Welcome to the Poetry-next-the-Sea website.
It’s all over for this year,
but who will be stepping up to the mic in 2013?
The committee are taking a break now until September
but do check in at regular intervals
for updates on our progress
Thank you to everyone who made
this year’s event
such a thrilling success
Click here for some observations on the weekend
The much-loved Poetry-next-the-Sea festival takes place annually over one May weekend in the charming town of Wells-next-the-Sea on the evocative north Norfolk coast. In the arena of literary festivals, we punch above our weight, showcasing poets of national and international repute in an intimate setting.
In addition, we run an Education Programme which places a professional poet in local primary and secondary schools in order to extend and enhance young people’s experience of poetry. Our very successful Poetry Competition offers writers the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and the Open Floor event offers a supportive platform from which they can share their work.
Poetry-next-the-Sea has made an enduring impact on the cultural life of north Norfolk over the course of the last fifteen years. We are continually striving to develop the festival in order to meet the high expectations of our local community and our dedicated audience.
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