We're proud to present the
World Poetry Day Festival 2026
on 21st March at Stafford Cricket and Hockey Club
In the meantime, we offer you a warm welcome at the Swan Hotel, Stafford every other Wednesday
In the meantime, we offer you a warm welcome at the Swan Hotel, Stafford every other Wednesday
Here's a list of our meetings and events for the first six months of 2026, and we'll be adding more as the year progresses. We regularly feature influential guest speakers and workshops to entertain you and help you refine your skills. In between, our sharing evenings are friendly, relaxed meet-ups to share your own work or your favourite pieces from other writers.
Having spent a significant proportion of his life incarcerated, Jason N Smith now uses his journey to help others move beyond their bars. He is part of the Captive Arts Project where his work inspires and encourages hope in others, highlighting the importance of the arts for growth. He has performed spoken word nationally and will read from his poetry collection ‘Beyond Words’.
This workshop will look into unexpected ways to spark creativity on those days where you just seem to be drawing a blank. All stages of experience are welcome. 6-8pm £5.00 18th Feb: WT sharing night Your words matter. Share, grow and listen from 5:30pm
Nick Degg, the Potteries Poet Laureate, relates his heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious journey from being a dyslexic child to becoming a Poet Laureate. His extraordinarily entertaining poems draw on an ordinary working-class life, in a uniqueness of both style and performance.
The renowned Maria Credali covers the basics of traditional oral storytelling: how to remember a story; using the voice and body to convey emotion and hold your audience’s attention; how to develop a character; how to break down and flesh-out a tale.
Three women in the same boat of having something to say. One has a puppet influencer as a sidekick; one brings unlikely alter-egos, and the other one has become known for wordcraft at Bottlecraft. Strap in for a memorable evening!
Poetry can be found anywhere and created from anything. Join poet and AccessAbility Arts founder DK for an exploration of found poetry techniques where existing texts are transformed into entirely new poems. Perfect for writers of all levels. No previous poetry experience necessary.
