What’s On At liskeard Library

An Evening with Simon Armitage. – SOLD OUT

Thursday 6th March, 7pm – 8.30pm.

Liskeard Library is excited to announce that, as part of his decade long tour, Simon Armitage will be visiting the Library on March 6th for a poetry reading and Q and A session alongside local poet Pascale Petit.

Liskeard Library Poetry Competition

Theme: ‘We Are of This Place’

Key dates:

Entries open: 16th January 2025
Entries close: 16th February 2025

Winner Announced: 28th February 2025.

Categories:

Young Poets (11-17)

Adult 18+

Cornish Language (all ages 11+)

Entrants must be living in Cornwall.

Entries will be Judged by Nell Turner, our new writer in residence and Caleb Barron from Valley Verse.

The winners of the competition will be invited by Liskeard Library to perform their winning poem on 6th of March, alongside Simon Armitage and Pascale Petit.

More details can be found on the application form below.