About The Wirral Poetry Festival

Wirral Festival of Firsts has featured many poetry activities and events since its foundation in 2011. This year poetry has its own special weekend in a brand new venture – The Wirral Poetry Festival – involving a more intensive programme of poetry events.

The Festival hopes to establish a new weekend event of sufficient quality to attract a great poetry audience but at the same time, to develop and retain the Festival’s own special character, with activities that involve community participation, inclusiveness and engagement , which are key to a Wirral Festival of Firsts branded event.


Objectives

• Encourage the widest enjoyment and appreciation of poetry and the spoken word.
• Provide opportunities for local people to write, perform and share poetry.
• Work closely with local partners to achieve participation from our Wirral community – individuals, children, parents, schools, groups and youth groups – as well as local poets!
• Feature a number of reputable published poets to showcase some quality contemporary poetry and poetry performance to our local audiences.

Wirral Poetry Festival is run under the auspices of Wirral Festival of Firsts community interest company. Number 11103302

Organising Team

Honorary Advisory Panel