Lyra Festival 2025 was Bristol’s biggest ever poetry festival You can now experience the festival from the comfort of your home by purchasing our Digital Events Pass and watching some of the key events on-demand throughout June 2025. Book access: lyrafest.com

Come along to the UK’s first ever AI and Poetry Symposium www.lyrafest.com#e127080 Lyra’s project ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, funded by Brigstow Institute, has been pairing public poets and technologists together to explore the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time.

See you tonight at Waterstones Bristol for our celebration of 20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa University 🎉 Tickets: hdfst.uk/e126671

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Tickets: hdfst.uk/e126671 Shagufta K Iqbal is a poet and facilitator. She was in the first ever spoken word class at Bath Spa. She is the author of ‘Jam Is For Girls, Girls Get Jam' published by Burning Eye. Her work is included in Spin and ‘Book Of Bristol’

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Tickets: hdfst.uk/e126671 Rebecca Tantony is the author of three poetry and short story collections, all published by Burning Eye Book She was awarded a First Class BA in Religion and Creative Writing and an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University.

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Tickets: hdfst.uk/e126671 Danny Pandolfi is a poet, rapper, writer, educator and cultural producer. His work explores the crossovers between forms associated with traditional poetry and contemporary hip-hop.

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Tickets: hdfst.uk/e126671 Alex Calver is a poet and performer born in Essex, living in Bristol. His status as a trans poet turned heads across the UK, including through performances at Edinburgh Fringe, Shindig Festival and Shambala.

🌟Digital Events Catch Up Package🌟 Lyra Festival 2025 was Bristol’s biggest ever poetry festival, taking place from 25th April - 4th May 2025. Digital Events Pass: hdfst.uk/e131282 Digital Events + Workshops Pass hdfst.uk/e131283

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Tickets: hdfst.uk/e126671 The Bath Spa University students performing are: Izzy Grace, Megan Mifsud, Wren, Jaymes with a Y and Holly Morgan. They will be performing ‘The Waiting Room’ a group poem written primarily by Izzy Grace but with lines from each poet.

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Tickets: hdfst.uk/e126671 Since graduating from Bath Spa University Kathryn became the U.K. Slam Champion in 2021 and represented England at the World Slam, coming fifth. Her debut collection ‘Cliff Notes’ is available from Verve Poetry Press.

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Enigmatic, mysterious, drenched in shadow... Josie Alford is none of these things. @josiealfordpoet.bsky.social is a Bristol-based poet and freelance creative. Her stage presence is sequinned, pop culture referencing, infectious, & welcoming. hdfst.uk/e126671

Shout out to East Bristol Books who are hosting a bunch of poetry events over the next few weeks: eastbristolbooks.co.uk/pages/book-e...

🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟 Bath Spa University was the first university in the UK to run a specialist class in spoken word poetry and 2025 sees its 20th anniversary. Featuring Shagufta Iqbal, Danny Carlo Pandolfi, Josie Alford Poet and Rebecca Tantony. Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e126671

Literature Works is again offering a series of pay-what-you-can Advice Surgeries. These 45-minute sessions with Literature Works staff will be guided by the writer’s own interests and needs. More details and booking www.ticketsource.co.uk/literature-w...

Enjoy poetry & translation tonight at Gloucester Road Books with Translated By, Bristol festival with the launch of Nineteen Ways of Looking at Awono translatedbybristol.com/programme/#e...

@bathspauni.bsky.social was the first university in the UK to run a specialist class in spoken word poetry. 2025 sees its 20th anniversary 🎉 I am hosting a showcase of talent from across the years at @waterstones.bsky.social Bristol Friday 6 June with @lyrafest.com www.lyrafest.com#e126671

Its Global Accessibility Awareness Day 🎉 Accessibility, inclusion & representation are at the heart of Lyra Festival. 100% of the venues are wheelchair accessible. This year’s programme includes many free and low-cost events, BSL-interpreted, captioned and live streamed events. accessibility.day

Thank You for Making Lyra 2025 Unforgettable Lyra Festival 2025 was a celebration of poetry in all its forms – and we’re still buzzing. With over 3,500 attendees across 35 events, this was our biggest, boldest and most vibrant Lyra Festival to date.

You saw some of the @bathspauni.bsky.social poets at the @lyrafest.com poetry slam! Come and see them again at our 20 years of Spoken Word celebration 6 June 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼💖💖💖

🌟Thank you everyone who made Lyra Fest 2025 the biggest and best yet!🌟 The team are proud and grateful (and maybe a little tired). For the love of all things poetry, please fill out an evaluation form and find out how you can support the festival - linktr.ee/lyrafest

Can I just say how wowed and happy I was to see Black ISL interpreters at the @lyrafest.com I was at. More of all types of representation pls. #representationmatters

The @lyrafest.com Poetry Slam @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social tonight was awesome. So many amazing poets. A treat for the ears & the mind

Beautiful night of stimulating poetry in Bristol ✨️ What an honour to read some of my poetry in English, Gaeilge & Yoruba, alongside Aby Oliveira and Jackie Kay! Thank you @lyrafest.com. I am feeling very good after that.

🌟This weekend at Lyra*🌟 *the events that still have tickets available because all the rest are sold out 🎉 www.lyrafest.com #poetry #bristol

One of the finest poets and writers today, Jackie Kay is joining us for not one but TWO POETRY EVENTS! 1. Tomorrow Night at Waterstones Bristol Jackie will be reading from her most recent collection, May Day, with support readings from Abby Oliveira and Ola Majekodunmi. www.lyrafest.com#e124501

🌟FREE: Poems & Motherhood with Maria Ferguson and Deanna Rodger🌟 Come along and hear from two stunning UK-based poets as they share poems and discussions on motherhood and parenting. www.lyrafest.com#e126235

🌟TONIGHT AT LYRA 🌟 Join Satellite of Love for the biggest open mic event at Lyra Festival 2025, with an extended open mic and a headline set from local legend Bertel Martin. Sign up on the door to perform on the night, or come along to enjoy an evening of local talent. www.lyrafest.com#e126222

had such a lovely time reading @lyrafest.com / lots of bizarre coincidences and crossovers / a weekend of kismet in the Bristol sun 🌞

TONIGHT - The South West Showdown at @thewardrobetheatre.bsky.social Bristol V Weston V Clevedon V Exeter www.lyrafest.com#e125602

Heading to Bristol for @lyrafest.com this afternoon 😊 Looking forward to the Women Poets Network open mic and @pascalepetit.bsky.social Fran Lock & @concordmoose.bsky.social

@brianbilston.bsky.social Thank you for a marvellous session today at St George’s in Bristol as part of @lyrafest.com I never thought you could read your cat’s poem. It was all such a treat. 🐈📖🌟

I’m in Bristol tomorrow, reading poems at St George’s for the Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival. Kick-off 1pm. There are about 50 tickets left. If you fancy snapping one up, here’s where to get one: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

For Bristol’s trans community, Eco-Weirding is a space to feel seen and celebrated. For everyone else, it’s an invitation to listen, to unlearn, and to open up to complexity. This is poetry as public service—healing, disrupting, imagining better futures. [1/4] #bristol #poetry #trans #queer

The @lyrafest.com returns to Bristol this weekend until Sunday 4 May! ✨ Expect readings, discussions, walking tours and so much more across six leading arts venues To celebrate, here are a few events we're particularly looking forward to involving @bristoluni.bsky.social colleagues [1/4]

🌟Lyra Fest at @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social, a thread 🌟

Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival returns to @stgeorgesbris.bsky.social this weekend 🥳 Happy St George's Day Lyrafest.com for tickets #poetry #bristol #spokenword #LyraFestival2025 #Lyra #WeirdAndWild

Bristol & nearby folk! This Sunday at @lyrafest.com in Watershed, 12.30 - join me & Harry Josephine Giles for some Eco-Weirding. www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/wat...

Ymlaen! Onwards! In collaboration with Under the Red Guitar, @poetrywales.bsky.social will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary at Lyra Festival this weekend. Tickets are free and available to book at www.lyrafest.com#e126214 We hope to see you there!

I’m in Bristol next Saturday, reading poems at the Lyra Poetry Festival. If you nearby to St George’s and fancy coming along, there are a few tickets left here: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

Lyra - Bristol Poetry Festival returns in 2025 with a 10-day programme from April 25th to May 4th, featuring readings, workshops, slams, walking tours, open mics, and a poetry and performance retreat. Follow @lyrafest.com for updates and book here for events:

Fab, free, family friendly #poetry event with @lyrafest.com up next month: Jackie Kay, May 3rd at @wshed.bsky.social Aimed at 3-7 yr olds, open to whole family. www.lyrafest.com#e126229 Plus, FREE Poems on Motherhood event, featuring Maria Ferguson and Deanna Rodger. www.lyrafest.com#e126235

👀One Week Today!👀 Lyra Fest 2025 Kicks off with a free Panel Discussion at Waterstones in association with Bristol Poetry Institute join us for a lively discussion around the enduring legacy of two giants of the Romantic poetry movement. Book your spot: www.lyrafest.com#e126198

Dis Poetry will be launched at Bloodaxe's online reading and discussion event on 22 April 2025. A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah will also take place at Lyra Festival, Bristol on Sunday 27th April More details here: bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic... @lyrafest.com @pascalepetit.bsky.social

Join Jackie Kay for a FREE family children's event at Bristol @lyrafest.com in May: a delightful afternoon of poems, stories and lullabies 🫂☁️💤 More info and tickets: www.walker.co.uk/events/jacki...

Hi. My name is Raina. I don't like when people see me naked and then don't talk to me. Our Digital Producer, Raina Greifer, is poet & theatre maker, get tickets to see her show MANIC at The Wardrobe Theatre next week! Tickets: thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/manic/ #poetry #theatre #bristol

🌟Not To Be Missed🌟 In this live-literature solo performance @safiyakamaria.bsky.social brings Cane, Corn & Gully to the @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social stage weaving the dances and stories of Black Barbadian women. www.lyrafest.com#e124638 #poetry #spokenword #bristol #dance

Dis Poetry: A tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah will be held in Bristol at @lyrafest.com on 27 April, 6.30pm (in person & online). Dis Poetry: Selected Poems & Lyrics, bringing together Benjamin Zephaniah's poetry for adults, is published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social tomorrow, Tuesday 15 April.

Today is the inaugural Benjamin Zephaniah Day. He was one of the most influential and remarkable poets in living memory, with immeasurable contributions to poetry, activism, nature, health and social justice. Join us to celebrate his extraordinary work and enduring legacy www.lyrafest.com#e124291

Lyra Fest Co-Founder @Dannycarlo.com spoke to Epigram about our journey, the importance of storytelling and his creative process. 👀 #poetry #bristol