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Displaying 396 events (1 May 2016 to 31 May 2016)
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Sunday 01 May 2016
Exeter » SPOKES: AMAZE! FEAT ANIMAL & TONGUE FU
7:30pm at Barnfield Road, Exeter, EX1 1SN, GB
7:00pm for 8:00 at Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX, GB
2:00pm at 149-153 Alcester Road, Birmingham, B13 8JP, GB
Sign up at 7:30pm for a big 8pm start. at 6 Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol, BS8 1BT, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Monday 02 May 2016
Sowerby Bridge » Puzzle Poets Live at the Blind Pig
7.30pm at 4 Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2EQ, GB
8:00pm at 27 Park End St, Oxford, OX1 1HU, GB
7:30pm at 94 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU, GB
Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.
8:00pm at 16 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1EF, GB
8:30pm at 169-171 Westgate, Bradford, BD1 3AA, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10:00-12.30 at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
Washington DC » Mic Check open mic
9:00pm at 709 Kennedy Street NW, Washington DC, 20011, GB
Shoreham by Sea » TOM FOOLERY SPOKEN WORDERY
8:00pm at 6 HIGH STREET, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 5DA, GB
Oxford » Spark's side Of The Moon
9:00pm at James Street, Oxford, OX4 1EU, GB
7:30pm at 41-44 King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EB, GB
Edinburgh » Event Horizon: Edinburgh’s monthly sci-fi event
7:30pm at 34 West Nicolson Street , Edinburgh, EH8 9DD , GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
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2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Tuesday 03 May 2016
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
8:00pm at Coten End, Warwick, CV34 4NU, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
Leigh-on-Sea » Peggy Sue's Poetry & Spoken Word open mic
7:00pm at 1063 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3JP, GB
6:30pm at 7 The Triangle, Bournemouth, BH2 5RY, GB
7:45pm at George Street, Buxton, SK176AY, GB
Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops
5.30 - 7.00pm at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
London » Poet in the City: Drop-ins
6:30pm, at 203-206 Piccadilly , London, W1J 9LE, GB
7:30pm at Crystal Palace, London, SE19 1TX, GB
7.30 at Crystal Palace, London, SE19 1TX, GB
7:00pm at 13 Museum Street, Ipswich, IP1 1HE, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
8pm (Doors +DJ+ slamsignup 7pm) at 578 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AH, GB
8:00pm at 40 Bondgate, Otley, Leeds, LS21 1AD, GB
7.00pm for 7.30 at Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ, GB
5:00pm at School of Education, Birmingham, B15 2TT, GB
7:30pm at Bootham, York, YO30 7BW, GB
8:30pm at 52-54 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6HN, GB
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Wednesday 04 May 2016
London » SOUTH BANK POETRY FIRST WEDNESDAY READING
19 30 at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
Ramsbottom » Ramsbottom Writers Cricle
7pm - 9pm at Market Square, Ramsbottom, BL0 9AJ, GB
7:00pm at South View Road, Sheffield, S7 1DB, GB
7:30pm at 8-10 Town Street, Leeds, LS18 4RJ, GB
Bristol » Hammer & Tongue Bristol
8:00pm at 28 Clare Street, Bristol, BS1 1YE, GB
1.45pm to 4pm at Crown Street, Bolton, BL1 2RU, GB
7:30pm at Cecil Street (opposite Asda), Bury, BL9 0SB, GB
Liverpool » Dead Good Poets' Society
7:00pm for 7:30pm at Hope St, Liverpool, L8 7PE, GB
10.00 am till 12noon at Kitt Green Road, Wigan, WN5 0EF, GB
Todmorden » Women's Creative Life-Writing Course - NEW
1pm-3pm at Lever Street, Todmorden, OL14 5QE, GB
Bodmin » Pendoggett Poetry Club Poetry Nights
8pm (Poets' Pot Luck - £6.50 - served from 6pm) at Pendoggett, Bodmin, PL30 3HH, GB
7:30pm at 66 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XB, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Thursday 05 May 2016
8-11pm at 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN, GB
8:00pm at Dean Lane, Bristol, BS3 1DB, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
Glasgow » Magic Carpet Cabaret
8:00pm at 42 Otago Lane, Glasgow, G12 8PB, GB
12:30pm at 1464 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B30 2NT, GB
Coventry » Fire & Dust - open-mic Poetry
8:00pm at Unit 2F, Far Gosford St, Coventry, CV1 5ED, GB
Oswestry » Open Mic and Welshpool Writers at Hermon Arts
8:00pm at Chapel Street, Oswestry, SY11 1LF, GB
7:30pm at 15-21 Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN, GB
Manchester » The Fuel Word Cup
8:00pm at 448 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BW, GB
Carlisle » Speakeasy - open mic
8:00pm at Atlas Works, Nelson Street, Carlisle, CA2 5NB, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
London » Poetry @ 3 (open mic)
2:30 for 3:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
7:00pm at 93-95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ, GB
Worcester » poetry and spoken word
7:30pm at 1-3 St Nicholas Street, Worcester, WR1 1UW, GB
7:00pm at 3 Waddington Street, Durham, DH1 4BG, GB
Chester » Poetry Devas Slamming Night
7.30 for 8pm at Love Street, Chester, CH1 1QY, GB
London » Words and Music in the Woods
7.30 at 42 Muswell Hill Road, London, N10 3JP, GB
8:30pm at Lairgate, Beverley, HU17 8JG, GB
7:00pm at Market Rd, Cardiff, CF5 1QE, GB
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Friday 06 May 2016
8:00pm at 12 Enmore Road , Croydon, SE25 5NQ, GB
Warrington » An Evening of Poetry Reading
7pm to 9pm at Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JB, GB
Otley, Leeds » Patience Agbabi: Telling Tales
8:00pm at Courthouse Street, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3AN, GB
8:00pm at Kibes Lane, Ware, SG12 7ED, GB
Glasgow » Magic Carpet Cabaret
8:00pm at 42 Otago Lane, Glasgow, G12 8PB, GB
12:00pm at 6 Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, Bristol, BS1 3BU, GB
Richmond » Storytelling@The Tea Box (Richmond)
8:00pm at 7 Paradise Road, Richmond, TW9 1RX, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Saturday 07 May 2016
2.15pm for 2.30pm at 15 St Peg Lane, Cleckheaton, BD19 3SA, GB
Liverpool » Linton Kwesi Johnson & Hollie McNish
8pm at Great George Street, Liverpool, L1 5EW, GB
Blackpool » An evening with comedy poet Jim Byrne
7:00pm at North Promenade Blackpool, Blackpool, FY2 9RQ, GB
London » Poetry at The Room - Erotic edition
7:30pm at 33 Holcombe Road, London, N17 9AS, GB
London » A special Erotic Edition of Poetry at The Room
7:30pm at 33 Holcombe Road, London, N17 9AS, GB
1:00pm at Winter Gardens, Glasgow, G32 7AX, GB
Aberystwyth » The Poetry Experience
2:00pm at Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DE, GB
7:30pm at 39 London Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS, GB
London » Writers Forum Workshop
3:30 for 4:00pm at 56 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BL, GB
7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start at 13 Finkle Street, Thirsk, YO7 1DA, GB
12 Noon at Ashton Library, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, England , Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7SG, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Sunday 08 May 2016
8 at 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RW, GB
Manchester » Queer of the Unknown
7:00pm at 2 Dale Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M1 1JW, GB
Internet Radio » Themes for Dreamers
4:00pm at Internet Radio
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Monday 09 May 2016
Stockport » Write Out Loud Stockport
7:00pm at Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB, GB
8:00pm at 34 West Nicolson Street , Edinburgh, EH8 9DD , GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
Sowerby Bridge » Puzzle Poets Live
8,00pm at 4 Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2EQ, GB
Todmorden » Creative Writing - Short Course - NEW
7pm-9pm at Lever Street, Todmorden, OL14 5QE, GB
7:15 for 7:30pm at 13 Leyden Street, London, E1 7LE, GB
Washington DC » Mic Check open mic
9:00pm at 709 Kennedy Street NW, Washington DC, 20011, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10:00-12.30 at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
7-9pm at Outwood Road, Stockport, SK8 3Jl, GB
13.00 p.m at Argyle Parade, Heywood, OL10 3RY, GB
7:30pm at 72 Royal Hill, , London, SE10 8RT, GB
8:00pm at 10 St. James's Square, Lower Lansdown, Bath, BA1 2TR, GB
Sowerby Bridge » Werewolf by Steve Ely
7:30pm at 4 Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2EQ, GB
Huddersfield » Queenie's Coffee House Night
7:00pm at Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP, GB
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Tuesday 10 May 2016
Bournemouth » Poetry on the Spot
7:00pm at 529 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4AG, GB
8:00pm at 52-54 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6HN, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
BEXHILL-ON-SEA » Seaside and Sailaway
4:00pm at De La Warr Road, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, TN40 2JA, GB
Oxford » Spark's Side of the Moon
9:00pm at James Street, Oxford, OX4 1EU, GB
Stony Stratford » Scribal Gathering
8:00pm at 64 High St, Stony Stratford, MK11 1AQ, GB
8:00pm at Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JN, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
7:30pm at 44 Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX, GB
Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops
5.30 - 7.00pm at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
8:00pm at Old Seacroft Chapel, York Road, Leeds, LS14 6JB, GB
8:00pm at 19 The Wylde, Bury, BL9 0LA, GB
Sheffield » Writers in The Bath
7.30 at 66 Victoria St, Sheffield., Sheffield, S3 7QL, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Wednesday 11 May 2016
8:15pm at 57 Belle Vue Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6DP, GB
8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
7:30pm at 66 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XB, GB
7:30pm at 16 Wood Street, Bolton, BL1 1DY, GB
12:00pm at 1464 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B30 2NT, GB
Todmorden » Women's Creative Life-Writing Course - NEW
1pm-3pm at Lever Street, Todmorden, OL14 5QE, GB
10.00 am till 12noon at Kitt Green Road, Wigan, WN5 0EF, GB
Wednesbury » Unity in the Community
7:30pm at Great Western Street, Wednesbury, WS10 0AS, GB
8:30pm at 72 Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, London, N16 6XS, GB
Peterborough » A Pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama
8:30pm at Town Bridge, Peterborough, PE1 1FP, GB
7:45pm at Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS, GB
Ledbury » Ledbury Poetry Festival
8:00pm at Lawnside Road, Ledbury, HR8 2AE, GB
Sheffield » Michael Symmons Roberts
7:30pm at Shearwood Road, Sheffield, S10 2TD, GB
London » Apples and Snakes presents STRAIGHT OUT THE BOX
7.30 at 49 Brixton Station Road, London, SW9 8PQ, GB
Cheltenham » Storyteller of the Year Entertains
6:30pm at 15-17 Bennington St, Cheltenham, GL50 4ED, GB
7:30pm at 2 Cromwell Road, Bishophill, York, York, YO1 6DU, GB
Rawtenstall » Spoken Word@theWhitaker
7:30pm at Whitaker Park, Haslingden Rd Rawtenstall, Rawtenstall, BB4 6RE, GB
7-30 for 8 at 1 Grove Road under Central Library, Eastbourne, BN21 4TL, GB
7:00pm at South View Road, Sheffield, S7 1DB, GB
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Thursday 12 May 2016
London » Frogs & Jays: Spoken Word
7:45pm at 118 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0RN, GB
8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
Doncaster » Well Spoken! at Doncaster Brewery
7:30pm at 7 Young St, Doncaster, DN1 3EL, GB
Leamington Spa » PureandGoodandRight
7.30 at 141 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NX, GB
Ilkley » The Purple Room presents
7:30pm at 139 Bolling Road, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, LS29 8PT, GB
Reading » SOUTH Poetry Magazine 53 LAUNCH
7pm for 7.30 start at King Street, Reading, RG1 3BQ, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
8:00pm at Victoria Lane, Huddersfield, HD1 2QF, GB
Huddersfield » Poetry/acoustic open mic
9:00pm at 28 Wood St, Huddersfield, HD1 1DU, GB
7:30pm at Manor House, 23 Robin Lane, Leeds, LS28 3BR, GB
12:30pm at 1464 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B30 2NT, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Friday 13 May 2016
Oldham » Bookmark Fest - Write Out Loud with Anjum Malik
19.00 - 21.00 at Greaves St, Oldham, OL1 1AL, GB
Manchester » Alkrington Writers Group
6:00pm at Kirkway, Manchester, M24 1LW, GB
Liversedge » Lend Us Your Ears
7:30pm at Huddersfield Road, Liversedge, WF15 7ER, GB
Norwich » Fierce Light at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2016
7:30pm at 42-58 St. Georges Street, Norwich, NR3 1AB, GB
3:00pm at 55 Paradise Street , Liverpool, L1 3BP, GB
Richmond » Free Entrance Poetry Jam @The Tea Box
8:00pm at 7 Paradise Road, Richmond, TW9 1RX, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Saturday 14 May 2016
Hindley, Wigan » A Clucking Good Night Out
7.30 ( doors open 7pm) at 8 Liverpool Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3HU, GB
Shrewsbury » What I Learned from Johnny Bevan - Luke Wright
6.30 doors at 14 The Square, Shrewsbury, GB
Hebden Bridge » Word On The Street
7:30pm for 8 at St George's Street , Hebden Bridge, HX7 7BY, GB
10.00 at 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN, GB
London » Writers Forum Workshop – New Series
3:30 for 4:00pm at 28–30 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4LB, GB
1:30pm at Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2SG, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Sunday 15 May 2016
Portsmouth » Tongues and Grooves
7:30pm at Broad St, Portsmouth, PO1 2JE, GB
Sunderland » Scratch Sunderland
2:00pm at Chester Road, Sunderland, Road SR1 3RD, GB
3:00pm at 3 St. Marys Rd Luton , Luton, LU1 3JA, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Monday 16 May 2016
Woking » Write Out Loud Woking
7:30pm at Send Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7EN, GB
Sutton » BOOK LAUNCH: THE NO PANIC BOOK OF NOT PANICKING
6:00pm at St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1AY, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
Todmorden » Creative Writing - Short Course - NEW
7pm-9pm at Lever Street, Todmorden, OL14 5QE, GB
Chicago » Waiting 4 The Bus, Open Mic & Featured Poet
7:00pm at 1218 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607, GB
Washington DC » Mic Check open mic
9:00pm at 709 Kennedy Street NW, Washington DC, 20011, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10:00-12.30 at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
8:30pm at 169-171 Westgate, Bradford, BD1 3AA, GB
Stratford-upon-Avon » REEL POETRY
8:00pm at Windsor Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6YZ, GB
Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.
8:00pm at 16 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1EF, GB
Bath » Bath Storytelling Circle
8:00pm at 7 Queen St (off Milsom St/Quiet St), Bath, BA1 1HE, GB
Brighton » What I Learned From Johnny Bevan by Luke Wright
7:30pm at 11a Upper Market Street, Brighton, BN3 1A, GB
Norwich » Hollie McNish at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2016
8:45pm at 51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG, GB
Norwich » Francesca Beard at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2016
6:30pm at 51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG, GB
8.00 at Tower Gardens, off Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1LG, GB
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Petersfield » WRITE ANGLE POETRY & MUSIC +OPEN MIC
7:30pm at 10-12 College Street, Petersfield, Petersfield, GU31 4AD, GB
from 8 p.m. at 40 Elm Hill, Norwich, NR3 1HG, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
St Ives » St Ives Poetry Forum every 3rd Friday
1:30pm at Gabriel Street, St Ives, TR26 2LU, GB
7:00pm at 115-117 Kew Rd, Richmond, TW9 2PN, GB
London » Spoken Word: HYSTERIA
7:00pm at 578 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AH, GB
6pm-8pm at Old Seacroft Chapel, York Road, Leeds, LS14 6JB, GB
Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops
5.30 - 7.00pm at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
Porthcawl » Poems + Pints at the Lorelei
7:30pm at 36-38 Esplanade Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3YU, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
8:00pm at 7 Bridge Street, Otley, Leeds, LS21 1BQ, GB
Sowerby Bridge » 'Werewolf': Calderdale Launch
7.30 for 8.00 at 4 Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2EQ, GB
Sowerby Bridge » Werewolf by Steve Ely
7:30pm at 4 Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2EQ, GB
Wimborne » Poetry at Cantina Cafe
10:00am at 3 Church Street, Wimborne, BH21 1JH, GB
Manchester » Climate Poetry Lab
7:00pm at 843 Stockport Road, Manchester, M19 3PW, GB
7.30 at 3 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BL, GB
8:00pm at 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, S3 8SA, GB
8:30pm at 52-54 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6HN, GB
7.30 for 8pm start at 16 Wood Street, Bolton, BL1 1DY, GB
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
7:30pm at 296a Camberwell Rd, London, SE5 0RP, GB
Wednesday 18 May 2016
Marsden » Write Out Loud Marsden
19.30 - 21.30 at Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW, GB
7:30 (doors open) at 104 City Road, London, EC1V 2NR, GB
7:00pm at South View Road, Sheffield, S7 1DB, GB
Harrogate » Poems Prose and Pints
7:30pm at 42 Tower Street, Harrogate, HG1 1HS, GB
Manchester » Book launch: Lustful Feminist Killjoys
7:30pm at Afflecks Palace, Oldham St, Manchester, M4 1PW, GB
6.30 doors at 14 The Square, Shrewsbury, GB
Liverpool » Dead Good Poets' Society
7:00pm for 7:30pm at Hope St, Liverpool, L8 7PE, GB
7:30pm at 448 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BW, GB
10.00 am till 12noon at Kitt Green Road, Wigan, WN5 0EF, GB
Todmorden » Women's Creative Life-Writing Course - NEW
1pm-3pm at Lever Street, Todmorden, OL14 5QE, GB
Bodmin » Pendoggett Poetry Club Poetry Nights
8pm (Poets' Pot Luck - £6.50 - served from 6pm) at Pendoggett, Bodmin, PL30 3HH, GB
7:30pm at 66 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XB, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
7:45pm at Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS, GB
Thursday 19 May 2016
7:30pm at St Francis Road, Keynsham, BS31 2DY, GB
8:00pm at 22 Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3QA, GB
14.00 p.m at Asby Close, Middleton, M24 4JF, GB
7:30pm at 27 Parliament Street, Liverpool, L8 5RN, GB
Plymouth » Apples and Snakes presents FORKED
8:00pm at Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ, GB
Birmingham » Apples and Snakes presents HIT THE ODE
7:30pm at 48 John Bright Street , Birmingham, B1 1BN, GB
Huddersfield » The Raven and the Laughing Head by Mark Hinchliffe
7:30pm at Victoria Lane, Huddersfield, HD1 2QF, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
7:30pm at 14 Bailiffgate, Alnwick, NE66 1LX, GB
12:30pm at 1464 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B30 2NT, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Friday 20 May 2016
7.00pm - 10.00pm at Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TH, GB
Burton-on-Trent » Spoken Worlds
7:00pm at George Street, Burton-on-Trent, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 1DP, GB
8pm doors at South Street, Reading, RG1 4QU, GB
York » Paper Swans Press' Launch of The Chronicles of Eve
7:30pm at 13-17 Coney Street, York, YO1 9QL, GB
St Ives » St Ives Poetry Workshop
1-30 p.m. at Gabriel Street, St Ives, TR26 2LU, GB
Manchester » Shangri la! Cabaret
8:00pm at 279 Bury Old Rd, Manchester, M25 1JA, GB
Edinburgh » Rally&Broad: The Grand Launch!
7:30pm at 36 West Nicholson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DD, GB
7:00pm at Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Saturday 21 May 2016
2.15pm for 2.30pm at 15 St Peg Lane, Cleckheaton, BD19 3SA, GB
Aberystwyth » Word Distillery Workshop
2:00pm at Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DE, GB
2:00pm at St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1AY, GB
Bradford » Irish Day at the Bradford Literature Festival
3:00pm at 29 Cheapside, Forster Square, Bradford, Bradford, BD1 4HU, GB
7:30pm at 33 Holcombe Road, London, N17 9AS, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Sunday 22 May 2016
Stockbridge, Hampshire » Open Word
1.30 at High St, Stockbridge, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6EU, GB
BEXHILL-ON-SEA » Writers/Storytellers Circle
5:00pm at The Marina, Bexhill, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, TN40 1DP, GB
Norwich » Vocal Inventiuon - Ross Sutherland / George Szirte
7:30pm at 17 St Benedicts St, Norwich, NR2 4PE, GB
Middleton » Write Out Loud - Middleton
7:00pm at Saint. Leonards Square , Middleton, M24 6DJ , GB
Internet Radio » Themes for Dreamers
4:00pm at Internet Radio
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Monday 23 May 2016
Edinburgh » Federation of Writers(Scotland) Dementia Awareness
7:00pm at 168 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4PU, GB
7:30pm at 2a Landcross Road, Manchester, M14 6NA, GB
Chorlton » The Other at Chorlton Arts Festival
7:30pm at 30a Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PH, GB
Droitwich Spa » Dave Reeves: Out The Frame
7:00pm at 4 Victoria Square, Droitwich Spa Worcestershire, Droitwich Spa, WR9 8DS, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10:00-12.30 at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
Washington DC » Mic Check open mic
9:00pm at 709 Kennedy Street NW, Washington DC, 20011, GB
Todmorden » Creative Writing - Short Course - NEW
7pm-9pm at Lever Street, Todmorden, OL14 5QE, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
online at www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com, Podcast
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Tuesday 24 May 2016
7:30pm at 67 Dean Street Soho,, London, W1D 4QH, GB
8:00pm at 52-54 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6HN, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
Chorlton, Manchester » Word Jam at Chorlton Arts Festival
7.30pm (doors 7.00pm) at 53 Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9PW, GB
Norwich » What I Learned From Johnny Bevan by Luke Wright
8:00pm at 51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG, GB
Manchester » Quiet quiet LOUD! at Chorlton Arts Festival
7:30pm doors (8.00pm start) at 617 Wilbraham Road, Manchester, M21 9AN, GB
8:00pm at Chesterton Rd, Cambridge, CB4 3AX, GB
Wigan » The Poetry Society Wigan Stanza
7:00pm at 17-19 Wallgate , Wigan, WN1 1LD, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops
5.30 - 7.00pm at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
8:00pm at 19 The Wylde, Bury, BL9 0LA, GB
7:30pm at 30a Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PH, GB
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Wednesday 25 May 2016
Langley, Nr Brum. » Purple Penumbra
7:30pm at Spring Walk, Langley, Nr Brum., B69 4SP, GB
7:00pm at South View Road, Sheffield, S7 1DB, GB
Wolverhampton » The Poetry Train
8:00pm at 44 Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX, GB
London » Apples and Snakes presents JAWDANCE
7.30pm, 7pm for open mic sign up at 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA, GB
Chorlton » Horse Meet Writing Sessions
12:00pm at 9 The Green, Chorlton, M21 9HS, GB
London » Uncle Errol's World Famous Poetry Jam
6.30 at Biscuit Factory. 100 Clements Road, London, SE16 4DG, GB
7:30pm at 7 Hall Street, Welshpool, SY21 7RY, GB
Shoreham by Sea » pubcrawlpoets
8:30pm at 368 Brighton Rd, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 6RE, GB
7-30 pm at 15-16 St Wilfrid Street, Preston, PR1 2US, GB
10.00 am till 12noon at Kitt Green Road, Wigan, WN5 0EF, GB
Rochdale » The Kosmic Jam - a creative night of improvisation
8:30pm at 600 Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0SW, GB
12:00pm at 1464 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B30 2NT, GB
7:30pm at 66 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XB, GB
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Thursday 26 May 2016
Bournemouth » Talking Loud and Telling Stories
7:00pm at 176-180 Seabourne Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JB, GB
Cirencester » Writers in the Brewery
7:00pm at Brewery Court, Cricklade St, Cirencester, GL7 1JH, GB
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Manchester » Bang Said the Gun: April
7:30pm at 10a Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 5QA, GB
12:30pm at 1464 Pershore Road, Birmingham, B30 2NT, GB
London » Girlfriend in a Comma
7:30pm at 202 Brick Lane, London, E1 6SA , GB
7:00pm at 32-34 Bath Road, Hounslow, TW3 3EB, GB
7:00pm at 4 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BW, GB
8:00pm at 48 Lower Street, Kettering, NN16 8DJ, GB
Huddersfield » Poetry/acoustic open mic
9:00pm at 28 Wood St, Huddersfield, HD1 1DU, GB
8:00pm at 2 Pelham Road, Nottingham, NG5 2AP, GB
Swansea » Poets in the Bookshop
7:30pm at Somerset Place, Swansea, SA1 1RR, GB
8:00pm at 9 Eastgate Street Row, Chester, CH1 1LG, GB
8:00pm at 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD, GB
Oldham » Jackie Hagan's Some People Have Too Many Legs
7:00pm at Greaves St, Oldham, OL1 1AL, GB
Norwich » Doctor Zeeman’s Catastrophe Machine
8:00pm at 51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG, GB
Norwich » Martin Figura at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2016
8:45pm at 51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG, GB
Norwich » Linton Kwesi Johnson at Norfolk & Norwich Festival
6:30pm at 51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG, GB
Audlem » The 5th Audlem Poetry Slam
8:00pm at 12 Shropshire Street, Audlem, CW3 0DX, GB
Bradford » Mildly Erotic Poetry
7:30pm at The Wool Exchange, Hustlergate , Bradford, BD1 1DL, GB
Newcastle-upon-Tyne » JIBBA JABBA
7:30pm at James Place St, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 1LD, GB
Leeds » Nymphs & Thugs presents Toria Garbutt album launch
7:00pm at 27-29 Headingley Lane, Leeds, LS6 1BL, GB
Louth » Louth Poetry Group Monthly Workshop
7:30pm at Lincolnshire, Louth, LN11 0BX, GB
2pm & 10pm & 6am at Internet Radio
Friday 27 May 2016
Doors Open 6.30pm, Show from 7.30pm at 130 Hoxton St, London, N1 6SH, GB
8:00pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
3:00pm at 55 Paradise Street , Liverpool, L1 3BP, GB
7:30pm at 178 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DW, GB
7:30pm at Kendrick St, Stroud, GL5 1AE, GB
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Saturday 28 May 2016
2.00pm to 4.00pm at St. Georges Square, Luton, LU1 2NG, GB
Stowmarket » 3rd Festival of Suffolk Poetry
10:00 at Church Walk, Stowmarket, IP14 1ET, GB
3:00pm at Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH, GB
London » Rewriting Alice in Wonderland
11:00am at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
Bodmin » Bodmin Poetry Festival
9:00pm at Upton Cross (01579 362382)., Bodmin, PL14 5AZ, GB
10.30am at Denton Town Hall, Denton, M34 2AP, GB
London » The Story Sessions at Brockley Max: Asylum
3:30pm at Courtrai Road, London, SE23 1PL, GB
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
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Sunday 29 May 2016
Torquay » Static - Robert Garnham's One Hour Show
8:00pm at Lucius Street, Torquay, TQ2 5UW, GB
Bristol » Shhh.....It's Sunday
8:00pm at 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RW, GB
Birmingham » The Sunday Xpress
4:30pm at 203 Bradford St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0JD, GB
5:00pm at 1 Westbourne Road , Huddersfield, HD1 4LA, GB
London » True Stories: The BEST in Spoken Word
7:00pm at 220 North End Road, London, W14 9NX, GB
Cambridge » Allographic Workshop
2:00pm at 5-7 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD, GB
Cambridge » Allographic Open Mic
19 : 00 at 5-7 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LD, GB
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Monday 30 May 2016
8:00pm at Lucius Street, Torquay, TQ2 5UW, GB
8:00pm at 27 Hyndland Street, Glasgow, G11 5QF, GB
Maidenhead » The Rose Pub Poetry/Acoustic open mic.
8:00pm at 16 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1EF, GB
7:30pm at Church Street, Dorking, RH4 1DW, GB
Camelford » The Indian King Poets
10:00-12.30 at 2 Trefrew Road, Camelford, PL32 9TP, GB
Washington DC » Mic Check open mic
9:00pm at 709 Kennedy Street NW, Washington DC, 20011, GB
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Tuesday 31 May 2016
7:30pm at 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, GB
8:30pm at 52-54 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6HN, GB
Nottingham » Kathy Pimlott and Jo Dixon booklaunch
7:00pm at 14a Long Row, Nottingham, Nottingham, NG1 2DH, GB
8:00pm at 19 The Wylde, Bury, BL9 0LA, GB
7:30pm at 15 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HH, GB
7:30pm at Heaton Moor Road, Manchester, SK4 4HL, GB
7:30pm at Preston Rd, Chorley, PR6 7AX, GB
Halifax » Igniting The Spark Writing Workshops
5.30 - 7.00pm at Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5WA, GB
Podcast » Indiefeed Performance Poetry Podcast
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