The Poetry Gig Guide

1 Mar Beverley » Subtle Flame

8:30pm at Lairgate, Beverley, HU17 8JG, GB

1 Mar Bolton » Poetry & Prose: Jane Rogers and Gwendoline Riley

7:30pm at Howell Croft South, Bolton, BL1 1SB, GB

1 Mar Brighton » Hammer & Tongue

8-11pm at 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN, GB

1 Mar Bristol » Arts House Open Mic

8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB

1 Mar Cambridge » Upbeat Open Mic

7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB

1 Mar Cardiff » First Thursday

7:00pm at Market Rd, Cardiff, CF5 1QE, GB

1 Mar Chester » Poetry Devas Slamming Night

7.30 for 8pm at Love Street, Chester, CH1 1QY, GB

1 Mar Dundee » Literary Salon with Ryan Van Winkle

5:00pm at Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY, GB

1 Mar Durham » Poetry Jam

7:00pm at 3 Waddington Street, Durham, DH1 4BG, GB

1 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops

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

1 Mar Leicester » Poetry Reading: Geraldine Monk and Alan Halsey

5:00pm at The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, GB

1 Mar London » The Bus Driver's Prayer

7:30pm at 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE, GB

1 Mar London » Bang said the gun

8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB

1 Mar London » Whippersnappers at the Miller

7:30pm at 98 Snowsfield Road, London, SE1 3SS, GB

1 Mar London » Words and Music in the Woods

7.30 at 42 Muswell Hill Road, London, N10 3JP, GB

1 Mar London » An evening with the gruntlers

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

1 Mar Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

1 Mar Salford » Gerry Potter's 'THE MEN POMES'

8:00pm at 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN, GB

1 Mar Sheffield » Word Life vs Opus Acoustics

7:30pm at 1 Mowbray Street (bottom of Corporation St, over from Kelham Island), Sheffield, S3 8EN, GB

1 Mar Wakefield » Red Shed Readings

7:30pm at 18 Vicarage Street, Wakefield, WF1 1QX, GB

1 Mar Worcester » poetry and spoken word

7:30pm at 1-3 St Nicholas Street, Worcester, WR1 1UW, GB

2 Mar Barnstaple » Hip Hopping Speaks

7:00pm at Boutport Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1SY, GB

2 Mar Birmingham » A Celebration: Milorad Krystanovich

7:15 for 7:30pm at 149-153 Alcester Road, Birmingham, B13 8JP, GB

2 Mar Birmingham » Spoken Word and Music

8.30m at 53 Newtown Lane, Cradley Heath, Birmingham, B64 5EA, GB

2 Mar Glasgow » Magic Carpet Cabaret

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

2 Mar Keynsham » Keynsham Voices

7:30pm at 19 Temple Street, Keynsham, BS31 1HF, GB

2 Mar London » Intimates

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

2 Mar London » Camden Poetry Series

6:30pm at 1 Buck St, London, NW1 8NJ, GB

2 Mar London » Poets Anonymous

at Enmore Road, London, SE25 5NQ, GB

2 Mar Richmond » Storytellers at the Box

7:30pm at 7 Paradise Road, Richmond, TW9 1RX, GB

2 Mar Salford » Gerry Potter's 'THE MEN POMES'

8:00pm at 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN, GB

2 Mar Ware » Poetry Reading

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

2 Mar Warrington » An Evening of Poetry Reading

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

3 Mar Aberystwyth » The Poetry Experience

2:00pm at Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DE‎, GB

3 Mar Brighton » Little Episodes Live @ The Albert

7:00pm at 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4ED, GB

3 Mar Cardiff » Dickensian Twist

8:00pm at Market Rd, Cardiff, CF5 1QE, GB

3 Mar Chepstow » On The Border

7.30 at Lower Church Street, Chepstow, NP16 5HJ, GB

3 Mar Dumfries » Roncadora Poets in The Green Tea House

7:00pm at Moniaive, Dumfries, DG3 4EJ, GB

3 Mar Glasgow » Bards in the Park

1:00pm at Winter Gardens, Glasgow, G32 7AX, GB

3 Mar Hastings » Invisible Woman - An Evening With Kate Tym

7:00pm at 67-68 St Marys Terrace , Hastings, TN34 3LS, GB

3 Mar Huddersfield » HOWL

8:00pm at 9-10 Byram Arcade, Huddersfield, HD1 1ND, GB

3 Mar London » The Farrago Spanish & English Showcase

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

3 Mar London » Poetry in the Crypt

7:00pm at 302 Upper Street, London, N1 2TU, GB

3 Mar Manchester » Poets and Players

2:30pm at University Of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M15 6ER, GB

3 Mar Oxford » Cabaret Clandestino

9:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB

3 Mar Ravenshead » Reading and Workshop with Christine Michael

10:00am at Milton Court, Ravenshead, NG15 9BD, GB

3 Mar Salford » Gerry Potter's 'THE MEN POMES'

8:00pm at 11 Bloom Street, Salford, M3 6AN, GB

3 Mar Guildford » Pop up Poetry

7:30pm at Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3YA, GB

3 Mar London » Salisbury House Poets

7:30pm at Bury Street West, London, N9 9LA, GB

3 Mar Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere

11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB

4 Mar Barnard Castle » Felicity Manning: afternoon of poetry and music

3:00pm at 25 Newgate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NG, GB

4 Mar Bury » Once More With Meaning

7:30 at Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BW, GB

4 Mar Cheltenham » Buzzwords

7:00pm for 8:00 at Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX, GB

4 Mar Chorlton, Manchester » Mouthin' Off Poetry Night

8:00pm at 197 Upper Chorlton Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M16 0BH, GB

4 Mar Liverpool » Sundays at Sudley

1pm/4pm at Mossley Hill Rd, Liverpool, L18 8BX, GB

4 Mar London » Torriano Poets

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

4 Mar Manchester » Chanje Kunda and Cultureword presents Speakfreely

7:30pm at 26 Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JN, GB

4 Mar Manchester » Final Sundays

1:00pm at Manchester Road, Manchester, M21 9PN, GB

5 Mar Birkenhead » River View Open Mic

8:00pm at 16 Chester Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5DQ, GB

5 Mar Birmingham » Brewers' Troupe present SNUG

8:00pm at 53 Newtown Lane, Cradley Heath, Birmingham, B64 5EA, GB

5 Mar Camelford » The Indian King Poets

10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB

5 Mar Chester » Open Floor Poetry

7:30pm at 94 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU, GB

5 Mar Liverpool » Come Strut Your Stuff

8pm start at Newington (between Bold St and Renshaw St), Liverpool, L1 4ED, GB

5 Mar London » Poetry at the Troubadour

8:00pm at 265 Old Brompton Rd, Earl's Court, London, SW5 9JA, GB

5 Mar London » press free press @ Curzon

6:30pm at 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DY, GB

5 Mar London » Vibes and Scribes

7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB

5 Mar London » Exiled Writers Ink

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

5 Mar London » More Poetry

7:30pm for 8pm at 13 Leyden Street, London, E1 7LE, GB

5 Mar Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group

2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB

5 Mar Manchester » Open Mic

8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB

5 Mar Manchester » Stirred

7:30pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB

5 Mar Norwich » Freewheelin'

8:00pm at 17 St Benedicts St, Norwich, NR2 4PE, GB

5 Mar Nottingham » BLACKDROP SPOKEN WORD

8:00pm at Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7EH, GB

5 Mar Oxford » Jam On That

8:00pm at 27 Park End St, Oxford, OX1 1HU, GB

5 Mar Penzance » Penzance Stanza

3:00pm at 16 Chapel Street, Penzance, TR18 4AW, GB

5 Mar Sowerby Bridge » Puzzle Poets Live

7.30pm for guest at 8pm at Hollins Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2QG, GB

6 Mar Bristol » Poetry Unlimited

11.30am to 12.30pm at 108 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB

6 Mar Chichester » Tongues & Strings

8:00pm at 27-28 South Gate, Chichester, PO19 1ES, GB

6 Mar Coventry » Nightblue Fruit @ Taylor John's House

Circa 8.30pm at Coal Vaults, Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LY, GB

6 Mar Eccles, nr Salford » Canal poetry workshop with Jo Bell

7.00pm-9.00om at 28 Barton Lane, Eccles, nr Salford, M30 0TU, GB

6 Mar Glasgow » Poetry at the Ivory

7:00pm at 2 Camphill Av, Glasgow, G41 3AY, GB

6 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing

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

6 Mar Ipswich » Ipswich Café Poets

7:00pm at 13 Museum Street, Ipswich, IP1 1HE, GB

6 Mar Leicester » Word!

8:00pm at 7 East Street, Leicester, LE1 6EY, GB

6 Mar London » needleandthread open mic

8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB

6 Mar London » Helen Moore & Sandeep Parmar

7:30pm at 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2TH, GB

6 Mar London » "The Jam Trap" Launch

7:00pm at 1 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT, GB

6 Mar London » Explorers Drop-In

6:30pm at 203-206 Piccadilly , London, W1J 9LE, GB

6 Mar London » Beyond Words

7.30 at Crystal Palace, London, SE19 1TX, GB

6 Mar London » Poetry Unplugged

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

6 Mar London » steel grasped poetry mic nights

7:45 at 97 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4RL, GB

6 Mar London » Y TUESDAY POETRY CLUB

8:00pm at 24 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0AT, GB

6 Mar London » Hammer and Tongue

8pm (Doors +DJ+ slamsignup 7pm) at 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston , London, E8 3AS, GB

6 Mar London » Rum Punch: The Invigorating Blend of Entertainment

7:00pm at 134-135 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JE, GB

6 Mar Manchester » Writers' Inc

7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB

6 Mar Otley, Leeds » Otley Poets

8:00pm at 40 Bondgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 1AD, GB

6 Mar Paignton » Poetry Writing Group

4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB

6 Mar St Agnes » Poetry Mine

8:00pm at Vicarage Road, St Agnes, TR5 0TL, GB

6 Mar Wakefield » Destiny Poets monthly workshop session

7:00pm at 18 Vicarage Street South, Wakefield, WF1 1QX, GB

6 Mar York » The SPOKEN WORD

7:30pm at Bootham, York, YO30 7BW, GB

7 Mar Hebden Bridge » Hebden Bridge - Write Out Loud

7:30 for 8pm at 2 Market Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AA, GB

7 Mar Bath » Tim Liardet & Fiona Sampson

8:00pm at High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW, GB

7 Mar Bishops Stortford » Stort Poetry Group

7:30pm at 12 South Street, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3AT, GB

7 Mar Bolton » Bank Street Writers

1.45pm to 4pm at Crown Street, Bolton, BL1 2RU, GB

7 Mar Bolton » Writers of the third kind (Workshop)

7:00pm at 127 Crook Street, Bolton, BL3 6DD, GB

7 Mar Bristol » Hammer & Tongue

7:30pm at Hotwells Road, Bristol, BS8 4RU, GB

7 Mar Bury » Irwell Writers

7:30pm at Cecil Street (opposite Asda), Bury, BL9 0SB, GB

7 Mar Carlisle » Speakeasy

Doors open 8pm Start 8.30pm at Atlas Works, Nelson Street, Carlisle, CA2 5NB, GB

7 Mar Hebden Bridge » Víctor Rodríguez Nuñez reading at Hebden Bridge

8:00pm at Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EX, GB

7 Mar Huddersfield » GRIST LAUNCH: A COMPLICATED WAY OF BEING IGNORED

7:00pm at 120 New St, Castlegate, Huddersfield, HD1 2UD, GB

7 Mar Hull » Fresh Ink Open Mic

7:30pm at 175-177 Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5 2EP, GB

7 Mar Leeds » Wicked Words

8:00pm at 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 3PD, GB

7 Mar Liverpool » Dead Good Poets' Society

7:00pm for 7:30pm at Hope St, Liverpool, L8 7PE, GB

7 Mar London » Special Edition

8:00pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB

7 Mar London » Wise Words Women’s Open Mic

7:30pm at 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL, GB

7 Mar London » Launch: Rocco Scotellaro, 'Poems'

6:30pm at 5 Cecil Court, London, WC2N 4EZ, GB

7 Mar London » The Victoria Acoustic Open Mic

Sign-up 7pm-8pm start at 110 Grove Road, Mile end, London, E3 5TH, GB

7 Mar London » sounds a bit pretentious

8:00pm at 283-285 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6AS, GB

7 Mar Manchester » Inspirational Women

8p.m. at 747 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3AR, GB

7 Mar Southend-on-sea » Southend Poetry Group

7:30pm at 20 Royal Terrace, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1DU, GB

7 Mar Winchester » Poetry Platform

8:30pm at 3 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, SO22 5AE, GB

8 Mar Wigan » Write Out Loud - Wigan

8:30pm at The Old Courts, Crawford St, Wigan, WN1 1NG, GB

8 Mar Birmingham » International Women's Day: Jan Watts ...

7:00pm at Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HQ, GB

8 Mar Bristol » Arts House Open Mic

8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB

8 Mar Cambridge » Upbeat Open Mic

7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB

8 Mar Great Torrington » Plough Open Mike

8:00pm at 9-11 Fore Street, Great Torrington, EX38 8HQ, GB

8 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops

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

8 Mar Huddersfield » Albert Poets

8:00pm at Victoria Lane, Huddersfield, HD1 2QF, GB

8 Mar London » Bang said the gun

8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB

8 Mar London » POLYply>17 : erosion

7:00pm at 16 Acton Street , London, WC1X 9NG, GB

8 Mar London » Reading from the new Grey Hen Press anthology

7:00pm at 87 Salusbury Rd, London, NW6 6NH, GB

8 Mar London » Poetry in the House

8:00pm at Highgate Hill, London, N6 5HG, GB

8 Mar London » Tongue Fu Story Season Pt 2

7:30pm at 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, GB

8 Mar London » Maria Stepanova

6:30pm at 180 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 2AZ, GB

8 Mar Manchester » Lend Me Your ears

7:30pm at 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE, GB

8 Mar 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

8 Mar Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Pink Lane Poetry & Performance

Doors 7pm start 8pm at 23-25 Pink Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 5DW, GB

8 Mar Norwich » Words and Women (with Kate Foley)

6:30pm at The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1AW, GB

8 Mar Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

8 Mar Richmond » Sweet Thursday

8:00pm at 3 King Street, Richmond, TW9 1ND, GB

8 Mar Richmond » Sweet Thursday

8:00pm at 3 King Street, Richmond, TW9 1ND, GB

8 Mar Sheffield » The Shipping Forecast

7:45pm at 89 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FE, GB

8 Mar St Ives » Cafe Frug

8:00pm at Wescott's Quay, St Ives, TR26 2DY, GB

8 Mar Swindon » BlueGate Poets Open Mic Poetry

7.30 at Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4BJ, GB

8 Mar Truro » Poetry Drop-in

2pm to 4pm at Union Place , Truro, TR1 1EP, GB

8 Mar Widnes » Poetry Reading Group

WA8 7QY at Victoria Square, Widnes, WA8 7QY, GB

8 Mar Manchester » Say Something

8:00pm at 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE, GB

9 Mar Birmingham » Wrote Under - Poetry and Pints

6:00pm at 104, Warwick St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0NH, GB

9 Mar Leicester » Leicester Poetry Society

7:30pm at 16 Queens Road , Leicester, LE2 1WP, GB

9 Mar Liverpool » Billy Butler Show

3:00pm at 55 Paradise Street , Liverpool, L1 3BP, GB

9 Mar London » Friday Night Writers with JS Watts and Adele Ward

6:00pm at 88 Avenue Road , London, NW3 3HA, GB

9 Mar London » Cinnamon Press: Dullaghan, Greenwell, Sabbagh

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

9 Mar London » John James: reading and presentations on

6:00pm at 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD, GB

9 Mar London » Paper Tiger Poetry

7:30pm at 139 Vauxhall Walk, London, SE11 5HL, GB

9 Mar Manchester » I Started A Fire by Miriam Battye

1:00pm at St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DH, GB

9 Mar Newquay » Library Poetry Group

11am to 1pm at Marcus Hill, Newquay, TR7 1BD, GB

9 Mar Richmond » Poetry Jam @ The Tea Box

7:30pm at 7 Paradise Road, Richmond, TW9 1RX, GB

10 Mar Birmingham » Poets' Place

2.00pm - 4.00pm at Paradise Forum, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ, GB

10 Mar Croydon » Poets Anonymous

2.30 - 4.00 pm at Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP, GB

10 Mar Manchester » Paper Planes: Second Saturdays

12 noon at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB

10 Mar Otley, Leeds » Kickstart your writing breakfast

9:30am at 18 Bondgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3AB, GB

10 Mar Otley, Leeds » Sensations! Poetry Writing Workshop

1:30pm at Courthouse Street, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3AN, GB

10 Mar Otley, Leeds » Open Mic Competition

3:00pm at 40 Bondgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 1AD, GB

10 Mar Otley, Leeds » John Hegley: The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet

8:00pm at Courthouse Street, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3AN, GB

10 Mar Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere

11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB

11 Mar Cambridge » Headstand

9:00pm at Unit 9A Gwydir Street Enterprise Centre, 23-25 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG, GB

11 Mar London » Jazz Verse Jukebox

Doors Open 6.30pm, Show from 8.00pm at 47 Frith Street, London, W1D 4H7, GB

11 Mar London » Torriano Poets

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

11 Mar Oxford » Ambit at Albion Beatnik

6:00pm at 34 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6AA, GB

11 Mar Rochdale » Another folk n'poetry night

7:30pm at Toad Lane, Rochdale, OL12 ONU, GB

12 Mar Stockport » Read Out Loud Stockport

7:00pm at Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB, GB

12 Mar Bath » Poetry and a Pint

8:00pm at 10 St. James's Square, Lower Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TR, GB

12 Mar Bradford » Beehive Poets

8.30 at 169-171 Westgate, Bradford, BD1 3AA, GB

12 Mar Bristol » Acoustic Night Bristol

7:30pm at 141 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol, BS2 8BA, GB

12 Mar Bristol » Word of Mouth @ BOV presents bOX oF fROgs

8:00pm at King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED, GB

12 Mar Cambridge » Allographic: Other Voices

8:00pm at 21 Hills Road , Cambridge, CB2 1NW, GB

12 Mar Camelford » The Indian King Poets

10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB

12 Mar Chester » Cellar Door

7:30pm at 94 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU, GB

12 Mar Cockermouth » Prose, Poems and Pints

8:00pm at 17 St Helen's Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9HX, GB

12 Mar Dorking » Well Versed

7:30pm at Reigate Road, Dorking, RH4 1SJ, GB

12 Mar Edinburgh » Blind Poetics

8:00pm at 34 West Nicolson Street , Edinburgh, EH8 9DD , GB

12 Mar Heywood » Darnhill Scribblers

1p.m til 3p.m at Argyle Parade, Heywood, OL10 3RY, GB

12 Mar Leamington Spa » PUREandGOODandRIGHT Poetry & Pints

7:30pm at 141 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NX, GB

12 Mar Liskeard » Liskeard Poetry Group

4:30pm at Barras St, Liskeard, PL14 6AB, GB

12 Mar London » Vibes and Scribes

7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB

12 Mar London » Hammer & Tongue

7:30pm at 106 Camden Parkway, London, NW1 7AN, GB

12 Mar London » Salisbury House Poets presents Carol Ann Duffy

7:30pm at 39 London Road, London, EN2 6DS, GB

12 Mar London » Maintenant presents European poets at Southbank

7:45pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB

12 Mar London » Talking Rhythm!

7:30pm at 72 Royal Hill, , London, SE10 8RT, GB

12 Mar London » Kid, I Wrote Back

7:00pm at 127 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JE, GB

12 Mar Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.

8:00pm at 16 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1EF, GB

12 Mar Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group

2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB

12 Mar Manchester » Magical Animals

7:00pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB

12 Mar Manchester » Open Mic

8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB

12 Mar New Brighton » Bards of New Brighton

8:00pm at Magazine Brow, New Brighton, CH45 1HP, GB

12 Mar Norwich » Cafe Writers

7:15pm at 17 Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1HF, GB

12 Mar Rochdale » Weaving Words

5.30pm to 7.30pm at Baillie Street, Rochdale, OL16 1JZ, GB

12 Mar Torquay » Performance Poetry Course

7:30pm at 14 Walnut Rd, Torquay, TQ2 6HS, GB

13 Mar *Private Address » Poetry Society Stanza: Central London

at *Private Address, GB

13 Mar Birmingham » Brewers' Troupe present SNUG

8:00pm at 53 Newtown Lane, Cradley Heath, Birmingham, B64 5EA, GB

13 Mar Cambridge » CB1 Poetry

8:00pm at Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1SU, GB

13 Mar Guildford » Pop goes the Poetry

7.30 at Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3YA, GB

13 Mar Guildford » POP UP POETRY

7:30pm at Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3YA, GB

13 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing

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

13 Mar London » Series in aid of Cold Weather Shelter

7:00pm at 88 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT, GB

13 Mar London » needleandthread open mic

8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB

13 Mar London » The Word's a Stage

8:00pm at 21 Dean Street, London, W1D 3NE, GB

13 Mar London » Ambit at The Betsey Trotwood

6:45pm at 56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL, GB

13 Mar London » Word art poetry ; discovering LOVE

7:00pm at 180 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8NN, GB

13 Mar London » Poetry Unplugged

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

13 Mar London » WORDAMOUTH presents Freestyles

8:00pm at 91-93 Great Eastern St, , London, EC2A 3HZ, GB

13 Mar Manchester » Writers' Inc

7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB

13 Mar Mansfield » The Art Cafe

6:30pm at Ransomwood Business Park, Southwell Road West, Mansfield, NG21 0HJ, GB

13 Mar Northampton » Ripping Pages

8:00pm at Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JN, GB

13 Mar Oswestry » Poets Howl Open Mic

7:30pm at Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP, GB

13 Mar Oxford » Hammer and Tongue Poetry slam

8:00pm at 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ, GB

13 Mar Paignton » Poetry Writing Group

4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB

13 Mar Pontardawe » Pomes Penyeach

7:30 p.m. at 4 Herbert Street, Pontardawe, SA8 4EB, GB

13 Mar Pontypool » Torfaen Open Mic

7:30pm at Panteg House, Griffithstown, Pontypool, NP4 5BE, GB

13 Mar Stony Stratford » Scribal Gathering

8:00pm at High Street, Stony Stratford, MK11 1AH, GB

13 Mar Todmorden » Magic Words

7:30pm at 31 Rochdale Road, Todmorden, OL14 7LA, GB

13 Mar Wolverhampton » City Voices

7:45pm at King Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1ST, GB

14 Mar Bath » The Poet's Voice

7.30 at 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN, GB

14 Mar Bolton » Poetry on a Plate: Shakespeare's Sonnets

1:00pm at Howell Croft South, Bolton, BL1 1SB, GB

14 Mar Brighton » Hi Zero TWELVE

7:30pm at Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA, GB

14 Mar Cambridge » Hammer & Tongue Cambridge

7:30pm for 8pm start at Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1DB, GB

14 Mar London » Loose Muse

8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

14 Mar London » Templar poetry reading

7:00pm for 7:30pm at 29 Clerkenwell Green, London, EC1R 0DU, GB

14 Mar London » Jazz Poetry Nights

8:30pm at 72 Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, London, N16 6XS, GB

14 Mar London » Rotoreliefs: short films + Q&As - Wed 12 Oct

7:00pm at 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB, GB

14 Mar Manchester » Poetica

6:30pm at 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD, GB

14 Mar Peterborough » A Pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama

8:30pm at Town Bridge, Peterborough, PE1 1FP, GB

14 Mar Salford » Hiya Luv

7:30pm at 20 The Crescent, Salford, M5 4PF, GB

14 Mar York » Speakers' Corner

7:30pm at Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS, GB

15 Mar Abertillery » Llanhilleth Open Mic

7:00pm at High Street, Abertillery, NP13 1DD, GB

15 Mar Birkenhead » Wirral Ode Show

8:30pm at Price St, Birkenhead, CH41 6JN, GB

15 Mar Bolton » Poetry & Prose: William Eaves and Ian Pindar

7:30pm at Howell Croft South, Bolton, BL1 1SB, GB

15 Mar Bristol » Arts House Open Mic

8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB

15 Mar Cambridge » Upbeat Open Mic

7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB

15 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops

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

15 Mar Keynsham » ASP Poetry Circle

7:30pm at St Francis Road, Keynsham, BS31 2DY, GB

15 Mar Lewes » Lewes Poetry

8:15pm at 1 Mount Place, Lewes, BN7 1YH, GB

15 Mar London » Poetry Benefit for Mental Health in Butabika

7:30pm at 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston , London, E8 3AS, GB

15 Mar London » Rachel Mars

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

15 Mar London » Bang said the gun

8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB

15 Mar London » Goodman, McCullough, Saphra and Potts

7:30pm at 56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL, GB

15 Mar London » Poetry London Spring 2012 Launch Reading

8:00pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB

15 Mar Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

15 Mar Sheffield » Denise Riley reading

7:00pm at Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, GB

15 Mar St Andrews » Jazz Night at StAnza

10:15pm at Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, GB

15 Mar Westbury-on-Trym » POETRY FOR ALL

2:30 at Falcondale Rd, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3JZ, GB

15 Mar Wirral » Poems in Pubs

2:00pm at Grange Hill, Wirral, CH48 6ET, GB

16 Mar Bolton » Bolton School Open Mic with guest ANNA McCRORY

6:30pm at Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA, GB

16 Mar Lancaster » Spotlight Club

8.00pm - 11.00pm at Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH, GB

16 Mar London » Stanza Bonanza at the Poetry Cafe

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

16 Mar London » Offpress and Maintenant

7:00pm at 22 Calvert Avenue, London, E2 7JP, GB

16 Mar Reading » Poets' Cafe

8pm doors 8.30pm start at South Street, Reading, RG1 4QU, GB

16 Mar St Andrews » Quiet Open Mic

6:15pm at 95 South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9QW, GB

16 Mar St Andrews » Risk A Verse

10:15pm at Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, GB

16 Mar Ulverston » Poetry Reading

7:30pm at King's Rd, Ulverston, LA12 0BT, GB

17 Mar Aberystwyth » Word Distillery Workshop

2:00pm at Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DE‎, GB

17 Mar London » Pigeon Poetry

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

17 Mar London » The Dismantled Cabaret

8:00pm at 6 Hamlet Industrial Estate, White Post Lane, London, E9 5EN, GB

17 Mar London » Runnymede International Literary Festival

12:00pm onwards at 16 Acton Street , London, WC1X 9NG, GB

17 Mar 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

17 Mar St Andrews » StAnza 2012 Slam

10:15pm at Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, GB

17 Mar Warwick » Out Loud at the Museum

7.00 doors open for 7.30pm start at Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA, GB

17 Mar Warwick » Out Loud At The Museum

7:00pm for 7:30pm at Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA, GB

17 Mar Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere

11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB

18 Mar Bolton » WriteOutLoud - Bolton

7:30pm at Green Lane, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 2EF, GB

18 Mar London » Torriano Poets

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

18 Mar London » Word4Word

8:00pm at Gerry Raffles Square, London, E15 1BN, GB

18 Mar Manchester » Shut the far cupboard

8:00pm at 30-32 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1ER, GB

18 Mar Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Scratch Tyne

6:30pm at 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 6QE, GB

19 Mar Bath » Bath Storytelling Circle

8:00pm at 7 Queen St (off Milsom St/Quiet St), Bath, BA1 1HE, GB

19 Mar Camelford » The Indian King Poets

10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB

19 Mar Chester » Zest! Open Floor Poetry

8:00pm at 2 Rufus Court, Chester, Chester, CH1 2JW, GB

19 Mar Leicester » Shindig!

7:30pm at 70 Western Road, Leicester, LE3 0GA, GB

19 Mar Liverpool » The Liver Bards

8:00pm at 133 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH, GB

19 Mar London » Poetry at the Troubadour

8:00pm at 265 Old Brompton Rd, Earl's Court, London, SW5 9JA, GB

19 Mar London » Forward into the 21st Century

6:30pm at 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG, GB

19 Mar London » Vibes and Scribes

7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB

19 Mar Manchester » Carol Ann Duffy and Friends series 5

7:00pm at St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DH, GB

19 Mar Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group

2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB

19 Mar Manchester » Beatification

7:00pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB

19 Mar Manchester » Open Mic

8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB

19 Mar Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Tess Gallagher

7:00pm at Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, GB

19 Mar Newtown, Powys » Poetry evening with Jim Ferris & Kaite O'Reilly

7:30pm at The Park, Newtown, Powys, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ, GB

19 Mar Oxton » Ox Stan Night

7:30pm at 62a Christchurch Road, Oxton, CH43 5SF, GB

20 Mar Bristol » Siren Says

6:30pm at 78 Park St, Bristol, BS1 5LA, GB

20 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing

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

20 Mar Hoylake » Poets Corner

8:00pm at 7-9, Albert Road, Hoylake. Wirral, Merseyside. , Hoylake, CH47 2AB, GB

20 Mar Kidderminster » Performance, Poetry & Pizazz workshop

7:00pm at 39 Worcester Street, Kidderminster, DY10 1EW, GB

20 Mar London » Blue Bus

7:30pm at 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3LZ, GB

20 Mar London » Poetry Unplugged

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

20 Mar London » Lumen Poetry Series

6:30pm for 7:00pm at 88 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT, GB

20 Mar London » needleandthread open mic

8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB

20 Mar Manchester » Writers' Inc

7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB

20 Mar Otley, Leeds » Poetry Gym

8:00pm at 47 Kirkgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3HN, GB

20 Mar Paignton » Poetry Writing Group

4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB

20 Mar Petersfield » WRITE ANGLE POETRY & MUSIC CABARET

7:30pm at 7, The Square, Petersfield, GU32 3HJ, GB

20 Mar Sheffield » The Story Forge

8:00pm at 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, S3 8SA, GB

20 Mar Tunbridge Wells » Kent and Sussex Poetry Society

8:00pm at Market Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2SW, GB

20 Mar Tunbridge Wells » Pindrop Poets

8:00pm at Market Square, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2SW, GB

21 Mar Marsden » Write Out Loud Marsden

7:30pm at Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW, GB

21 Mar Exeter » Taking the Mic

7:45pm at Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS, GB

21 Mar Havant » poerty Workshop

7-30 pm-10pm at East Street, Havant, PO9 1BS, GB

21 Mar Liverpool » Dead Good Poets' Society

7:00pm for 7:30pm at Hope St, Liverpool, L8 7PE, GB

21 Mar London » The Victoria Acoustic Open Mic

Sign-up 7pm-8pm start at 110 Grove Road, Mile end, London, E3 5TH, GB

21 Mar London » PEARLS OF POETRY

8:00pm at 11 Prince Edward Road, London, E9 5LX, GB

21 Mar London » Kiss The Sky!!!

7:30pm at 7-9 Pond Street, London, NW3 2PN, GB

21 Mar London » Touch me I'm sick

8:00pm at 33 New Oxford St, London, WC1A 1BH, GB

21 Mar Manchester » Spoke 'n' Heard

8:00pm at 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW, GB

21 Mar Manchester » OpenMind LGBT Special

6pm doors, 7pm start at 10 Thomas St, Manchester, M4 1DH, GB

21 Mar Manchester » Funbox March

8:00pm at Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M17DW, GB

21 Mar Manchester » Writing Discussion & Workshop at BLANKSPACE

6:00pm at 43 Hulme Street, Manchester, M15 6AW, GB

21 Mar Northampton » Raising the Awen

8:30pm at 95-97 Charles Street, Northampton, NN1 3BG, GB

21 Mar Nottingham » Word of Mouth: Screenings and Readings

7:00pm at 9a Beck Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EQ, GB

22 Mar 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

22 Mar Bristol » Arts House Open Mic

8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB

22 Mar Cambridge » Upbeat Open Mic

7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB

22 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops

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

22 Mar Liverpool » Liverpool Poetry Cafe

7:30pm at School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX, GB

22 Mar London » Bang said the gun

8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB

22 Mar London » CANAL - poetry for two voices

8pm sharp at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

22 Mar Manchester » Pass on a Poem

6.30pm (tea/coffee 6.00pm) at 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD, GB

22 Mar Manchester » Poets Get Mashed!

7:30pm at Carver’s Warehouse, 77 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 2HG, GB

22 Mar Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Take Apples and Snakes

7:30pm at James Place St, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1LD, GB

22 Mar Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Tom Bryan and Gordon Simms

7:00pm at 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SE, GB

22 Mar Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Take Ten

7:30pm at James Place St, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1LD, GB

22 Mar Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

22 Mar Plymouth » FORKED

8:00pm at Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ, GB

22 Mar St Ives » Cafe Frug

8:00pm at Wescott's Quay, St Ives, TR26 2DY, GB

23 Mar Burton-on-Trent » Spoken Worlds

7:30 PM prompt(ish) at 36 Byrkley Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2EG, GB

23 Mar Liverpool » Billy Butler Show

3:00pm at 55 Paradise Street , Liverpool, L1 3BP, GB

23 Mar London » Fourth Friday

8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

23 Mar London » Come Rhyme With Me

7:00pm at 70 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 4QP, GB

24 Mar Birmingham » Poets' Place

2.00pm - 4.00pm at Paradise Forum, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ, GB

24 Mar Chagford, Newton Abbott » John Hegley

7.30pm for prompt start at 8.00pm at Chagford, Chagford, Newton Abbott, TQ13 8DP, GB

24 Mar Gatehouse of Fleet » Ian Stephen: Journeys by sea and land

7:30pm at 44 High Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 2HP, GB

24 Mar Kendal » Spoken Word Open Mic

7.30 at Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE, GB

24 Mar London » Poetry East

7:30pm at 51 Roman Road, London, E2 0HU, GB

24 Mar London » Swoon Spoken Word Festival

1:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

24 Mar Manchester » Black Writers Conference Evening Show

7:30pm at 335 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5ZA, GB

24 Mar Nottingham » Nottingham Poetry Society

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

24 Mar Sheffield » The Varsity Poetry Slam!

7:00pm at 1 Mowbray Street (bottom of Corporation St, over from Kelham Island), Sheffield, S3 8EN, GB

24 Mar Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere

11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB

25 Mar Birmingham » The Sunday Xpress

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

25 Mar Bristol » Shhh.....It's Sunday

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

25 Mar Cambridge » Headstand

9:00pm at Unit 9A Gwydir Street Enterprise Centre, 23-25 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG, GB

25 Mar Edinburgh » The Shore Poets

7:00pm for 7:45pm at 37 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JG, GB

25 Mar Lincoln » Open Mic at Pimento Cafe

2:00pm at 27 Steep Hill, Lincoln, LN2 1LU, GB

25 Mar London » Torriano Poets

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

25 Mar London » Speech Motion: Film & live Performance

7:30pm at 6-8 Manor Road , London, N16 5SA, GB

25 Mar Manchester » Final Sundays

1:00pm at Manchester Road, Manchester, M21 9PN, GB

25 Mar Middleton » Write Out Loud - Middleton

7:00pm at Saint. Leonards Square , Middleton, M24 6DJ , GB

25 Mar Southsea » Tongues & Grooves

8:00pm at 18-20 Florence Road, Southsea, PO5 2NE, GB

26 Mar Bradford » Poetry Workshop

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

26 Mar Brighton » Brighton Poetry Society

8:00pm at 6 Duke St, Brighton, BN1 1AH, GB

26 Mar Bristol » Acoustic Night Bristol

7:30pm at 141 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol, BS2 8BA, GB

26 Mar Camelford » The Indian King Poets

10.00 a.m. at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB

26 Mar Castleford » Final Friday - Poetry from the Potteries

8:00pm at 18 Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1LX, GB

26 Mar Glasgow » Last Monday at Rio

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

26 Mar Liverpool » Mouth of the Mersey Storytelling

7.30 at 33-45 Parr Street,, Liverpool, L1 4JN, GB

26 Mar London » Vibes and Scribes

7:00pm at 45-51 Woodhouse Road, London, N12 9ET, GB

26 Mar London » Bloomsbury Voices

7:30pm for 8pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

26 Mar London » Around the World in 80 Poems

7:00pm at 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, GB

26 Mar Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.

8:00pm at 16 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1EF, GB

26 Mar Manchester » Survivors Poetry Writing Group

2pm to 4pm at 6 Mount St - access via Bootle St, Manchester, M2 5NS, GB

26 Mar Manchester » Open Mic

8:00pm at 8 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU, GB

26 Mar Manchester » Inn Verse

8:30pm at 120-122 Grosvenor Street. ., Manchester, M1 7HL, GB

26 Mar Manchester » RAW @ Contact

8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB

26 Mar Rochdale » Weaving Words

5.30 pm to 7.00pm at Baillie Street, Rochdale, OL16 1JZ, GB

26 Mar Torquay » Performance Poetry Course

7:30pm at 14 Walnut Rd, Torquay, TQ2 6HS, GB

27 Mar Billingham » The Write Room

7:45pm at 31-33 High Street, Wolviston, Billingham, TS22 5JX, GB

27 Mar Bury St Edmunds » Poetry Aloud

7:30pm at 88/89, St Johns St, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1SQ, GB

27 Mar Buxton » WORD WIZARDS

7:30pm at 1 Burlington Road, Buxton, SK17 9AS, GB

27 Mar Cambridge » CB1 Poetry

8:00pm at Pound Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AE, GB

27 Mar Edinburgh » Inky Fingers Open Mic

8:00pm at 46-47 Lothian Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HB, GB

27 Mar Glasgow » Reading the Leaves

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

27 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' Creative writing

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

27 Mar Hull » Write to Speak

8:00pm at 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB, GB

27 Mar Leicester » Pinggg...K!

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

27 Mar London » Poetry Unplugged

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

27 Mar London » needleandthread open mic

8:00pm at 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU, GB

27 Mar London » Touching Earth

8:30pm at 84-86 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3HY, GB

27 Mar Manchester » Writers' Inc

7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB

27 Mar Newcastle-upon-Tyne » Valley Press Fest: Newcastle

6:00pm at 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 1SE, GB

27 Mar Paignton » Poetry Writing Group

4:00pm at 59 Torquay Road, Paignton, TQ3 3DT, GB

27 Mar Sale (Trafford) » Write Out Loud

7:30pm at Sale Town Centre, Sale (Trafford), M33 7ZF, GB

27 Mar Wakefield » Black Horse Poets

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

27 Mar Wallasey » ThePoetry Spoke

Doors open 8pm at 22a Liscard Crescent, Wallasey, CH44 1AE, GB

27 Mar Wigan » The Poetry Society Wigan Stanza

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

27 Mar Wivenhoe » poetry wivenhoe

7:30pm for 8pm at The Quay, Wivenhoe, CO7 9BX, GB

28 Mar Cheltenham » National Team Poetry Slam: Cheltenham Auditions

6:30pm at Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX, GB

28 Mar Leeds » Poetry By Heart

7:30pm at Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN, GB

28 Mar London » express excess

8.30 for 9:00pm at 2 Haverstock Hill, Camden, London, NW3 2BL, GB

28 Mar London » Jawdance

7:30pm at 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, GB

28 Mar London » Xing the Line

7:00pm at 45 Mount Pleasant, London, WC1X 0AE, GB

28 Mar London » Comedy Poetry Bingo

7:30pm at 388 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6TY, GB

28 Mar London » Southbank Poetry Magazine Launch

8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

28 Mar London » Jawdance

7:30pm at 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, GB

28 Mar Manchester » Poetica

6:30pm at 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD, GB

28 Mar Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!

8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB

28 Mar Stapleford » Poetry at TWO FOR TEA

7:30pm at 92 Derby Road, Stapleford, NG9 7AD, GB

28 Mar Wolverhampton » Poetry Reading Group

4.10pm to 5.30pm at Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, WV1 3AX, GB

28 Mar Worcester » Nosferatu @ 42 (1st Birthday Bash)

7.30 pm (doors open at 7pm) at 28 New Street, Worcester, Worcester, WR1 2DP, GB

28 Mar Wolverhampton » The Poetry Train...Open Mic

8:00pm at Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DD, GB

29 Mar Aberdeen » Poetry Aberdeen

6:30pm at Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1JH, GB

29 Mar Birmingham » Hit the Ode

7:30pm at 48 John Bright Street , Birmingham, B1 1BN, GB

29 Mar Brighton » Pighog Poetry Night No. 2

7.30 pm for 8.00 pm start at 1d St. James's Street , Brighton, BN2 1RE, GB

29 Mar Bristol » Arts House Open Mic

8:30pm at 108a Stokes Croft , Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB

29 Mar Cambridge » Upbeat Open Mic

7.30 at 84 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ, GB

29 Mar Cirencester » Writers in the Brewery

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

29 Mar Exeter » Uncut Poets

7:30pm at Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS, GB

29 Mar Halifax » 'Igniting the spark' writing workshops

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

29 Mar Kingston-upon-Thames » Rhythm & Muse

8:30pm at 46 Richmond Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT2 5EE, GB

29 Mar London » Future Perfect

8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

29 Mar London » The Farrago Easter SLAM!

7:30pm at Malet Street, London, WC1E 7JN, GB

29 Mar London » Adventures in Form: London Launch

7:30pm at 28 Commercial St., London, E1 6LS, GB

29 Mar London » TEN NEW POETS ON TOUR

7:45pm at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 8XX, GB

29 Mar London » Bang said the gun

8:00 for 8:30pm at 50 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YG, GB

29 Mar Louth » Louth Poetry Group Monthly Workshop

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

29 Mar Manchester » Word Up International Women's Day Special

8:00pm at 197 Upper Chorlton Road, Manchester, M16 0BH, GB

29 Mar Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!

8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB

29 Mar Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

29 Mar Powys » Mid Wales Poetry Open Mic Evening

8:00pm at Caersws, Powys, SY17 5SB, GB

29 Mar Preston » Word Soup - Quickening

7:00pm at South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JP, GB

29 Mar Salisbury » Poetry Café

8:00pm at Bedwin St, Salisbury, SP1 3UT‎, GB

29 Mar Swansea » Poets in the Bookshop

7:30pm at Somerset Place, Swansea, SA1 1RR, GB

30 Mar Bangor » POETica

6:30pm at 236 High Street, Bangor, LL57 1PA, GB

30 Mar Castleford » Final Friday - Poetry from the Potteries

8:00pm at 18 Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1LX, GB

30 Mar London » Launch: Victor Jara 'His hands were gentle'

7:30pm at 54 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DL, GB

30 Mar London » Camden Poetry Series

6:30pm for 7:00pm at 1 Buck St, London, NW1 8NJ, GB

30 Mar Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!

8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB

30 Mar Southampton » Moving Voices

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

31 Mar Camelford » Poetry in Camelford

2.30 at 23 Market Place, Camelford, PL32 9PD, GB

31 Mar Exeter » Poetry Island @ the Barnfield with Byron Vincent

8:00pm at Barnfield Road, Exeter, EX1 1SN, GB

31 Mar London » The Shuffle

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

31 Mar London » Maintenant celebrates avant-garde poetry

6:45pm at 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, GB

31 Mar London » Hammer & Tongue National Slam Poetry Final

Team events from 1pm, final 7pm at 1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB, GB

31 Mar Manchester » Dominic Berry's WIZARD Poetry Theatre Show!

8:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB

31 Mar Sittingbourne » Ode to Nowhere

11am Philadelphia/ 4pm UK at www.gashouseradio.com, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SJ, GB