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  • Twelve Rivers Vol.15 Iss.1 Spring-Summer 2024

    Twelve Rivers Vol.15 Iss.1 Spring-Summer 2024

    Vol.15 Iss.1

  • Festival of Suffolk Poetry History

    Festival of Suffolk Poetry History

    The Festival of Suffolk Poetry began in 2014. Here is a history of poets performing at the festival.

  • 2024 Crabbe Memorial Competition Awards Ceremony

    2024 Crabbe Memorial Competition Awards Ceremony

    The 2024 Crabbe Memorial Competition Awards Ceremony was held on Saturday, 5 October at Diss Methodist Church Hall. Competition Results Highly Commended Commended Competition anthologies are available in the shop.

  • Ben Ridley-Jones

    Ben Ridley-Jones

    Ben Ridley-Jones (b.1993) spent much of his childhood in the Suffolk countryside with his family which has roots stretching back centuries in the county. He read History at Cambridge before embarking on a career of public service working to address the housing and homelessness crisis in England. For many years a reader of as much…

  • James Domestic

    James Domestic

    James Domestic is a poet, musician, songwriter, vocalist, DJ, and painter. James’ poetry has been compared to John Cooper Clarke, Spike Milligan, Ivor Cutler, and Benjamin Zephaniah, amongst others.  He holds a doctorate from the University of Essex and has toured across Europe with his band, The Domestics.  Having grown up in Essex, he now resides…

  • Virginia Betts

    Virginia Betts

    Virginia Betts is a British author, poet, actor and tutor from Ipswich in Suffolk. She has written four books: The Camera Obscure, a collection of supernatural and noir stories; Tourist to the Sun, a poetry collection, That Little Voice, poetry by Virginia Betts and Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets, Virginia’s debut novel, a darkly comic…

  • David Redfield

    David Redfield

    David Redfield is a poet, writer, mentor, performer and workshop leader. After graduating in English and Drama from King Alfred’s College, Winchester, David worked in the public sector for a number of years, including a career in Special Educational Needs. His published work includes Stretching Horizons (2002), Utter (2010) – both Hawthorn Press – and Sulla’s Cauldron, with Diane Griffiths, (Cratageus…

  • Walpole Old Chapel 2024

    Walpole Old Chapel 2024

    The 2024 Summer outing at Walpole Old Chapel was held on 9 June. The theme was ‘Non-conforming’, which was very appropriate for the venue. This was the running order: Virginia Betts  Masking The unhealthy stuff Synaesthesia Phil Baker  What Colour is Nine Low-life James Frankland Labels Keep off the grass     Pietà-Beáta Paul McLintic  Admit…

  • 10th Festival of Suffolk Poetry – Headliners

    10th Festival of Suffolk Poetry – Headliners

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