The Larkin & East Riding Poetry Competition 2011

We are delighted that the Philip Larkin Society has agreed to donate £1000 for the next three years to the East Riding Open poetry competition. In recogntion of this significant contribution, and in honour of the life and work of Philip Larkin, we have renamed the competition the Larkin and East Riding Poetry Competition.

Winners and commended poets will be invited to read their poems at the Bridlington Poetry Festival, 10-12 June 2011, in the company of some of the finest poets around. And there’ll be workshops, readers’ groups, walks and talks for everyone who cares about the art and craft of writing and reading poetry.

All this will take place in the beautiful Georgian surroundings of Sewerby Hall, with its unimpeded views over the North Sea.

The East Riding Open Poetry Competition, the Bridlington Poetry Festival, and the well established Beverley Literature Festival in October, all illustrate why the East Riding ‘is one of the best poetry venues in the UK’ (Carol Ann Duffy). To join our mailing list, go to home page or tick the box on the competition entry form.

The Beverley and Bridlington festivals, and The Larkin & East Riding Poetry Competition, are part of the East Riding Library Service’s literature development work delivered through the organisation Wordquake.

Wordquake receives regular funding from Arts Council England.