Welcome to POETRY NI. We're passionate about poetry, especially from within Northern Ireland. Set up in February 2014, evolving from various separate ventures, Poetry NI is a multimedia, multi-platform showcase and resource provider for poets, showcasing great writing through new writing, readings, open mics, workshops and more. 

We currently run free ongoing projects:
PURELY POETRY: our monthly live poetry night at Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
FOURXFOUR: our quarterly online poetry journal, including four featured poets each issue
PANNING FOR POEMS: our print-out, fold-up micropoetry microjournal
PEN POINTS PRESS : our online and print micropress

We also organise readings, projects and workshops from time to time for local festivals and organisations. We've worked with the likes of Belfast Book Festival, Aspects Literary Festival, Poetry Ireland, Verbal Arts Centre, Lagan Online, Open Arts, Arts & Disability Forum, Crescent Arts Centre, Newcastle Arts Festival, Stendhal Festival, FSNI National Poetry Competition, Aware NI and more. Keep an eye out for updates throughout the year on our News section, and over on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. 
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