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Published: 9th September 2025
John Hegley Reveals ‘Handful of Gems’ As Winning Poems Ahead of Morecambe Poetry Festival
Poets from around the UK have been revealed as the winners of the Morecambe Poetry Festival competition ahead of the festival getting underway this Friday 12 September. The competition attracted more than 500 entries, with the winners selected by John Hegley, Rachel Pantechnicon and Francesca Beard.
Published: 29th August 2025
Wigan Poet To Perform New Viral Poem ‘I Want My Country Back’ At Morecambe Poetry Festival
A Wigan poet has seen her new work calling for more tolerance in the wake of growing divisions around hotels housing asylum seekers go viral, receiving tens of thousands of views overnight and hundreds of messages of support. Louise Fazackerley is now set to perform her heartfelt poem ‘I Want My…
Published: 29th August 2025
Michael Rosen To Appear at Morecambe Poetry Festival’s ‘Raucous Celebration of Words’
Michael Rosen, Clare Ferguson Walker, Henry Normal, Nigel Planer, John Hegley, Jan Brierton, Robin Ince and Luke Wright will be leading the ‘raucous celebration of words’ at the Morecambe Poetry Festival this September 12-14. Now in its fourth year, the seaside town’s festival will deliver…
Published: 29th August 2025
John Hegley To Judge Morecambe Poetry Festival Competition
The Morecambe Poetry Festival Competition is back for a second year for the opportunity to be published and take part in the poetry festival this September. The competition is open to poets from across the globe, and poems of no more than 50 lines on any and every subject are welcome. The winning…
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