European Poetry Festival : Norwich
National Centre for Writing : Dragon Hall - July Thurs 3rd 2025 : 6.30pm
115-123 King St, Norwich NR1 1QE nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/visit-us/dragon-hall/
The 2025 European Poetry Festival visits Norwich, in partnership with the National Centre for Writing to present an evening celebrating poetry, performance and the potentials of collaboration to a bustling audience in the heart of the city. Pairing some of the finest poets of the thriving Norwich poetry scene alongside writers visiting from across Europe, over a dozen poets presented new works made for the night, spanning languages, literatures and the European continent. Featuring
George Szirtes and Ko Ko Thett
Thomas Ballhausen and David Spittle
Martin McGuigan and Roz Counelis
Philip Terry and Doug Jones
Helen Ivory and Martin Figura
Plus Sam Jordison, Cat Woodward, Florence Reynolds, Alice Bridgwood, Petra Pálkovácsová
In partnership with the National Centre for Writing. Curated by SJ Fowler.
The National Centre for Writing has been a generous supporter of the European Poetry Festival and the Camarade events for many years. You can see all the performances from previous events here :
2024 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norwich24
2019 and 2023 europeanpoetryfestival.com/norwich
2015 and 2017 theenemiesproject.com/norwich
2019 Nordic Poetry Festival europeanpoetryfestival.com/nordicnorwich
2022 Japanese UK Festival theenemiesproject.com/norwichjapan
