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Inspire Poetry Festival is back for 2025!
This year's festival will run from Thursday 25 September - Thursday 2 October (National Poetry Day).
With performances, workshops, film and an exhibition it’s set to be a week of wonderful words.
Saturday 9 August - Saturday 20 September
Bad Ideas Club at Mansfield Central, Hucknall and Newark Libraries
Wednesday 3rd September – Saturday 11 October
Nuclear Bunker: A Creative Archive Exhibition at Arnold Library
Thursday 25 September
Poems While You Wait! at Eastwood Library
Desert Island Poems with Imtiaz Dharker at West Bridgford Library
Poetry Bingo with Hexameter at Southwell Library
Friday 26 September
Paper Crane Poets Showcase at Beeston Library
Saturday 27 September
Small World Cinema: The Red Balloon (U) at Southwell Library
Virtual Reality Library at Beeston Library
Black British Ballet Poetry Workshop at Worksop Library
Black British Ballet Poetry Workshop at Worksop Library
Beyond the Spectrum: Poetry for Neurodivergent People at Beeston Library
Bad Ideas Club: Poetry Showcase at Mansfield Central Library
Sunday 28 September
Whiching and Pitching: Planning your first poetry pamphlet at West Bridgford Library
Monday 29 September
The Social Model Writers at Beeston Library
Five Leaves new poetry launch: Tony Challis and Tara Singh at Beeston Library
Tuesday 30 September
Folklore and Poetry with Andrew Graves at Mansfield Central Library
Thursday 2 October (National Poetry Day)
Film Screening: Bright Star (PG) at Southwell Library
Chasing Sunlight: Poems of Play, Memory, and Growing Up with Romalyn Ante at West Bridgford Library
Romalyn Ante Performance at West Bridgford Library
Festival Fifteen
Discover this year’s Festival Fifteen – our carefully curated selection of poetry titles that are available for you to borrow for free from Inspire Libraries. You’re sure to find something to whet your appetite in our collection of new, contemporary and prize-winning poets, alongside some old favourites.
eLibrary Poetry Special
Celebrate from home with our curated collection of poetry eBooks and eAudio. Visit BorrowBox to browse, reserve and borrow.
Your Next Good Read for Children
As a special edition for this year’s festival, we’re excited to share a selection of poetry titles for children, featured as part of our Your Next Good Read series.
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