A festival
honouring
creativity,
resilience,
& connection
to place.
16-17 Oct 26
Featuring Poets & Publishers of the West / South West
Over 20 events in Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud’s first dedicated poetry festival, creating a cultural home for writers, readers, and audiences of all ages.
The Dobunni Poetry Festival will help cultivate a culture in which creativity is valued locally, where young people can see a future for their work, and where older writers can find recognition and community. It will give Stroud a festival that reflects its identity: rooted in place, artist‑led, and fiercely imaginative.
Join us this October to celebrate the power of poetry and community cohesion!
Featuring
PASCALE PETIT
ALISON BRACKENBURY
AMBIENT RECEIVER - ZOE BROOKS - CLAIRE CARROLL - CHAKA - JASON CONWAY
HANNAH COPLEY - KYM DEYN - GINNY DARKE - KAREN DOWNS BARTON - SUYIN DU BOIS
RHIAN ELIZABETH - ANGELA FRANCE - RACHEL GOODMAN - REBECCA GOSS - GEORGIA GRIFFITHS
LUCY HOLME - ADAM HOROVITZ - ALUN HUGHES - ANDREW HYKEL MEARS - AARON KENT
LENZO - LIVING MATTER - JLM MORTON - JOSHUA O’CATHASAIG - PEY OH - ALYCIA PIRMOHAMED
KATE POTTS - ELEANOR REES - ELVIRE ROBERTS PHILIP RUSH - ANNA SAUNDERS
MARTHA SPRACKLAND - SOLLE - ELLORA SUTTON - TSANTANA - LYDIA UNSWORTH
MERCE WHITE - JAKE WILD HALL - ALICE WILLITTS - JONNY FLUFFYPUNK & UTA BALDAUF X WORD LAB
BLACK EYES PUBLISHING UK + ALEX PERRY - SLIGHT AFTERPARTY WITH LOST MYTHOS + GOD OF SPORTS
Venues
LANSDOWN HALL - STROUD LIBRARY - TRINITY ROOMS - CHAPELS OF REST - BORDERLESS BOOKS
LANSDOWN GALLERY - HOLY TRINITY CHURCH - ROUGH HANDS - YARD GALLERY
