Troubled Waters
A new piece of contemporary oral storytelling and live music exploring endangered freshwater worlds through river legend, folklore and myth – by Joy Becker, Simon Roth and Corinne Harragin
Translation Duel: Adriana Hunter & Frank Wynne
‘Translated By, Bristol’ a new festival celebrating translators and translated literature presents a fascinating look into the translation process, moderated by Ros Schwartz and featuring two top-tier translators
The South West Poetry Showdown
Bristol vs Clevedon vs Exeter vs Weston! It’s a poetry showdown like no other! – showing as part of Lyra Festival 2025
Milk Poetry x Chuckle Busters ft John Hegley & Guests
Join two of Bristol’s longest running and best loved live events, Milk Poetry and Chuckle Busters, for a special Easter showcase headlined by the legendary John Hegley
No Man Is An Ireland
Stand-up poetry from award-winning Northern Irish comedian and the former Bard of Exeter, Edward Tripp
Milk Poetry: Great Minds Don’t Think Alike
Great Minds Don’t Think Alike builds on the success of Strong Bones, Milk Poetry’s annual open mic celebrating the words that built us. Now, they are bringing you a new event reflecting neurodiversity and mental health differences in all their flavours and forms
Milk Poetry ft. John Berkavitch & AFLO. the poet
Milk Poetry selects the finest, freshest poets from the UK and beyond to produce the most nourishing and eclectic spoken word bonanza you could ever hope for, curated and hosted by Malaika Kegode (Outlier)
Milk Poetry ft. Henry Madd & Kaycee Hill
Milk Poetry selects the finest, freshest poets from the UK and beyond to produce the most nourishing and eclectic spoken word bonanza you could ever hope for, curated and hosted by Malaika Kegode (Outlier)
Spider-Woman – Unravelling Wonder
Step into a world of story, song, and spontaneity with musical storyteller, Mica Sinclair, and Bristol-based musicians – an adult storytelling show
Helios
Award-winning storytellers Wright & Grainger (Orpheus, Eurydice, The Gods The Gods The Gods) present an ancient and modern tale about the son of the god of the sun
Milk Poetry ft. Malaika Kegode & Bradley Taylor
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and this year the eggnog has a twist. Ten years ago, our host and director Malaika Kegode moved to Bristol and founded Milk Poetry. In all that time she’s never done a headline set at Milk Poetry, so this year that changes as she’ll take us on a whistle stop tour of the past ten years of her poetry life
Milk Poetry Presents: Mild Peril
Join Sam Grudgings, Stefan Mohamed and the Milk Poetry team for Mild Peril, an evening of strange, surreal and spooky poetry