The festival runs 4–6 February and the theme of both the festival and the competition is ‘sounds of the city’. Open to all comers, though there's also a special category for poets living in a WV postcode. Competition opens 1 Nov 2021.
Prizes
1st: £400
2nd: £150
Three 3rd prizes: £50
WV prize: £75
Two WV runners-up: £25