Hear about the return of Lyra Fest 2024 and how Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is coming to Bristol as well as the BBC Upload showcase at the festival too. There's poetry from Jason Delaney from Trowbridge about grief and loss. Stroud based author Steve Wells has uploaded a short story called 'Taxonomy Explained' about how sometimes getting things wrong is a gateway to getting it right. Poet from Trowbridge, The Blissful Nomad, with a poem about learning about ourselves. Kjaer Dion from Bristol has uplaoded a monologue about changing friendships in his life. Gloucestershire based novelist Andrew Derham has uploaded an extract of his novel 'good girl, bad girl, dead girl', which follows the exploits of detectives on a chilling case. Chew Magna based poet Liz Brownlee has uploaed a poem about a puffin. Plus, there's another chance to hear from Bristol's first ever City Poet Miles Chambers with two poems he performed for Kevin Philemon on his show.

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