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HE WILL be holding workshops and performances across the city for the next five months.
Winchester Poetry Festival has announced its Poet on the High Street following support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Jonny Fluffypunk is a stand-up poet and performer who fuses autobiography, disillusionment and wonder into work , which has established him as a firm favourite at gigs, festivals and arts centres. During his residency, Jonny will take the community and businesses on a journey of expression, imagination and creativity to shine a light on the changing face of the historic city’s High Street. He said: “I’m very proud and excited to be starting this residency with the Winchester Poetry Festival. I m a stand-up poet, not in the strictly comedy sense, though there is a lot of humour in what I do, but in the sense that I m most at home amongst people. I enjoy connecting with those who wouldn t usually be into poetry, so I am very much looking forward to work
Poetry at the Hat Fair in Winchester City Centre WINCHESTER is set to have its own professional resident poet as the city comes back to life. The Poetry Festival has launched a brand-new campaign to raise funds to establish a poet-in-residence: Poet on the High Street . Whoever is selected will perform across the city for six months, starting in June. They will use poetry, digital or reading material. Stephen Boyce, former chair of Winchester Poetry Festival says: “We need your help. We want to use poetry to rejuvenate the city centre and to spread joy, understanding, and a shared love of our city.