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Your chance to take the stage: Write Out Loud's poetry jam at Marsden jazz festival!

Write Out Loud returns to Marsden in West Yorkshire for its popular annual open mic poetry jam at the jazz festival on 13 October 11am-1pm. This year we are delighted to have secured a fantastic new venue at Marsden Socialist Club, which boasts a licensed bar, ample seating and to top it all a stage. Last year, poets gathered to remember Paul Blackburn, a very dear friend and regular supporter of this event, and a key member o...

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