About Us
Winchester Poetry Festival is a registered charity (1150997) established in 2013 with the first festival taking place in September 2014. The festival is a biennial event, with the next festival taking place 8-11 October 2020. The charity also promotes one-off events, an annual poetry competition and administers the Hampshire Poet programme in partnership with Hampshire Cultural Trust.
Winchester Poetry Festival is run by a board of Trustees with support from a Creative team.
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"This is not just a good festival, it's a great festival, and this town should be very proud to have it."
Michael Longley, Festival Patron
"… a wildly successful and stimulating Festival. I absolutely loved everything I came to and was sad to miss one which was oversubscribed."
Victoria Muers-Raby, Friend
"Winchester Poetry Festival appears to be conscious of diversity in all its meanings and that is refreshing."
Jackie Wills, Brighton