Possessed by Poetry with Rishi Dastidar, David Punter, Jo Durrant

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Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm

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Location

St Paul's, Cheltenham | Cheltenham, EN

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In this event, two acclaimed poets/literary critics share their own potent writing alongside poems that haunt and enrapture them and offer their expert insights into craft and technique.
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