The Poetry Gig Guide

1 Apr Leamington Spa » Scriptstuff Poetry Club

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

1 Apr Bolton » Bank Street Writers

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

1 Apr Brighton » Flight of the Dragonfly

7:00pm at The Grand Central, 29-30 Surrey St, Brighton, Brighton, BN1 3PA, GB

1 Apr Bristol » Hammer & Tongue Bristol

8:00pm at 8 Denmark Street, Bristol, BS1 5DQ, GB

1 Apr Hull » Women Of Words

2:00pm at 94 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AN, GB

1 Apr Hull » A Car Load of Poets presents Women of Words

2pm -4pm at 94 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AN, GB

1 Apr Leeds » Wordspace open mic

7:30pm at 135 New Rd Side, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4QD, Leeds, GB

1 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

1 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

1 Apr Liverpool » Dead Good Poets' Society

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

1 Apr London » Writ in Water

7:00pm at Keats Grove, London, NW3 2RR, GB

1 Apr Newport » Little Writers Inc

4:00pm at Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8LE, GB

1 Apr Newport, IOW » Wight Lines

8.00 at Sea Street, Newport, IOW, Newport, IOW, PO30 2EF, GB

1 Apr Southend-on-sea » Southend Poetry Group

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

1 Apr Tonbridge » Roundel Poetry

10:00am at Church Lane, Tonbridge, TN9 1HD, GB

1 Apr Wigan » Pemberton Pens

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

1 Apr Stockport » Poetry & Prose @ Petersgate

7:30pm at 19 St Petersgate, Stockport, SK1 1EB, GB

2 Apr Beverley » Subtle Flame

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

2 Apr Brighton » Hammer & Tongue

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

2 Apr Caerphilly » Lynda Nash

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

2 Apr Carlisle » Speakeasy - open mic

8:00pm at Atlas Works, Nelson Street, Carlisle, CA2 5NB, GB

2 Apr Coventry » Fire & Dust - open-mic Poetry

8:00pm at Unit 2F, Far Gosford St, Coventry, CV1 5ED, GB

2 Apr Coventry » Fire & Dust

7:30pm at Unit 2F, Far Gosford St, Coventry, CV1 5ED, GB

2 Apr Durham » Poetry Jam

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

2 Apr Glasgow » Magic Carpet Cabaret

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

2 Apr Liverpool » brink speakers

7:30pm at 15-21 Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN, GB

2 Apr London » Poetry @ 3 (open mic)

2:30 for 3:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

2 Apr London » Genesis Poetry Slam

7:00pm at 93-95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ, GB

2 Apr Manchester » The Fuel Word Cup

8:00pm at 448 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BW, GB

2 Apr Otley, Leeds » Otley Poets

8:00pm at Westgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3DT, GB

2 Apr Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

2 Apr Rochdale » Creative Writing For Wellbeing

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

2 Apr Wirral » First Thursday

7:30pm at 248 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SG, GB

3 Apr Bristol » Can Openers

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

3 Apr Croydon » Poets Anonymous

8:00pm at 23 Coombe Road, Croydon, CR0 1BD, GB

3 Apr Glasgow » Magic Carpet Cabaret

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

3 Apr Ilkley » Creative Writing Course

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

3 Apr London » She Grrrowls

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

3 Apr Rotherham » Romp

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

3 Apr Ware » Poetry Reading

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

3 Apr Warrington » An Evening of Poetry Reading

7:00pm at Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JB, GB

4 Apr Aberystwyth » The Poetry Experience

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

4 Apr Blackpool » PopArt Radio UK

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

4 Apr Cleckheaton » Talking Zebras

2:30pm at 15 St Peg Lane, Cleckheaton, BD19 3SA, GB

4 Apr Enfield » Enfield Poets

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

4 Apr Glasgow » Bards in the Park

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

4 Apr London » Writers Forum Workshop

3:30 for 4:00pm at 56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL, GB

4 Apr London » Poetry at The Room

7:30pm at 33 Holcombe Road, London, N17 9AS, GB

4 Apr Thirsk » Platform Thirsk

7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start at 13 Finkle Street, Thirsk, YO7 1DA, GB

5 Apr Birmingham » Cannon Poets

2:00pm at 149-153 Alcester Road, Birmingham, B13 8JP, GB

5 Apr Cheltenham » Buzzwords

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

5 Apr London » Torriano Poets

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

5 Apr Reading » Dreading Poetry Slam

6:30pm at 35-39 London Street, Reading, RG1 4PS, GB

5 Apr Teddington » Poetry at the Adelaide

6:00pm at 57 Park Road, Teddington, TW11 0AU, GB

5 Apr Walsall » Yes, We Cant.

7:00pm at 5, John Street, Walsall, WS2 8AF, GB

6 Apr Bradford » Beehive Poets

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

6 Apr Brighton » Shine So Hard

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

6 Apr Camelford » The Indian King Poets

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

6 Apr Hull » Mr Rick's Decent Poetry Do

7:30pm at 158 Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5 2NN, GB

6 Apr Oxford » Jam On That

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

6 Apr Shoreham by Sea » TOM FOOLERY SPOKEN WORDERY

8:00pm at 6 HIGH STREET, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5DA, GB

6 Apr Sowerby Bridge » Puzzle Poets at the Navigation Inn

8:00pm at Chapel Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3LF, GB

7 Apr Bristol » Poetry Unlimited

11 am to 12 midday at 108 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU, GB

7 Apr Buxton » Spoken Words

7:45pm at George Street, Buxton, SK176AY, GB

7 Apr Chester » Testify

7:30pm at 20 Commonhall Street, Chester, CH1 2BJ, GB

7 Apr Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops

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

7 Apr Ipswich » Ipswich Café Poets

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

7 Apr Leigh-on-Sea » Peggy Sue's Poetry & Spoken Word open mic

7:00pm at 1063 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3JP, GB

7 Apr Liverpool » The Liver Bards

8:00pm at Tower Gardens, off Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1LG, GB

7 Apr London » Poet in the City: Drop-ins

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

7 Apr London » Hammer and Tongue

8pm (Doors +DJ+ slamsignup 7pm) at 578 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AH, GB

7 Apr Manchester » out loud a night of spoken word performance

7.00 at 1 Canal Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, M1 3HE, GB

7 Apr York » The SPOKEN WORD

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

8 Apr Bristol » Satellite of Love

8:15pm at 57 Belle Vue Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6DP, GB

8 Apr Cockermouth » Poets Out Loud

7:30pm at 17 Station Street, Cockermouth, CA139QW, GB

8 Apr Eastbourne » The Poetry cafe

7-30 for 8 at 35 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TT, GB

8 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

8 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

8 Apr London » Loose Muse

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

8 Apr London » A Slam called Spout (featuring the best poets)

7:30 (doors open and sign up) at 104 City Road, London, EC1V 2NR, GB

8 Apr Peterborough » A Pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama

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

8 Apr Stourbridge » PtS

7:30pm at 108A High Street, Stourbridge, Stourbridge, DY8 1EE, GB

8 Apr Wakefield » Getting Gobby In The Lobby

7:00pm at Unity Hall, Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1EP, GB

8 Apr Wigan » Pemberton Pens

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

9 Apr Bristol » Stand Up For Lyricism at The Rope Walk

7:30pm at 5 Nelson Parade, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4JA, GB

9 Apr Caerphilly » Lynda Nash

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

9 Apr Doncaster » Well Spoken! at Doncaster Brewery

7:30pm at 7 Young St, Doncaster, DN1 3EL, GB

9 Apr Leamington Spa » PureandGoodandRight

7.30 at 4, The Square, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, CV8 1EB, GB

9 Apr London » The Black Flamingo Cabaret

7:30pm at Keats Grove, London, NW3 2RR, GB

9 Apr Manchester » OUT LOUD A night of spoken word performance

7:00pm at 1 Canal Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, M1 3HE, GB

9 Apr Northampton » Scriptstuff Poetry Northampton

7:30pm at Charles St, Northampton, NN1 3BG, GB

9 Apr Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

9 Apr Rochdale » Creative Writing For Wellbeing

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

9 Apr Truro » Poetry Drop-in

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

9 Apr Wigan » Write Out Loud - Wigan

8:30pm at Crawford Street, Wigan, WN1 1NG, GB

9 Apr Wigan » Open Mic Poetry

7:30pm at Crawford Street, Wigan, WN1 1NG, GB

10 Apr Ilkley » Creative Writing Course

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

10 Apr Reading » Poets' Cafe

8:00pm at South Street, Reading, RG1 4QU, GB

10 Apr Stevenage » Stevenage Survivors

7:30pm at 21 ,Cuttys lane Stevenage, Stevenage, SG1 1UP, GB

11 Apr Blackpool » PopArt Radio UK

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

11 Apr Liverpool » Heartwork

2:00pm at Garmoyle Road, Liverpool, L15 3HN, GB

11 Apr London » Platform 1 Poetry

7:45pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB

11 Apr London » Writers Forum Workshop – New Series

3:30 for 4:00pm at 28–30 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4LB, GB

12 Apr Bristol » Poetry Pulpit

8 at 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RW, GB

12 Apr London » Afternoon Poems: Lines Written in Early Spring

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

12 Apr London » Torriano Poets

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

12 Apr Morley Leeds » Runcible Spoon Open Mic

4:00pm at 107 Albert Rd,, Morley Leeds, LS27 8LG, GB

12 Apr Rochdale » Bards of the Baum Folk 'n' Poetry Night

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

13 Apr Bath » Poetry and a Pint

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

13 Apr Camelford » The Indian King Poets

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

13 Apr Heywood » Darnhill Scribblers

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

13 Apr London » Talking Rhythm!

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

13 Apr London » More Poetry

7:15 for 7:30pm at 13 Leyden Street, London, E1 7LE, GB

13 Apr Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.

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

13 Apr Salford » Evidently

7:30pm at 19 Collier Street, Salford, M3 7DW, GB

13 Apr Shouldham » Poems and a Pint

20.00-21.30 at 28 The Green, Shouldham, Shouldham, PE330BY, GB

13 Apr Shouldham » Poems and a pint

20.00-21.30 at 28 The Green, Shouldham, Shouldham, PE330BY, GB

13 Apr Stockport » Write Out Loud Stockport

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

13 Apr Stockport » PoeTRY Workshop

7-9pm at Outwood Road, Stockport, SK8 3Jl, GB

13 Apr Wrexham » Voicebox

7:00pm at Regent Street, Wrexham, LL11 1SG, GB

13 Apr Bradford » Beehive Poets

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

14 Apr Bridport » Apothecary

7:30pm at 6 South St, Bridport, DT6 3NQ, GB

14 Apr Bury » Wax Lyrical

7:30am at 50 Haymarket street, Bury, BL9 0AY, GB

14 Apr Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops

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

14 Apr Hull » Five for a Fiver

7:30pm at 94 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AN, GB

14 Apr Leeds » Love The Words (More)

8:00pm at Old Seacroft Chapel, York Road, Leeds, LS14 6JB, GB

14 Apr Manchester » OUT LOUD a night of spoken word performance

7:00pm at 1 Canal Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, M1 3HE, GB

14 Apr Manningtree » Poetry Plus

7:30pm at 42 South Street, Manningtree, CO11 1BG, GB

14 Apr Sheffield » Writers in The Bath

7.30 at 66 Victoria St, Sheffield., Sheffield, S3 7QL, GB

14 Apr Sheffield » Writers in the Bath

7:30pm at 66 Victoria St, Sheffield., Sheffield, S3 7QL, GB

14 Apr Sheffield » Writers in the Bath

7:30pm at 66 Victoria St, Sheffield., Sheffield, S3 7QL, GB

14 Apr Stockport » Coalition

7:30pm at 51 Wellington Road North, Stockport, SK6 1HJ, GB

14 Apr Swindon » Oooh Beehive

7:30pm at 55 Prospect Hill, Swindon, SN1 3JS, GB

14 Apr Wolverhampton » City Voices

7:30pm at The Chubb Buildings Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT, GB

15 Apr Marsden » Marsden Write Out Loud

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

15 Apr Exeter » Taking the Mic

8:00pm at Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS, GB

15 Apr Harrogate » Poems Prose and Pints

7:30pm at 2D Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1DA, GB

15 Apr Harrogate » Poems, Prose & Pints

7:30pm at 2D Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1DA, GB

15 Apr Leicester » Find The Right Words

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

15 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

15 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

15 Apr Manchester » Beatification

7:30pm at 448 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BW, GB

15 Apr Newport » Little Writers Inc

4:00pm at Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8LE, GB

15 Apr Todmorden » Wednesday Writers Open Mic

7:30pm at 6 Rochdale Rd, Todmorden, OL14 5AA, GB

15 Apr Wigan » Pemberton Pens

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

16 Apr Banbury » Scriptstuff Banbury Open Mic

7:30pm at 10-11 Butchers Row, Banbury, OX16 5JH, GB

16 Apr Caerphilly » Lynda Nash

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

16 Apr Edinburgh » Loud Poets Presents: A Beautiful Way to be Crazy

7:30pm at 43 - 45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR, GB

16 Apr Hull » Away With Words Hull

7:30pm at 246-248 Spring Bank West, Hull, HU5 3RU, GB

16 Apr Keynsham » ASP Poetry Circle

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

16 Apr London » Charities in Keats’s London

6:30pm at Keats Grove, London, NW3 2RR, GB

16 Apr London » Poetry & Spoken Word Night

7:30pm at 15 Thomas Street, Woolwich, London, SE186HU, GB

16 Apr London » GFMA Spoken Word & Poetry Night

7:30pm at 15 Thomas Street, Woolwich, London, SE186HU, GB

16 Apr Manchester » SPEAK

7:30pm at 12 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 2AN, GB

16 Apr Middleton » Langley Writers

14.00- 16.00 at Asby Close, Middleton, M24 4JF, GB

16 Apr Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

16 Apr Rochdale » Creative Writing For Wellbeing

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

16 Apr Walsall » Matthew Humphries

7:30pm at Upper Forcester Street, Walsall, WS1 1XB, GB

17 Apr Ilkley » Creative Writing Course

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

17 Apr Lancaster » Spotlight Club

7.00pm - 10.00pm at Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH, GB

17 Apr Manchester » Shangri la! Cabaret

8:00pm at 279 Bury Old Rd, Manchester, M25 1JA, GB

17 Apr Newcastle upon Tyne » Born Lippy Presents: A Beautiful Way to be Crazy

7:30pm at St James' Blvd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4HP, GB

18 Apr Aberystwyth » Word Distillery Workshop

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

18 Apr Blackpool » PopArt Radio UK

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

18 Apr Cleckheaton » Talking Zebras

2:30pm at 15 St Peg Lane, Cleckheaton, BD19 3SA, GB

18 Apr London » Keats in Hampstead Guided Walk

11:00am at Keats Grove, London, NW3 2RR, GB

18 Apr Telford » Country Voices

2:30am at Buildwas Road, Ironbridge,, Telford, TF8 7BJ, GB

19 Apr Bolton » Bolton WriteOutLoud @ Bolton Socialist Club

7.30 for 8pm start at 16 Wood Street, Bolton, BL1 1DY, GB

19 Apr London » Family Day: 'Freckled nest-eggs thou shalt see...'

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

19 Apr London » Torriano Poets

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

20 Apr Bath » Bath Storytelling Circle

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

20 Apr Bradford » Beehive Poets

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

20 Apr Brighton » Shine So Hard

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

20 Apr Bristol » Milk Poetry

8:00pm at The White Bear Pub, Bristol, BS2 8BS, GB

20 Apr Camelford » The Indian King Poets

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

20 Apr Chicago » Waiting 4 The Bus, Open Mic & Featured Poet

7:00pm at ​1218 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607​, GB

20 Apr Hull » Imaginary Gardens

8:00pm at 94 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AN, GB

20 Apr Liverpool » Liver Bards

8.00 at Tower Gardens, off Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1LG, GB

20 Apr Sheffield » Gorilla Poetry

7.30 at 105 Neepsend Lane, Sheffield, S3 8AT, GB

20 Apr Whitchurch » Poetry at Bookshrop

7.30 pm start, doors open 7.10 pm at 12 Green End, Whitchurch, Shropshire, Whitchurch, SY13 1AA, GB

20 Apr Wimborne » Speakeasy Wimborne

7:30pm at 41-44 King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EB, GB

20 Apr Wimborne » Speakeasy Wimborne

7:30pm at 41-44 King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EB, GB

21 Apr Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops

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

21 Apr Leeds » Love The Words

6pm-8pm at Old Seacroft Chapel, York Road, Leeds, LS14 6JB, GB

21 Apr Norwich » Poetry at Olive's

from 8 p.m. at 40 Elm Hill, Norwich, NR3 1HG, GB

21 Apr Petersfield » WRITE ANGLE POETRY & MUSIC +OPEN MIC

7:30pm at 28, High Street, Petersfield, Petersfield, GU32 3JL, GB

21 Apr Sale (Trafford) » Poetry Lovers Outloud

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

21 Apr Sheffield » The Story Forge

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

21 Apr Tunbridge Wells » Kent and Sussex Poetry Society

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

21 Apr London » Vanguard Readings

7:30pm at 296a Camberwell Rd, London, SE5 0RP, GB

22 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

22 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

22 Apr Wigan » Pemberton Pens

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

23 Apr Caerphilly » Lynda Nash

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

23 Apr Crediton » Crediton Poetry Night

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

23 Apr Dudley » Caffe Grande Slam

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

23 Apr New Milton » Poetry & Prose Open-Mic

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

23 Apr Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

23 Apr Rochdale » Creative Writing For Wellbeing

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

24 Apr Cardigan » Cellar Bards

7:45pm at 25 - 26 Quay Street, Cardigan, SA43 1HU, GB

24 Apr Downham Market » Downham Songwriters and Poets

8:00pm at 12 Bridge Street, Downham Market, PE38 9DH, GB

24 Apr Holyhead » Cybi Poets

7.30 for 8.00pm at Mill Bank, Holyhead, LL65 1TE, GB

24 Apr Ilkley » Creative Writing Course

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

24 Apr Leeds » WORD CLUB

7:30pm at 9 Johnston Street, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS6 2NG, GB

24 Apr Leeds » Word Club

7:30pm at 9 Johnston Street, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS6 2NG, GB

24 Apr London » Fourth Friday

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

24 Apr London » Bingo Master's Breakout

7:30pm at 204 Blackstock road, London, N5 1EN, GB

24 Apr Southampton » Moving Voices

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

24 Apr Stevenage » Stevenage Survivors

7:30pm at 21 ,Cuttys lane Stevenage, Stevenage, SG1 1UP, GB

25 Apr Blackpool » PopArt Radio UK

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

25 Apr London » The Shuffle

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

25 Apr Luton » Luton Poetry Society

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

25 Apr Nottingham » Nottingham Poetry Society

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

26 Apr Ashton-under-Lyne » Spoken Passions

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

26 Apr Birmingham » The Sunday Xpress

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

26 Apr Birmingham » Brum Radio Poets

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

26 Apr Bristol » Shhh.....It's Sunday

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

26 Apr Cambridge » Allographic Open Mic

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

26 Apr Cambridge » Allographic Workshop

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

26 Apr Huddersfield » Open Mic

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

26 Apr London » Torriano Poets

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

26 Apr London » Mind Over Matter: Beat Addiction

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

26 Apr Peterborough » The Draper's Poetry Gig

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

27 Apr Birkenhead » The River Poets Open Mic

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

27 Apr Bradford » Poetry Workshop

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

27 Apr Camelford » The Indian King Poets

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

27 Apr Dorking » Mole Valley Poets

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

27 Apr Glasgow » Last Monday at Rio

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

27 Apr Liverpool » Mouth of the Mersey Storytelling

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

27 Apr Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.

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

27 Apr Manchester » Verbose

7:30pm at 843 Stockport Road, Manchester, M19 3PW, GB

28 Apr Bury St Edmunds » Poetry Aloud

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

28 Apr Cambridge » CB1 Poetry

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

28 Apr Chorley » Chorley Writers

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

28 Apr Cleveland OH » Poetry Workshop with McMahon & McNiece

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

28 Apr Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops

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

28 Apr Leicester » Pinggg...K!

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

28 Apr Wakefield » Black Horse Poets

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

28 Apr Wigan » The Poetry Society Wigan Stanza

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

29 Apr Leamington Spa » Scriptstuff Open Mic

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

29 Apr Birmingham » Spoken Trend

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

29 Apr Birmingham » Spoken Trend

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

29 Apr Cardiff » Company Of Words

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

29 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

29 Apr Leigh » Paperback Writers

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

29 Apr Newport » Little Writers Inc

4:00pm at Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8LE, GB

29 Apr Preston » Damson Poets

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

29 Apr Rochdale » The Kosmic Jam - a creative night of improvisation

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

29 Apr Shoreham by Sea » pubcrawlpoets

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

29 Apr Walsall » Spoke

7:15pm at Entrance in Pelsall Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7JW, GB

29 Apr Wigan » Pemberton Pens

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

29 Apr Worcester » 42Worcester

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

30 Apr Woking » Write Out Loud Woking

8:00pm at Chobham Road, Woking, GU21 4AA, GB

30 Apr Bradford-on-Avon » Words & Ears

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

30 Apr Caerphilly » Lynda Nash

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

30 Apr Chester » The Chester Poets

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

30 Apr Cirencester » Writers in the Brewery

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

30 Apr Gloucester » Villanelles

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

30 Apr Kettering » Run Your Tongue

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

30 Apr London » An Obscurity of Poets

8:00pm at 72 Stamford Hill,, London, N16 6XS , GB

30 Apr Louth » Louth Poetry Group Monthly Workshop

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

30 Apr Oxford » The Catweazle Club

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

30 Apr Rochdale » Creative Writing For Wellbeing

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