The news is out! Estuary Festival is delighted to have been selected as one of the 11 coastal partners for A Poet in Every Port, a national initiative marking Southbank Centre's 75th anniversary. We are thrilled to be working with fantastic Medway based poet David Dykes who has been selected to join the New Poets Collective, working closely with Estuary communities to tell stories, celebrate local dialects and show that poetry is for everyone.

To celebrate the unique voices, accents and dialects of the UK coastline, Southbank Centre’s National Poetry Library will be visiting Chatham for a day of activity in partnership with Estuary Festival and Medway Libraries! Join us for a celebration of local poetry, alongside A Poet in Every Port’s Ambassador and national treasure Roger McGough.

Friday 26 June - outside Chatham Library 1.30-5.30pm
Estuary Festival will be hosting the mobile National Poetry Library when it comes to Chatham, with poetry activities and workshops for all. Join us to share your unique coastal perspectives! 

Tide Lines: an evening of live local poetry plus special guest Roger McGough
Friday 26 June, Chatham Library 7-8.30pm. Free event, booking required: book here

Find out more about A Poet in Every Port here

Produced in partnership with Medway Libraries.