Become a Friend
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FOR ONLY £60 PER ANNUM
We rely on your generous support to keep the festival running every year.
Because of your donation, we can continue to bring the best of contemporary poetry to the Suffolk coast.
A Friend of Poetry in Aldeburgh receives:
Free entry to one of our three online workshops, exclusive to Friends of Poetry in Aldeburgh, which we will be running in May, July and September (and you can book additional online workshops for only £10 each). See below for details.
Priority booking when the festival programme is announced in early summer, which gives you the ability to purchase a festival pass or individual tickets ahead of the crowd. There is also an opportunity to purchase places in two workshops of your choice before general booking is opened. You may purchase an additional two workshops after general booking starts, so four workshops in total (workshops are normally capped at just two with general booking).
Your name listed on our supporters page in the programme and on our website.
GIFT AID
If you’re a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid adds 25p to every £1 donated, at no extra cost to you, and the extra donation is very important to us. Just confirm your details on the form here.
FRIENDS WORKSHOPS 2026
Thursday 28 May 2026, 7pm to 8:30pm
Telling the Self: Poetry and Memoir
with Blake Morrison and Tamar Yoseloff
Saturday 18 July 2026, 10am to 11:30am
Form and Reforming your Poems
with Rishi Dastidar and Jacqueline Saphra
Saturday 12 September 2026, 10am to 11:30am
What if? Writing the Hypothetical
with Susannah Hart and Paul Stephenson
All workshops will be held on Zoom. A link will be sent to you ahead of the workshop.
Workshop booking will open on 5 May 2026 and Friends will receive an email with a booking link on that day.
To become a Friend for 2026 click here
Frequently asked questions and answers about the Friends scheme are here.
For further information about the Friends scheme, please write to:
