The Poetry Gig Guide
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Thursday 01 March 2012
8:30pm at Lairgate, Beverley, HU17 8JG, GB
Bolton » Poetry & Prose: Jane Rogers and Gwendoline Riley
7:30pm at Howell Croft South, Bolton, BL1 1SB, GB
8-11pm at 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN, GB
8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB
7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB
7:00pm at Market Rd, Cardiff, CF5 1QE, GB
Chester » Poetry Devas Slamming Night
7.30 for 8pm at Love Street, Chester, CH1 1QY, GB
Dundee » Literary Salon with Ryan Van Winkle
5:00pm at Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY, GB
7:00pm at 3 Waddington Street, Durham, DH1 4BG, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
Leicester » Poetry Reading: Geraldine Monk and Alan Halsey
5:00pm at The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, GB
London » The Bus Driver's Prayer
7:30pm at 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE, GB
8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB
London » Whippersnappers at the Miller
7:30pm at 98 Snowsfield Road, London, SE1 3SS, GB
London » Words and Music in the Woods
7.30 at 42 Muswell Hill Road, London, N10 3JP, GB
London » An evening with the gruntlers
7:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
Salford » Gerry Potter's 'THE MEN POMES'
8:00pm at 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN, GB
Sheffield » Word Life vs Opus Acoustics
7:30pm at 1 Mowbray Street (bottom of Corporation St, over from Kelham Island), Sheffield, S3 8EN, GB
7:30pm at 18 Vicarage Street, Wakefield, WF1 1QX, GB
Worcester » poetry and spoken word
7:30pm at 1-3 St Nicholas Street, Worcester, WR1 1UW, GB
Friday 02 March 2012
Barnstaple » Hip Hopping Speaks
7:00pm at Boutport Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1SY, GB
Birmingham » A Celebration: Milorad Krystanovich
7:15 for 7:30pm at 149-153 Alcester Road, Birmingham, B13 8JP, GB
Birmingham » Spoken Word and Music
8.30m at 53 Newtown Lane, Cradley Heath, Birmingham, B64 5EA, GB
Glasgow » Magic Carpet Cabaret
8:00pm at 42 Otago Lane, Glasgow, G12 8PB, GB
7:30pm at 19 Temple Street, Keynsham, BS31 1HF, GB
6:30pm at 1 Buck St, London, NW1 8NJ, GB
at Enmore Road, London, SE25 5NQ, GB
Richmond » Storytellers at the Box
7:30pm at 7 Paradise Road, Richmond, TW9 1RX, GB
Salford » Gerry Potter's 'THE MEN POMES'
8:00pm at 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN, GB
8:00pm at Kibes Lane, Ware, SG12 7ED, GB
Warrington » An Evening of Poetry Reading
7pm to 9pm at Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JB, GB
Saturday 03 March 2012
Aberystwyth » The Poetry Experience
2:00pm at Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DE, GB
Brighton » Little Episodes Live @ The Albert
7:00pm at 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4ED, GB
8:00pm at Market Rd, Cardiff, CF5 1QE, GB
7.30 at Lower Church Street, Chepstow, NP16 5HJ, GB
Dumfries » Roncadora Poets in The Green Tea House
7:00pm at Moniaive, Dumfries, DG3 4EJ, GB
1:00pm at Winter Gardens, Glasgow, G32 7AX, GB
Hastings » Invisible Woman - An Evening With Kate Tym
7:00pm at 67-68 St Marys Terrace , Hastings, TN34 3LS, GB
8:00pm at 9-10 Byram Arcade, Huddersfield, HD1 1ND, GB
London » The Farrago Spanish & English Showcase
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
7:00pm at 302 Upper Street, London, N1 2TU, GB
Manchester » Poets and Players
2:30pm at University Of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M15 6ER, GB
9:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
Ravenshead » Reading and Workshop with Christine Michael
10:00am at Milton Court, Ravenshead, NG15 9BD, GB
Salford » Gerry Potter's 'THE MEN POMES'
8:00pm at 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN, GB
7:30pm at Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3YA, GB
London » Salisbury House Poets
7:30pm at Bury Street West, London, N9 9LA, GB
Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere
11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB
Sunday 04 March 2012
Barnard Castle » Felicity Manning: afternoon of poetry and music
3:00pm at 25 Newgate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NG, GB
7:30 at Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BW, GB
7:00pm for 8:00 at Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX, GB
Chorlton, Manchester » Mouthin' Off Poetry Night
8:00pm at 197 Upper Chorlton Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M16 0BH, GB
1pm/4pm at Mossley Hill Rd, Liverpool, L18 8BX, GB
7:30pm at 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX, GB
Manchester » Chanje Kunda and Cultureword presents Speakfreely
7:30pm at 26 Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JN, GB
1:00pm at Manchester Road, Manchester, M21 9PN, GB
Monday 05 March 2012
Birkenhead » River View Open Mic
8:00pm at 16 Chester Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5DQ, GB
Birmingham » Brewers' Troupe present SNUG
8:00pm at 53 Newtown Lane, Cradley Heath, Birmingham, B64 5EA, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
7:30pm at 94 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU, GB
Liverpool » Come Strut Your Stuff
8pm start at Newington (between Bold St and Renshaw St), Liverpool, L1 4ED, GB
London » Poetry at the Troubadour
8:00pm at 265 Old Brompton Rd, Earl's Court, London, SW5 9JA, GB
London » press free press @ Curzon
6:30pm at 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DY, GB
7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
7:30pm for 8pm at 13 Leyden Street, London, E1 7LE, GB
Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group
2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB
8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB
7:30pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB
8:00pm at 17 St Benedicts St, Norwich, NR2 4PE, GB
Nottingham » BLACKDROP SPOKEN WORD
8:00pm at Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7EH, GB
8:00pm at 27 Park End St, Oxford, OX1 1HU, GB
3:00pm at 16 Chapel Street, Penzance, TR18 4AW, GB
Sowerby Bridge » Puzzle Poets Live
7.30pm for guest at 8pm at Hollins Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2QG, GB
Tuesday 06 March 2012
11.30am to 12.30pm at 108 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB
Chichester » Tongues & Strings
8:00pm at 27-28 South Gate, Chichester, PO19 1ES, GB
Coventry » Nightblue Fruit @ Taylor John's House
Circa 8.30pm at Coal Vaults, Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LY, GB
Eccles, nr Salford » Canal poetry workshop with Jo Bell
7.00pm-9.00om at 28 Barton Lane, Eccles, nr Salford, M30 0TU, GB
7:00pm at 2 Camphill Av, Glasgow, G41 3AY, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
7:00pm at 13 Museum Street, Ipswich, IP1 1HE, GB
London » needleandthread open mic
8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB
London » Helen Moore & Sandeep Parmar
7:30pm at 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2TH, GB
London » "The Jam Trap" Launch
7:00pm at 1 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT, GB
6:30pm at 203-206 Piccadilly , London, W1J 9LE, GB
7.30 at Crystal Palace, London, SE19 1TX, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » steel grasped poetry mic nights
7:45 at 97 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4RL, GB
London » Y TUESDAY POETRY CLUB
8:00pm at 24 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0AT, GB
8pm (Doors +DJ+ slamsignup 7pm) at 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston , London, E8 3AS, GB
London » Rum Punch: The Invigorating Blend of Entertainment
7:00pm at 134-135 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JE, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
8:00pm at 40 Bondgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 1AD, GB
Paignton » Poetry Writing Group
4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB
8:00pm at Vicarage Road, St Agnes, TR5 0TL, GB
Wakefield » Destiny Poets monthly workshop session
7:00pm at 18 Vicarage Street South, Wakefield, WF1 1QX, GB
7:30pm at Bootham, York, YO30 7BW, GB
Wednesday 07 March 2012
Hebden Bridge » Hebden Bridge - Write Out Loud
7:30 for 8pm at 2 Market Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AA, GB
Bath » Tim Liardet & Fiona Sampson
8:00pm at High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW, GB
Bishops Stortford » Stort Poetry Group
7:30pm at 12 South Street, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3AT, GB
1.45pm to 4pm at Crown Street, Bolton, BL1 2RU, GB
Bolton » Writers of the third kind (Workshop)
7:00pm at 127 Crook Street, Bolton, BL3 6DD, GB
7:30pm at Hotwells Road, Bristol, BS8 4RU, GB
7:30pm at Cecil Street (opposite Asda), Bury, BL9 0SB, GB
Doors open 8pm Start 8.30pm at Atlas Works, Nelson Street, Carlisle, CA2 5NB, GB
Hebden Bridge » Víctor Rodríguez Nuñez reading at Hebden Bridge
8:00pm at Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EX, GB
Huddersfield » GRIST LAUNCH: A COMPLICATED WAY OF BEING IGNORED
7:00pm at 120 New St, Castlegate, Huddersfield, HD1 2UD, GB
7:30pm at 175-177 Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5 2EP, GB
8:00pm at 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 3PD, GB
Liverpool » Dead Good Poets' Society
7:00pm for 7:30pm at Hope St, Liverpool, L8 7PE, GB
8:00pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB
London » Wise Words Women’s Open Mic
7:30pm at 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL, GB
London » Launch: Rocco Scotellaro, 'Poems'
6:30pm at 5 Cecil Court, London, WC2N 4EZ, GB
London » The Victoria Acoustic Open Mic
Sign-up 7pm-8pm start at 110 Grove Road, Mile end, London, E3 5TH, GB
London » sounds a bit pretentious
8:00pm at 283-285 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6AS, GB
Manchester » Inspirational Women
8p.m. at 747 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3AR, GB
Southend-on-sea » Southend Poetry Group
7:30pm at 20 Royal Terrace, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1DU, GB
8:30pm at 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, SO22 5AE, GB
Thursday 08 March 2012
Wigan » Write Out Loud - Wigan
8:30pm at The Old Courts, Crawford St, Wigan, WN1 1NG, GB
Birmingham » International Women's Day: Jan Watts ...
7:00pm at Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HQ, GB
8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB
7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB
Great Torrington » Plough Open Mike
8:00pm at 9-11 Fore Street, Great Torrington, EX38 8HQ, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
8:00pm at Victoria Lane, Huddersfield, HD1 2QF, GB
8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB
7:00pm at 16 Acton Street , London, WC1X 9NG, GB
London » Reading from the new Grey Hen Press anthology
7:00pm at 87 Salusbury Rd, London, NW6 6NH, GB
8:00pm at Highgate Hill, London, N6 5HG, GB
London » Tongue Fu Story Season Pt 2
7:30pm at 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, GB
6:30pm at 180 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 2AZ, GB
Manchester » Lend Me Your ears
7:30pm at 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Michael Longley and Leontia Flynn
7:00pm at Newcastle University Grand Assembly Rooms, King's Walk, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Pink Lane Poetry & Performance
Doors 7pm start 8pm at 23-25 Pink Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 5DW, GB
Norwich » Words and Women (with Kate Foley)
6:30pm at The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1AW, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
8:00pm at 3 King Street, Richmond, TW9 1ND, GB
8:00pm at 3 King Street, Richmond, TW9 1ND, GB
Sheffield » The Shipping Forecast
7:45pm at 89 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FE, GB
Swindon » BlueGate Poets Open Mic Poetry
7.30 at Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4BJ, GB
2pm to 4pm at Union Place , Truro, TR1 1EP, GB
WA8 7QY at Victoria Square, Widnes, WA8 7QY, GB
8:00pm at 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE, GB
Friday 09 March 2012
Birmingham » Wrote Under - Poetry and Pints
6:00pm at 104, Warwick St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0NH, GB
Leicester » Leicester Poetry Society
7:30pm at 16 Queens Road , Leicester, LE2 1WP, GB
3:00pm at 55 Paradise Street , Liverpool, L1 3BP, GB
London » Friday Night Writers with JS Watts and Adele Ward
6:00pm at 88 Avenue Road , London, NW3 3HA, GB
London » Cinnamon Press: Dullaghan, Greenwell, Sabbagh
7:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » John James: reading and presentations on
6:00pm at 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD, GB
7:30pm at 139 Vauxhall Walk, London, SE11 5HL, GB
Manchester » I Started A Fire by Miriam Battye
1:00pm at St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DH, GB
Newquay » Library Poetry Group
11am to 1pm at Marcus Hill, Newquay, TR7 1BD, GB
Richmond » Poetry Jam @ The Tea Box
7:30pm at 7 Paradise Road, Richmond, TW9 1RX, GB
Saturday 10 March 2012
2.00pm - 4.00pm at Paradise Forum, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ, GB
2.30 - 4.00 pm at Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP, GB
Manchester » Paper Planes: Second Saturdays
12 noon at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB
Otley, Leeds » Kickstart your writing breakfast
9:30am at 18 Bondgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3AB, GB
Otley, Leeds » Sensations! Poetry Writing Workshop
1:30pm at Courthouse Street, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3AN, GB
Otley, Leeds » Open Mic Competition
3:00pm at 40 Bondgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 1AD, GB
Otley, Leeds » John Hegley: The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet
8:00pm at Courthouse Street, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3AN, GB
Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere
11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB
Sunday 11 March 2012
9:00pm at Unit 9A Gwydir Street Enterprise Centre, 23-25 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG, GB
Doors Open 6.30pm, Show from 8.00pm at 47 Frith Street, London, W1D 4H7, GB
7:30pm at 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX, GB
Oxford » Ambit at Albion Beatnik
6:00pm at 34 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6AA, GB
Rochdale » Another folk n'poetry night
7:30pm at Toad Lane, Rochdale, OL12 ONU, GB
Monday 12 March 2012
Stockport » Read Out Loud Stockport
7:00pm at Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB, GB
8:00pm at 10 St. James's Square, Lower Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TR, GB
8.30 at 169-171 Westgate, Bradford, BD1 3AA, GB
Bristol » Acoustic Night Bristol
7:30pm at 141 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol, BS2 8BA, GB
Bristol » Word of Mouth @ BOV presents bOX oF fROgs
8:00pm at King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED, GB
Cambridge » Allographic: Other Voices
8:00pm at 21 Hills Road , Cambridge, CB2 1NW, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
7:30pm at 94 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU, GB
Cockermouth » Prose, Poems and Pints
8:00pm at 17 St Helen's Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9HX, GB
7:30pm at Reigate Road, Dorking, RH4 1SJ, GB
8:00pm at 34 West Nicolson Street , Edinburgh, EH8 9DD , GB
1p.m til 3p.m at Argyle Parade, Heywood, OL10 3RY, GB
Leamington Spa » PUREandGOODandRIGHT Poetry & Pints
7:30pm at 141 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NX, GB
Liskeard » Liskeard Poetry Group
4:30pm at Barras St, Liskeard, PL14 6AB, GB
7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB
7:30pm at 106 Camden Parkway, London, NW1 7AN, GB
London » Salisbury House Poets presents Carol Ann Duffy
7:30pm at 39 London Road, London, EN2 6DS, GB
London » Maintenant presents European poets at Southbank
7:45pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB
7:30pm at 72 Royal Hill, , London, SE10 8RT, GB
7:00pm at 127 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JE, GB
Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.
8:00pm at 16 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1EF, GB
Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group
2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB
7:00pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB
8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB
New Brighton » Bards of New Brighton
8:00pm at Magazine Brow, New Brighton, CH45 1HP, GB
7:15pm at 17 Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1HF, GB
5.30pm to 7.30pm at Baillie Street, Rochdale, OL16 1JZ, GB
Torquay » Performance Poetry Course
7:30pm at 14 Walnut Rd, Torquay, TQ2 6HS, GB
Tuesday 13 March 2012
*Private Address » Poetry Society Stanza: Central London
at *Private Address, GB
Birmingham » Brewers' Troupe present SNUG
8:00pm at 53 Newtown Lane, Cradley Heath, Birmingham, B64 5EA, GB
8:00pm at Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1SU, GB
Guildford » Pop goes the Poetry
7.30 at Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3YA, GB
7:30pm at Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3YA, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
London » Series in aid of Cold Weather Shelter
7:00pm at 88 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT, GB
London » needleandthread open mic
8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB
8:00pm at 21 Dean Street, London, W1D 3NE, GB
London » Ambit at The Betsey Trotwood
6:45pm at 56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL, GB
London » Word art poetry ; discovering LOVE
7:00pm at 180 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8NN, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » WORDAMOUTH presents Freestyles
8:00pm at 91-93 Great Eastern St, , London, EC2A 3HZ, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
6:30pm at Ransomwood Business Park, Southwell Road West, Mansfield, NG21 0HJ, GB
8:00pm at Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JN, GB
Oswestry » Poets Howl Open Mic
7:30pm at Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP, GB
Oxford » Hammer and Tongue Poetry slam
8:00pm at 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ, GB
Paignton » Poetry Writing Group
4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB
7:30 p.m. at 4 Herbert Street, Pontardawe, SA8 4EB, GB
7:30pm at Panteg House, Griffithstown, Pontypool, NP4 5BE, GB
Stony Stratford » Scribal Gathering
8:00pm at High Street, Stony Stratford, MK11 1AH, GB
7:30pm at 31 Rochdale Road, Todmorden, OL14 7LA, GB
7:45pm at King Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ST, GB
Wednesday 14 March 2012
7.30 at 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN, GB
Bolton » Poetry on a Plate: Shakespeare's Sonnets
1:00pm at Howell Croft South, Bolton, BL1 1SB, GB
7:30pm at Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA, GB
Cambridge » Hammer & Tongue Cambridge
7:30pm for 8pm start at Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1DB, GB
8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » Templar poetry reading
7:00pm for 7:30pm at 29 Clerkenwell Green, London, EC1R 0DU, GB
8:30pm at 72 Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, London, N16 6XS, GB
London » Rotoreliefs: short films + Q&As - Wed 12 Oct
7:00pm at 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB, GB
6:30pm at 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD, GB
Peterborough » A Pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama
8:30pm at Town Bridge, Peterborough, PE1 1FP, GB
7:30pm at Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS, GB
Thursday 15 March 2012
Abertillery » Llanhilleth Open Mic
7:00pm at High Street, Abertillery, NP13 1DD, GB
8:30pm at Price St, Birkenhead, CH41 6JN, GB
Bolton » Poetry & Prose: William Eaves and Ian Pindar
7:30pm at Howell Croft South, Bolton, BL1 1SB, GB
8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB
7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
7:30pm at St Francis Road, Keynsham, BS31 2DY, GB
8:15pm at 1 Mount Place, Lewes, BN7 1YH, GB
London » Poetry Benefit for Mental Health in Butabika
7:30pm at 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston , London, E8 3AS, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB
London » Goodman, McCullough, Saphra and Potts
7:30pm at 56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL, GB
London » Poetry London Spring 2012 Launch Reading
8:00pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
Sheffield » Denise Riley reading
7:00pm at Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, GB
St Andrews » Jazz Night at StAnza
10:15pm at Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, GB
Westbury-on-Trym » POETRY FOR ALL
2:30 at Falcondale Rd, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3JZ, GB
2:00pm at Grange Hill, Wirral, CH48 6ET, GB
Friday 16 March 2012
Bolton » Bolton School Open Mic with guest ANNA McCRORY
6:30pm at Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA, GB
8.00pm - 11.00pm at Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH, GB
London » Stanza Bonanza at the Poetry Cafe
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » Offpress and Maintenant
7:00pm at 22 Calvert Avenue, London, E2 7JP, GB
8pm doors 8.30pm start at South Street, Reading, RG1 4QU, GB
6:15pm at 95 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9QW, GB
10:15pm at Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, GB
7:30pm at King's Rd, Ulverston, LA12 0BT, GB
Saturday 17 March 2012
Aberystwyth » Word Distillery Workshop
2:00pm at Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DE, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » Runnymede International Literary Festival
12:00pm onwards at 16 Acton Street , London, WC1X 9NG, GB
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne » JibbaJabba - Spoken Word Open Mic Night
Doors 7.30pm - 8pm start. at 1-2 Leazes Lane , Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE1 4QT, GB
10:15pm at Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, GB
Warwick » Out Loud at the Museum
7.00 doors open for 7.30pm start at Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA, GB
Warwick » Out Loud At The Museum
7:00pm for 7:30pm at Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA, GB
Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere
11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB
Sunday 18 March 2012
Bolton » WriteOutLoud - Bolton
7:30pm at Green Lane, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 2EF, GB
7:30pm at 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX, GB
Manchester » Shut the far cupboard
8:00pm at 30-32 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1ER, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Scratch Tyne
6:30pm at 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 6QE, GB
Monday 19 March 2012
Bath » Bath Storytelling Circle
8:00pm at 7 Queen St (off Milsom St/Quiet St), Bath, BA1 1HE, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
Chester » Zest! Open Floor Poetry
8:00pm at 2 Rufus Court, Chester, Chester, CH1 2JW, GB
8:00pm at 133 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH, GB
London » Poetry at the Troubadour
8:00pm at 265 Old Brompton Rd, Earl's Court, London, SW5 9JA, GB
London » Forward into the 21st Century
6:30pm at 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG, GB
7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB
Manchester » Carol Ann Duffy and Friends series 5
7:00pm at St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DH, GB
Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group
2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB
7:00pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB
8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Tess Gallagher
7:00pm at Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, GB
Newtown, Powys » Poetry evening with Jim Ferris & Kaite O'Reilly
7:30pm at The Park, Newtown, Powys, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ, GB
7:30pm at 62a Christchurch Road, Oxton, CH43 5SF, GB
Tuesday 20 March 2012
6:30pm at 78 Park St, Bristol, BS1 5LA, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
8:00pm at 7-9, Albert Road, Hoylake. Wirral, Merseyside. , Hoylake, CH47 2AB, GB
Kidderminster » Performance, Poetry & Pizazz workshop
7:00pm at 39 Worcester Street, Kidderminster, DY10 1EW, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
6:30pm for 7:00pm at 88 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT, GB
London » needleandthread open mic
8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
8:00pm at 47 Kirkgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3HN, GB
Paignton » Poetry Writing Group
4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB
Petersfield » WRITE ANGLE POETRY & MUSIC CABARET
7:30pm at 7, The Square, Petersfield, GU32 3HJ, GB
8:00pm at 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, S3 8SA, GB
Tunbridge Wells » Kent and Sussex Poetry Society
8:00pm at Market Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2SW, GB
Tunbridge Wells » Pindrop Poets
8:00pm at Market Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2SW, GB
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Marsden » Write Out Loud Marsden
7:30pm at Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW, GB
7:45pm at Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS, GB
7-30 pm-10pm at East Street, Havant, PO9 1BS, GB
Liverpool » Dead Good Poets' Society
7:00pm for 7:30pm at Hope St, Liverpool, L8 7PE, GB
London » The Victoria Acoustic Open Mic
Sign-up 7pm-8pm start at 110 Grove Road, Mile end, London, E3 5TH, GB
8:00pm at 11 Prince Edward Road, London, E9 5LX, GB
7:30pm at 7-9 Pond Street, London, NW3 2PN, GB
8:00pm at 33 New Oxford St, London, WC1A 1BH, GB
8:00pm at 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW, GB
Manchester » OpenMind LGBT Special
6pm doors, 7pm start at 10 Thomas St, Manchester, M4 1DH, GB
8:00pm at Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M17DW, GB
Manchester » Writing Discussion & Workshop at BLANKSPACE
6:00pm at 43 Hulme Street, Manchester, M15 6AW, GB
Northampton » Raising the Awen
8:30pm at 95-97 Charles Street, Northampton, NN1 3BG, GB
Nottingham » Word of Mouth: Screenings and Readings
7:00pm at 9a Beck Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EQ, GB
Thursday 22 March 2012
Brighton » Pighog Poetry Night No. 1
Doors 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm start at 1d St. James's Street , Brighton, BN2 1RE, GB
8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB
7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
Liverpool » Liverpool Poetry Cafe
7:30pm at School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX, GB
8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB
London » CANAL - poetry for two voices
8pm sharp at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
6.30pm (tea/coffee 6.00pm) at 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD, GB
Manchester » Poets Get Mashed!
7:30pm at Carver’s Warehouse, 77 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 2HG, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Take Apples and Snakes
7:30pm at James Place St, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1LD, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Tom Bryan and Gordon Simms
7:00pm at 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SE, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Take Ten
7:30pm at James Place St, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1LD, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
Friday 23 March 2012
Burton-on-Trent » Spoken Worlds
7:30 PM prompt(ish) at 36 Byrkley Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2EG, GB
3:00pm at 55 Paradise Street , Liverpool, L1 3BP, GB
8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
7:00pm at 70 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 4QP, GB
Saturday 24 March 2012
2.00pm - 4.00pm at Paradise Forum, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ, GB
Chagford, Newton Abbott » John Hegley
7.30pm for prompt start at 8.00pm at Chagford, Chagford, Newton Abbott, TQ13 8DP, GB
Gatehouse of Fleet » Ian Stephen: Journeys by sea and land
7:30pm at 44 High Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 2HP, GB
7.30 at Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE, GB
7:30pm at 51 Roman Road, London, E2 0HU, GB
London » Swoon Spoken Word Festival
1:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
Manchester » Black Writers Conference Evening Show
7:30pm at 335 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5ZA, GB
Nottingham » Nottingham Poetry Society
2:45pm at 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ, GB
Sheffield » The Varsity Poetry Slam!
7:00pm at 1 Mowbray Street (bottom of Corporation St, over from Kelham Island), Sheffield, S3 8EN, GB
Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere
11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB
Sunday 25 March 2012
Birmingham » The Sunday Xpress
4:30pm at 203 Bradford St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0JD, GB
Bristol » Shhh.....It's Sunday
8:00pm at 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RW, GB
9:00pm at Unit 9A Gwydir Street Enterprise Centre, 23-25 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG, GB
7:00pm for 7:45pm at 37 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JG, GB
Lincoln » Open Mic at Pimento Cafe
2:00pm at 27 Steep Hill, Lincoln, LN2 1LU, GB
7:30pm at 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX, GB
London » Speech Motion: Film & live Performance
7:30pm at 6-8 Manor Road , London, N16 5SA, GB
1:00pm at Manchester Road, Manchester, M21 9PN, GB
Middleton » Write Out Loud - Middleton
7:00pm at Saint. Leonards Square , Middleton, M24 6DJ , GB
8:00pm at 18-20 Florence Road, Southsea, PO5 2NE, GB
Monday 26 March 2012
8:30pm at 169-171 Westgate, Bradford, BD1 3AA, GB
Brighton » Brighton Poetry Society
8:00pm at 6 Duke St, Brighton, BN1 1AH, GB
Bristol » Acoustic Night Bristol
7:30pm at 141 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol, BS2 8BA, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
Castleford » Final Friday - Poetry from the Potteries
8:00pm at 18 Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1LX, GB
8:00pm at 27 Hyndland Street, Glasgow, G11 5QF, GB
Liverpool » Mouth of the Mersey Storytelling
7.30 at 33-45 Parr Street,, Liverpool, L1 4JN, GB
7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB
7:30pm for 8pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » Around the World in 80 Poems
7:00pm at 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, GB
Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.
8:00pm at 16 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1EF, GB
Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group
2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB
8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB
8:30pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB
8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB
5.30 pm to 7.00pm at Baillie Street, Rochdale, OL16 1JZ, GB
Torquay » Performance Poetry Course
7:30pm at 14 Walnut Rd, Torquay, TQ2 6HS, GB
Tuesday 27 March 2012
7:45pm at 31-33 High Street, Wolviston, Billingham, TS22 5JX, GB
Bury St Edmunds » Poetry Aloud
7:30pm at 88/89, St Johns St, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1SQ, GB
7:30pm at 1 Burlington Road, Buxton, SK17 9AS, GB
8:00pm at Pound Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AE, GB
Edinburgh » Inky Fingers Open Mic
8:00pm at 46-47 Lothian Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HB, GB
8:00pm at 42 Otago Lane, Glasgow, G12 8PB, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
8:00pm at 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB, GB
7:30pm at 15 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HH, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » needleandthread open mic
8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB
8:30pm at 84-86 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3HY, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Valley Press Fest: Newcastle
6:00pm at 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SE, GB
Paignton » Poetry Writing Group
4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB
Sale (Trafford) » Write Out Loud
7:30pm at Sale Town Centre, Sale (Trafford), M33 7ZF, GB
7pm to 9pm at 18 Vicarage Street South, Wakefield, WF1 1QX, GB
Doors open 8pm at 22a Liscard Crescent, Wallasey, CH44 1AE, GB
Wigan » The Poetry Society Wigan Stanza
7:00pm at 17-19 Wallgate , Wigan, WN1 1LD, GB
7:30pm for 8pm at The Quay, Wivenhoe, CO7 9BX, GB
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Cheltenham » National Team Poetry Slam: Cheltenham Auditions
6:30pm at Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX, GB
7:30pm at Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, GB
8.30 for 9:00pm at 2 Haverstock Hill, Camden, London, NW3 2BL, GB
7:00pm at 45 Mount Pleasant, London, WC1X 0AE, GB
7:30pm at 388 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6TY, GB
London » Southbank Poetry Magazine Launch
8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
6:30pm at 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD, GB
Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!
8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB
Stapleford » Poetry at TWO FOR TEA
7:30pm at 92 Derby Road, Stapleford, NG9 7AD, GB
Wolverhampton » Poetry Reading Group
4.10pm to 5.30pm at Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, WV1 3AX, GB
Worcester » Nosferatu @ 42 (1st Birthday Bash)
7.30 pm (doors open at 7pm) at 28 New Street, Worcester, Worcester, WR1 2DP, GB
Wolverhampton » The Poetry Train...Open Mic
8:00pm at Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DD, GB
Thursday 29 March 2012
6:30pm at Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1JH, GB
7:30pm at 48 John Bright Street , Birmingham, B1 1BN, GB
Brighton » Pighog Poetry Night No. 2
7.30 pm for 8.00 pm start at 1d St. James's Street , Brighton, BN2 1RE, GB
8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB
7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB
Cirencester » Writers in the Brewery
7:00pm at Brewery Court, Cricklade St, Cirencester, GL7 1JH, GB
7:30pm at Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS, GB
Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops
5.30-7.00 at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
Kingston-upon-Thames » Rhythm & Muse
8:30pm at 46 Richmond Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT2 5EE, GB
8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » The Farrago Easter SLAM!
7:30pm at Malet Street, London, WC1E 7JN, GB
London » Adventures in Form: London Launch
7:30pm at 28 Commercial St., London, E1 6LS, GB
London » TEN NEW POETS ON TOUR
7:45pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB
8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB
Louth » Louth Poetry Group Monthly Workshop
7:30pm at Lincolnshire, Louth, LN11 0BX, GB
Manchester » Word Up International Women's Day Special
8:00pm at 197 Upper Chorlton Road, Manchester, M16 0BH, GB
Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!
8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
Powys » Mid Wales Poetry Open Mic Evening
8:00pm at Caersws, Powys, SY17 5SB, GB
Preston » Word Soup - Quickening
7:00pm at South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JP, GB
8:00pm at Bedwin St, Salisbury, SP1 3UT, GB
Swansea » Poets in the Bookshop
7:30pm at Somerset Place, Swansea, SA1 1RR, GB
Friday 30 March 2012
Castleford » Final Friday - Poetry from the Potteries
8:00pm at 18 Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1LX, GB
London » Launch: Victor Jara 'His hands were gentle'
7:30pm at 54 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DL, GB
6:30pm for 7:00pm at 1 Buck St, London, NW1 8NJ, GB
Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!
8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB
7:30pm at 178 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DW, GB
Saturday 31 March 2012
Camelford » Poetry in Camelford
2.30 at 23 Market Place, Camelford, PL32 9PD, GB
Exeter » Poetry Island @ the Barnfield with Byron Vincent
8:00pm at Barnfield Road, Exeter, EX1 1SN, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
London » Maintenant celebrates avant-garde poetry
6:45pm at 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, GB
London » Hammer & Tongue National Slam Poetry Final
Team events from 1pm, final 7pm at 1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB, GB
Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!
8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB
Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere
11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB
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