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SUMMARY:Chorlton Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Nearly two glorious weeks of Chorlton creativity\, performance and talent! Too many events to mention here\, happening in too many places! Full listings at Chorltonartsfestival.org \nMost events are free\, with no need to book\, but to guarantee a place\, visit the website for full details.
URL:https://chorlton.coop/event/chorlton-arts-festival-2026/
LOCATION:various venues
CATEGORIES:Art,Comedy,Community,Craft session,Exhibition,Festival,Performance,Poetry,Workshop,Writing,Young People
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SUMMARY:Manchester Poets - Sammy Weaver
DESCRIPTION:Sammy Weaver is Rochdale’s first Poet Laureate\, appointed as part of Rochdale’s year as Greater Manchester Town of Culture 25–26. Her debut pamphlet Angola\, America (Seren\, 2022) won Mslexia’s Poetry Pamphlet Prize 2021 and was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Poetry Award 2023. Her poems have appeared in The Irish Times\, Colorado Review\, The Moth\, Mslexia\, Anthropocene and The Island Review. In 2025\, she was made a Yaddo Fellow and won a Northern Debut Award for Poetry. \nShe has ten years’ experience leading creative writing sessions in community\, education and criminal justice settings. Sammy loves bringing the spark of creativity and poetry to people of all backgrounds. She believes that anyone can be a creative writer with the right support. She especially likes the challenge of inspiring people with societal or personal barriers to writing. \nSammy grew up on the Welsh Borders and now lives on a narrowboat on the Pennine waterways.
URL:https://chorlton.coop/event/manchester-poets-sammy-weaver/
LOCATION:Chorlton Library Community Room\, Chorlton Library\, Manchester Road\, Chorlton\, M21 9PN
CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Jackie Kay
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening celebrating the career of this renowned and much-loved poet\, playwright\, biographer\, children’s author and novelist. From her debut poetry collection The Adoption Papers (1991)\, to her latest\, May Day (2024)\, Professor Jackie Kay CBE’s career has seen her win numerous awards: she has also served as a university chancellor and Scots Makar. This evening\, she’ll be sharing some captivating and personal stories and also reading from her work. This is going to be special! \n 
URL:https://chorlton.coop/event/jackie-kay/
LOCATION:Chorlton Library\, Manchester Road\, Chorlton\, M21 9PN
CATEGORIES:books,Poetry
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SUMMARY:LIVEwire: An Evening of Electrifying Spoken Word Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Nymphs & Thugs have earned a reputation as being one of the most vital and dynamic event producers on the UK’s thriving live poetry scene\, and these ‘LIVEwire’ nights were the catalyst.
URL:https://chorlton.coop/event/livewire/2024-06-13/
LOCATION:The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre\, Manchester Road\, Chorlton\, M21 9JG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry,Young People
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SUMMARY:Chorlton Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Ten glorious days of Chorlton creativity\, performance and talent! Too many events to mention here\, happening in too many places! Full listings at Chorltonartsfestival.org \nMost events are free\, with no need to book\, but to guarantee a place\, visit the website for full details.
URL:https://chorlton.coop/event/chorlton-arts-festival/
LOCATION:various venues
CATEGORIES:Art,Comedy,Community,Craft session,Exhibition,Festival,Performance,Poetry,Workshop,Writing,Young People
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SUMMARY:LIVEwire: An Evening of Electrifying Spoken Word Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Nymphs & Thugs have earned a reputation as being one of the most vital and dynamic event producers on the UK’s thriving live poetry scene\, and these ‘LIVEwire’ nights were the catalyst.
URL:https://chorlton.coop/event/livewire/2024-03-14/
LOCATION:The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre\, Manchester Road\, Chorlton\, M21 9JG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry,Young People
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