Thank you to each poet for being a part of our 12 days of poetry. Our final performance is by the wonderful Kate Fox with ‘Joyful Autistic’.
Let us know who you’d like to perform at this year’s festival in the comments!
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We loved having Ralph Dartford at Lyrical Mehfil 2025, here is his performance of 'The Mourning Prayer'.
For more poems, check out the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
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For day 10, we have the wonderful Maria Ferguson performing “Reunion.”
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The incredible Akeim Toussant Buck performed 'The Mission' at Poetry with a Punch 2025. Check out the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel for even more spoken word performances.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/uqRR9gUHK4U
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BLF were privileged to have Joelle Taylor back at the festival in 2025. Here is just a snippet of her performing “C+nto”, you can watch the full performance on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
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Michael Symmons Roberts with his poem “Song for a Sign Walker”, watch even more Poetry on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/kwPAM6XZO78
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We loved having Bradley Taylor at Poetry with a Punch this year. This is his performance of “got a light?”
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e4zi2dzahw
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The brilliant Jo Bell hosted Lyrical Mehfil 2025; here is her performance of “Outgunned”.
Discover more Poetry on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/btDAZvyRJLE
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Jack Flash’s electrifying performance of “Expect the Worst” at Poetry with a Punch. Watch now on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
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We loved having Maria Ferguson at Lyrical Mehfil 2025. Here is her performance of ‘I am all the things I think I should be’.
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Day 2 and we have the brilliant PA Bitez performing “I had a dream about you before we met” at our Poetry with a Punch event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjlIba3b22s
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Celebrate the season with BLF’s 12 Days of Poetry. The first performance is by Michael Symmons Roberts with his poem ‘The Tears of Things’
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl96VKu8L10
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The incredible Testament hosted our Poetry With A Punch event this year, here he is performing ‘Harmony’ for Day 5 of our 12 Days of Poetry.
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Local poet Ralph Dartford with ‘Shame’ for Day 4 of our 12 Days of Poetry.
👉youtu.be/kO5Bc7LoeKE
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Day 3 of our 12 Days of Poetry and we have @toussainttomove with ‘My Problem is....’
youtu.be/Nk6K73sfnzA
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