Poetry&Words; Tent

For poetry in motion & words in performance, head for the
Poetry&Words; Tent in Green Futures up in the Green Fields.

Way back before there was a whole tentload of Poetry&Words; at Glastonbury, PVT West, Dennis Gould and other itinerant Riff Raff Poets used to wander the festival creating audiences where they could, and often attracting huge crowds.

In 1992, the Poets first had their own Tent, a humble yurt in a far flung corner of the Green Fields. Always pioneering, and ever-willing to offer a platform for newcomers and new experiences for audiences, in 1994 the Poets Tent hosted one of Britain's first ever poetry Slams - now a regular Sunday afternoon event, ever exciting and unpredictable, a crowd-pleasing competition with the winner decided by the audience.

Poetry&Words; has offered a platform to established performers such as Attila the Stockbroker, Peter Finch and Patience Agbabi, and to some who went on to become big names in the world of the spoken word, among them MC Jabber and Gaia Holmes.

Our 2003 poets are working within four groups, each taking the stage for up to two hours at a time: The Comeback All-Stars; The Bards of Bath; The Lords of Misrule and The Brightside. Meanwhile, outside and beyond the Poetry&Words; Tent, you can join Joseph Marinus, poem-man of London Town, meet the wandering Sandwich Bard (Stop Him and Hear One), or engage with Brighton's Fridge Poetry Collective.

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