HeadFirst Bristol tickets (Central Stalls, front rows A-F) are now sold out.

There are still tickets available through St. George's Bristol's Box Office:
https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/lyra-bristol-poetry-festival-family-poems-with-michael-rosen/

Date: Saturday 18th April 2026

Venue: St. George’s Bristol (Main Hall)

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

Tickets: £12 adults, £10 children

✅ Suitable for ages 6+
✅ Live Streamed (book a ‘Live Stream Ticket’ at checkout)
✅ All Lyra Fest venues are wheelchair accessible. Access Information Pack available at www.lyrafest.com.

Family Poems with Michael Rosen

An afternoon of poetry and stories with Michael Rosen, one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults.

The event includes a Q&A, and will be followed by a book signing.

Michael Rosen:

Michael Rosen has published in the region of 200 books for children and adults, including The Sad Book with Quentin Blake (Walker Books) – a meditation on bereavement written after the loss of his son, Eddie; We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with Helen Oxenbury  (Walker Books) – made into an animated film for Channel 4 broadcast Christmas Day 2016 -  and A Great Big Cuddle with Chris Riddell (Walker Books).

He was the Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009, and his YouTube Channel Kids’ Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen has had over 155 million views.

Michael is also a popular broadcaster and has presented BBC Radio 4’s acclaimed programme about language, Word of Mouth since 1998, as well as regularly presenting documentary programmes for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3, including the Sony Gold Award-winning On Saying Goodbye.  He is currently Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches an MA in Children’s Literature.

Part of Lyra – Bristol Poetry Festival 2026

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