| Date | Event/Writers | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26March | Monster Poem Fun David Harmer & Matt Black |
Sheffield Central Children's Library |
2.15pm |
| 27March | Broomhall Arts Walk Lynwood Garden Party - The Celebration |
Clarkhouse Road Lynwood Garden |
12.30pm 2.00pm |
| 29March | Out of Place Sheffield's Tuesday Poets |
Showroom 5 (venue change) | 7.30pm |
| 30March | The Shoebox Experiment Joe Kriss, Kayo Chingonyi, Kevin Fegan> |
The Riverside | 7.30pm |
| 31March | Poetry in Motion: The Word Train Ian Payne, John Gosnell, Lorraine O'Reilly, Jan Caborn, Nick Rogers and Carolyn Waudby |
Caffeteria | 7.45pm |
| 1April | Festival Launch Opening Reading Simon Armitage, Neil Farrel, Ed Reiss |
The Workstation The Workstation |
6.30pm 8.00pm |
| 2April | Young Writer's Workshop David Harmer |
Bank Street Arts Education Room | 10.00am |
| The Road Not Taken Matthew Hollis |
SIA Gallery (Sheffield Institute of Arts) |
11.00am | |
| Festival Café Lunch |
Bank Street Arts | 12.00noon | |
| Death and the Gallant Chris Jones, Paul Evans |
Bank Street Arts | 1.30pm | |
| Lagen Press Showcase Moyra Donaldson, Martin Mooney |
SIA Gallery (Sheffield Institute of Arts) |
2.30pm | |
| Goat Boy and other Journeys Susannah Gent, Fay Musselwhite |
Bank Street Arts | 3.00pm | |
| Water, Earth and Sky: Three Poets Elizabeth Barrett, Matthew Hollis and Maurice O'Riordan |
SIA Gallery (Sheffield Institute of Arts) |
3.30pm | |
| Geraldine Monk, Helen Mort, Ben Wilkinson |
Bank Street Arts | 5.00pm | |
| Yannis Told Us Kevin Corcoran, Tria Kalistos, Maria Pavlidou, Howard Wright |
Bank Street Arts | 7.00pm | |
| 25 Years in the North: The Party! |
Bank Street Arts | 8.30pm | |
| 3April | Poetry and Translation George Szirtes, Simon Armitage |
Humanities Research Institute | 11.00am |
| Geoff Hattersley |
The Workstation | 12.00noon | |
| Festival Café Lunch |
The Showroom | 1.00pm | |
| Making it up: The origins and Accidents of Poetry Kevin Corcoran joined by Peter Riley |
Bank Street Arts | 1.0pm | |
| Laureates On Your Doorstep Ann Atkinson, River Wolton |
The Workstation | 1.00pm | |
| Templar Poetry Showcase Rob Hindle, Jane Weir |
The Showroom | 2.15pm | |
| A Poetry Reading George Szirtes, Agnes Lehoczky |
The Workstation | 3.30pm | |
| The Ground Aslant Peter Riley, Mark Goodwin, Harriet Tarlo |
The Showroom | 4.00pm | |
| University Poetry Challenge Sheffield Hallam University v The University of Sheffield |
The Workstation | 5.00pm | |
| Flossie Paper Doll Linda Lee Welch and The Only Michael |
The Showroom | 6.00pm | |
| Matter Poets - Past and Present Various readers from Sheffield Hallam University's MA |
Bank Street Arts | 6.30pm | |
| The Best of Sheff Poetry Slam Tony Walsh, Stan Skinny, Joe Kriss, Sarah Tomasin |
The Lescar | 7.00pm | |
| The Pathway Poets Writers on the creative writing MA at the University of Sheffield |
The Red Deer | 8.00pm | |
| POST HOC Installation Private View: free entry, no need to book in advance |
Bank Street Arts | 5.30pm | |
| 6April | MA Writers Student writers from Sheffield Hallam University |
Bank Street Arts | 6.15pm |
| 1-9April | POST HOC Installation | Bank Street Arts | 10.00am to 5.00pm daily |
| 30March - 8April | Death and the Gallant An exhibition |
Bank Street Arts | 10.00am to 5.00pm daily |
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