“Like Pam Ayres on acid” – Lemn Sissay “One of the best poets we have” – Matt Haig Stroud Book Festival is thrilled to present an hour-long show from widely acclaimed and hugely popular poet, Hollie McNish.  The author of six collections, Hollie was the first poet to record at Abbey Road Studios, and won…

What does it mean to translate Shakespeare into another language? When we change all the poetry, all the wordplay, all the syntax – all the words! – is it still Shakespeare? And if we do all this, is it still any good? Award-winning translator and Shakespeare fanatic Daniel Hahn considers all these questions and more…

We present an electric evening of conversation and live poetry from three of the most exciting, emerging voices on the British poetry scene. All three poets on our programme have won Eric Gregory Awards, prestigious prizes awarded annually for a collection by a poet under 30. With past winners who include such luminaries as Seamus…