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Medway River Lit 2024: A Celebration of Stories, Culture, and Community

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3 days ago7 min read

Medway River Lit 2024: A Celebration of Stories, Culture, and Community

Summary of Medway River Lit 2024.

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Congratulations to our shortlisted Rosemary McLeish Prize poets

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Oct 301 min read

Congratulations to our shortlisted Rosemary McLeish Prize poets

Shortlisted poems for The Rosemary McLeish Poetry Prize, which will be awarded on Sunday 10 November.

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Friday Night Poetry: at the new republic of poetry in Chatham

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Sep 305 min read

Friday Night Poetry: at the new republic of poetry in Chatham

Festival co-director, Barry Fentiman Hall introduces our Friday night poetry strand - Poetry Republic.

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The Black Art Hub’s Intersectionality Art Trail Exhibition: Celebrating Diversity Through Art

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Sep 133 min read

The Black Art Hub’s Intersectionality Art Trail Exhibition: Celebrating Diversity Through Art

We are delighted to present a guest blog from Michi Masumi, founder of the Black Arts Hub, whose Intersectionality poetry and art exhibition

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Sarah L Dixon talks about writing, Take That and her new poetry collection inspired by '90s indie music

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Aug 154 min read

Sarah L Dixon talks about writing, Take That and her new poetry collection inspired by '90s indie music

Sarah L Dixon talks about seeing Take That at school, and her new 90s indie inspired poetry collection.

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Photos from Medway River Lit's Final Bookend Events

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Apr 121 min read

Photos from Medway River Lit's Final Bookend Events

Extra events after the main festival week.

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May 21, 20232 min read

Interview: Sascha Aurora Akhtar

Sascha Aurora Akhtar is a poet of the liminal – someone for whom all is magic. 'The Grimoire of Grimalkin', published in 2007 was greeted...

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May 11, 20236 min read

Presenting Medway River Lit

We are excited to celebrate Medway’s long connection with words and writing, in what will be the first Medway-wide literary festival in...

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Rainham Poetry Festival – In The Beginning Were Some Words

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May 2, 20233 min read

Rainham Poetry Festival – In The Beginning Were Some Words

Wordsmithery created a magical first poetry festival for Rainham in 2023. Poets notice weather, how it changes and how it never really...

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Kent Daydreams: a new spoken word event for young people

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Apr 6, 20233 min read

Kent Daydreams: a new spoken word event for young people

Kent Daydreams is a new spoken word event for young people aged 14-18.

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Event review: Ostara Poetry 18 March 2023 - what you missed

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Mar 27, 20233 min read

Event review: Ostara Poetry 18 March 2023 - what you missed

In the lead up to the Medway River Lit festival, Wordsmithery were invited to host a special one-off event, Ostara Poetry, as part of Sun...

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Mar 23, 20232 min read

Add YOUR words to our 'River of words'

Add your words to our open text exhibition.

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Mar 13, 20232 min read

Big Trouble on the River Medway…

Big Trouble is a monthly poetry performance night that has been taking place in the Chatham Intra area since 2018. As part of Medway...

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