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Thank you for joining us

for Sheaf Poetry Festival 2023!

From 21st – 28th May 2023 we brought a programme celebrating the best in UK poetry, spoken word and lyrics to venues across Sheffield and the Peak District, and online. Watch this space for future festival events, or download our 2023 programme to see our past events.

We can’t wait to welcome you back in 2024. In the mean time, why not take a look at our fantastic 2023 residents’ commissions from Luke Worthy and Dead Women Poets SocietySafia Khan and Charlotte Shevchenko-Knight, or click here to view images from the 2023 festival.

Luke Worthy
Safia Khan
Charlotte Shevchenko-Knight

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Our Partners

We’re proud to be working with local organisations including Dead Women Poets Society, Hive South Yorkshire, Sheffield Flourish, and the Longshaw National Trust estate, and to be supported by Arts Council England, Graves Charitable Trust and Sheffield Town Trust.

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