Kate Clanchy’s stunning take on Christabel combines music and beat-boxing to bring Coleridge’s unfinished work to life, performed by flickering candlelight and recorded for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.

All you need to know about the festival behind over 20 events in Cumbria over three days, as leading poets and world class spoken word artists take to the stage.

Jacob Polley tells BBC Radio Cumbria about his play Emergency, which focuses on climate change, flooding and connecting with the past.

Browse the line-up for three days of spoken word events with details of coverage on BBC Sounds, BBC iPlayer and here on the website.

Visit The Forum, Barrow's website for ticketing information on: Bones; The Verb on Sunday; and Sunday's Triple Bill: Kate Fox – Bigger on the Inside; Luke Wright on Barrow; AND Luke Wright & Cobbler – Better Off.

Listen to Saturday's programme as Radio Cumbria hosted poets from Contains Strong Language throughout the day.