The Poetry Gig Guide

23 Feb Blackpool » PopArt Radio UK

7:00pm at Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 4BL, GB

23 Feb Chester » First Drafts - open mic

7:30pm at St Mary's Hill, Chester, CH1 2DW, GB

23 Feb Chester » First Drafts - open mic

7:30pm at St Mary's Hill, Chester, CH1 2DW, GB

23 Feb Internet/radio » Poetry Hour

2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet/radio, GB

23 Feb London » The Shuffle

7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

23 Feb Luton » Luton Poetry Society

2.00pm to 4.00pm at St. Georges Square, Luton, LU1 2NG, GB

23 Feb Nottingham » Nottingham Poetry Society

2:45pm at 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ, GB

23 Feb Ulverston » A Poem and a Pint

7:30pm at Brogden Street, Ulverston, LA12 7AH, GB

24 Feb Ashton-under-Lyne » Spoken Passions A Night Of Spoken Word

7:00pm at 2 Warrington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6XB, GB

24 Feb Ashton-under-Lyne » Spoken Passions

7:00pm at 2 Warrington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6XB, GB

24 Feb Birmingham » The Sunday Xpress

4:30pm at 203 Bradford St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0JD, GB

24 Feb Birmingham » Brum Radio Poets

11:00am at Friends of the Earth Building, Birmingham, B5 5TH, GB

24 Feb Bridport » Spillage Workshop: Building The World of Your Poem

2:00pm at 49 East Street, Bridport, DT6 3JX, GB

24 Feb Bristol » Shhh.....It's Sunday

8:00pm at 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RW, GB

24 Feb Cambridge » Allographic Open Mic

7:00pm at Granta Place Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1RU, GB

24 Feb Cambridge » Allographic Workshop

2:00pm at Granta Place, Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1RU, GB

24 Feb Huddersfield » Open Mic

5:00pm at 1 Westbourne Road , Huddersfield, HD1 4LA, GB

24 Feb Internet/radio » Themes for Dreamers

4:00pm at Internet/radio, GB

24 Feb Internet/radio » Poetry Hour

2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet/radio, GB

24 Feb Internet/radio » Way With Words

4:30pm at Kershaw Avenue, Internet/radio, GB

24 Feb London » Keats House Poets: Raymond Antrobus’s Workshop

2:00pm at Keats Grove, London, NW3 2RR, GB

24 Feb London » Torriano Poets

7:30pm at 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX, GB

24 Feb London » Mind Over Matter: Beat Addiction

6:00pm at 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London, SW12 9HD, GB

24 Feb Peterborough » The Draper's Poetry Gig

8:00pm at 29-31 Cowgate, Peterborough, Peterborough, PE1 1LZ, GB

25 Feb Birkenhead » The River Poets Open Mic

7:30pm at 20 Chester Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5DQ, GB

25 Feb Bradford » Poetry Workshop

8:30pm at 169-171 Westgate, Bradford, BD1 3AA, GB

25 Feb Bridport » Stewart Taylor: Spillage

7:00pm at 9 Barrack Street, Bridport, DT6 3LX, GB

25 Feb Brighton » Shine So Hard

8:00pm at 12-13 North Street, Brighton, BN1, GB

25 Feb Camelford » The Indian King Poets

10:00-12.30 at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB

25 Feb Dorking » Mole Valley Poets

7:30pm at Church Street, Dorking, RH4 1DW, GB

25 Feb Glasgow » Last Monday at Rio

8:00pm at 27 Hyndland Street, Glasgow, G11 5QF, GB

25 Feb Internet/radio » Poetry Hour

2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet/radio, GB

25 Feb Liverpool » Mouth of the Mersey Storytelling

7.30 at Hope St, Liverpool, L8 7PE, GB

25 Feb Manchester » Verbose

7:30pm at 2a Landcross Road, Manchester, M14 6NA, GB

25 Feb Marsden » Marsden Words

1:00pm at Manchester Road, Marsden, HD7 6EZ, GB

26 Feb Bradford » Creative Writing Course

6:00pm at 2 Well Croft, Shipley, Bradford, BD18 3QH, GB

26 Feb Bury St Edmunds » Poetry Aloud

7:30pm at St Johns Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP 33 1SQ, GB

26 Feb Cambridge » CB1 Poetry

8:00pm at Chesterton Rd, Cambridge, CB4 3AX, GB

26 Feb Chorley » Chorley Writers

7:30pm at Preston Rd, Chorley, PR6 7AX, GB

26 Feb Cleveland OH » Poetry Workshop with McMahon & McNiece

7:00pm at 1386 West 65th St., Cleveland OH, OH 44102, GB

26 Feb Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops

5.30 - 7.00pm at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB

26 Feb Internet/radio » Poetry Hour

2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet/radio, GB

26 Feb Leicester » Pinggg...K!

7:30pm at 15 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HH, GB

26 Feb Manchester » I Meet Myself Returning by John Darwin Book Launch

6:00pm at Peter Square, Manchester, M2 5PD, GB

26 Feb Wakefield » Black Horse Poets

7pm to 9pm at 18 Vicarage Street South, Wakefield, WF1 1QX, GB

26 Feb Wigan » The Poetry Society Wigan Stanza

7:00pm at 17-19 Wallgate , Wigan, WN1 1LD, GB

27 Feb Leamington Spa » Scriptstuff Open Mic

7:30pm at 33 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 3AF, GB

27 Feb Birmingham » Spoken Trend

7:30pm at 77 The Green, Kings Norton, Birmingham, Birmingham, B38 8RU, GB

27 Feb Birmingham » Spoken Trend

7:00pm at 77 The Green, Kings Norton, Birmingham, Birmingham, B38 8RU, GB

27 Feb Brighton » The Pighog poetry night

7:15pm at The Grand Central, 29-30 Surrey St, Brighton, Brighton, BN1 3PA, GB

27 Feb Cardiff » Company Of Words

Sign ups 5.45 start 6pm - 8pm bar open til late at Ivor House Bridge Street, Cardiff, CF10 2EE, GB

27 Feb Internet/radio » Poetry Hour

2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet/radio, GB

27 Feb Leigh » Paperback Writers

10:30am at 23 Railway Road, Leigh, WN7 4AA, GB

27 Feb Leigh » Paperback Writers

10:30am at 23 Railway Road, Leigh, WN7 4AA, GB

27 Feb London » DODO MODERN POETS

3:00pm at 1 Foley Street, London, W1W 6DL, GB

27 Feb Preston » Damson Poets

7:30pm at South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JP, GB

27 Feb Rochdale » The Kosmic Jam - a creative night of improvisation

8:30pm at 600 Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0SW, GB

27 Feb Shoreham by Sea » pubcrawlpoets

8:30pm at 368 Brighton Rd, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 6RE, GB

27 Feb Wigan » Pemberton Pens

10.00 am till 12noon at Kitt Green Road, Wigan, WN5 0EF, GB

27 Feb Worcester » 42Worcester

7:00pm at 28 New Street, Worcester, WR1 2DP, GB

28 Feb Bradford-on-Avon » Words & Ears

Meet in the bar from 7pm. Ends around 10pm at 1 Church Street, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1LN, GB

28 Feb Brighton » The Pighog poetry night

7:15pm at The Grand Central, 29-30 Surrey St, Brighton, Brighton, BN1 3PA, GB

28 Feb Caerphilly » Lynda Nash

1:00pm at The Twyn, Caerphilly, CF83 1JL, GB

28 Feb Chester » The Chester Poets

8:00pm at 9 Eastgate Street Row, Chester, CH1 1LG, GB

28 Feb Cirencester » Writers in the Brewery

7:00pm at Brewery Court, Cricklade St, Cirencester, GL7 1JH, GB

28 Feb Crediton » Crediton Poetry Night

7:30pm at East Street, Crediton, EX17 3AZ, GB

28 Feb Dudley » Caffe Grande Slam

7:00pm at 15 Stone Street, Dudley, DY11NS, GB

28 Feb Gloucester » Villanelles

7:00pm at 53 Westgate Street Gloucester, Gloucester, GL1 2NW, GB

28 Feb Internet/radio » Poetry Hour

2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet/radio, GB

28 Feb Kettering » Run Your Tongue

8:00pm at 48 Lower Street, Kettering, NN16 8DJ, GB

28 Feb Laycock, Keighley » Gill Lambert

12:00am at 5-7 Laycock lane , laycock, Laycock, Keighley, BD22 0PH, GB

28 Feb Louth » Louth Poetry Group Monthly Workshop

7:30pm at Lincolnshire, Louth, LN11 0BX, GB

28 Feb New Milton » Poetry & Prose Open-Mic

Registration: 19:00-19:25 at Old Milton Road, New Milton, BH25 6DS, GB

28 Feb Newcastle upon Tyne » What Days We're Having Now: a poetry show

7:15pm at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RE, GB

28 Feb Oxford » The Catweazle Club

8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB

28 Feb Rochdale » Creative Writing For Wellbeing

3:30pm at The Esplanade , Rochdale, OL16 1AQ, GB

28 Feb Newcastle-upon-Tyne » JibbaJabba!

Doors 7.30pm at James Place St, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1LD, GB

1 Mar Bristol » Can Openers

12:00pm at 6 Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, Bristol, BS1 3BU, GB

1 Mar Glasgow » Magic Carpet Cabaret

8:00pm at 42 Otago Lane, Glasgow, G12 8PB, GB

1 Mar Ilkley » Creative Writing Course

2:00pm at Station Road, Ilkley, Ilkley, LS29 8HA, GB

1 Mar Internet/radio » Poetry Hour

2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet/radio, GB

1 Mar Liverpool » Open MIC @Bombed Out Church

4:00pm at Leece Street, Liverpool, L1 2RT, GB

1 Mar London » She Grrrowls

7:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

1 Mar Online » The Poetry Lab

tba at Online, GB

1 Mar Rotherham » Romp

19.00 at 1 Greasbrough Rd, Rotherham, S60 1RB, GB

1 Mar Southampton » Words The Turtle Taught Me: Susan Richardson

7:30pm at 178 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DW, GB

1 Mar Ware » Poetry Reading

8:00pm at Kibes Lane, Ware, SG12 7ED, GB

1 Mar Warrington » An Evening of Poetry Reading

7pm to 9pm at Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JB, GB