and FREE poetry-writing session on the theme of 'urban nature'
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The session is suitable for all ages/abilities/cultures.
No writing experience is required.
Sholing Valley Study Centre will supply the pens & paper, you supply the inspiration!
If the weather is kind, you may explore the park as part of the session.
Free to attend, booking required.
Email directly to arrange: Sholingvalleyslnr@gmail.com
Please note, tickets for Winchester Poetry Festival events are bookable directly from this page. Please do not purchase tickets from resale websites/marketplaces. Tickets for collaborative events may be hosted by other platforms. You can find our refund policy here.
If you have queries regarding tickets, or are concerned your ticket is not valid please email hello@winchesterpoetryfestival.org