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Smoking Outside

This month's poem was chosen by Lynda Morgan. She chose it because, as she says " ... it evokes that lovely private time experienced when feeling in flow with your surroundings.  Good for the soul."

Find out more about Carol and her work: http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/carolfalaki

Smoking Outside

The warm air lies flat on the dusk
as the sun pulls the last coral plume...

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Queen of dub hits Soho

Apples & Snakes at the Soho theatre on Tuesday 31 May presents Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze, charismatic queen of dub poetry. Sharing the bill is Yorkshire’s Steve Tasane, no stranger to the odd rebel song himself. And watch out for Fatima Al Matar, the Coventry-Kuwaiti phenomenon creating serious waves o...

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Cley's poetry festival

The Cley Little Poetry Festival  is taking place this Saturday, 28 May, from 10am - 9pm, at Salthouse Church and the British Columbia Hall, in Cross Street, Salthouse, Norfolk. Map All-day events i...

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Kat Francois interview

One of the UK's most talented spoken word performers, winner of the first televised slam, Kat Francois, has been a Write Out Loud poet (i.e. had a profile on the site) since April. In a recent inte...

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The hitch-hiker's guide to poetry

Is hitch-hiking dead? Is poetry dead? Performance poet Catherine Brogan is trying to find out. She’s hitching to four performances in four days, taking with her two hitch-hiking novices, a film cre...

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Belfast launch for winning pamphlets

The launch of new pamphlets by Matt Kirkham and Howard Wright in Belfast tonight, Thursday 26 May,  is being hosted by No Alibis bookshop, in association with Iota magazine and Templar Poetry.

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Poetry Society lecture: On Being Old

The American poet and Pulitzer prizewinner CK Williams is to deliver the Poetry Society Annual Lecture: On Being Old on 26 May, from 7pm – 10 pm.  His lecture at Beveridge Hall, University of Londo...

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Fran Lock's debut collection

Fran Lock is launching her debut collection of poetry, Flatrock, at the Calder Bookshop at 51 The Cut, opposite the Young Vic theatre in London and near Waterloo station, on Wednesday 25 May, from ...

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Wigan's Stanza group seeks new talent

Wigan’s Stanza poetry group is looking to recruit new members. Wigan’s agenda includes sharing information on competitions, events, open mics, and workshops. In addition every month a member will v...

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Write Out Loud at the Waterside

Write Out Loud at the Waterside arts centre, Sale town centre, tonight, 24 April, at 7.30 pm presents three top guests plus open mic. First time readers are especially welcome. Open mic spaces are ...

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Poetry in the park at Wolverhampton

Poetry in the Park is an invitation to Wolverhampton residents and beyond to come along and meet local poets on Tuesday 24 May from  7-9pm at Bantock House museum and park. Appearing are Tony Strin...

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Write Out Loud at Middleton on Sunday

Julia McClay is the guest poet at Write Out Loud Middleton's open mic night on Sunday 22 May at the Ring O'Bells. Comedy double act Des Lexic and Alvin Sawdust will be premièring as comperes, there...

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Chanje Kunda at Chorlton arts festival

Chanje Kunda will be reciting Afro-centric poems from her forthcoming collection Amsterdam at the Iguana Bar, Chorlton on Saturday night, 21 May. Appearing with her at this Chorlton arts festival e...

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Lancaster Spotlight's Friday line-up

The line-up for Lancaster Spotlight on Friday 20 May at The Storey auditorium, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, includes poets Ann Wilson, who hosts the Spoken Word open mic at the Brewery arts centr...

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South magazine launches latest issue in Salisbury

South, the poetry magazine from the southern counties, launches its 43rd issue on Thursday 19 May with readings from featured poets at the White Room Studio, Salisbury Arts Centre, St Edmunds Churc...

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Postcards of outsiders' lives: poets work with homeless

Homeless people in Manchester have created "customised" tourist postcards of the city, in collaboration with arts organisation arthur+martha, and aided by poets from North America. The postcards ar...

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Rhymes in Birmingham

Join a gamut of guest stars at the Station pub in Kings Heath, Birmingham on Wednesday 18 May, for the Rhymes Milton Keynes Take-over. They include the Rhymes 2010 Slam winner Mark Niel, who is the...

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Jawdance at Rich Mix

Jawdance at Rich Mix arts centre, London’s Bethnal Green Road - not far from LIverpool Street station - on Wednesday 18 May includes guests Jill Abram, Jake Royston, and the five winners of the Jaw...

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Borderlands: poetry from the edges of Europe

Words On Monday at London’s Kings Place, this Monday 16 May features Borderlands, an evening of poetry from the edges of Europe, exploring the idea of geographical and cultural borders, what they m...

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Richard Fammeree

The American poet, composer, performing and recording artist Richard Fammeree  - a member of Write Out Loud  – has died after succumbing to ALS, a form of motor neurone disease. Fammeree was founde...

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John Hegley at Express Excess birthday special

John Hegley, Chris Redmond, and Indigo Williams feature at the 15th birthday special of Express Excess on Wednesday 18 May at The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill (opposite Chalk Farm tube station), i...

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Friday Night Writers make their bow

Friday Night Writers – on 13 May - is one of London’s newest events for book launches, readings and open mics, at Swiss Cottage library art gallery. If you read your poetry or prose in the open mic...

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Wigan's Write Out Loud tonight at the Tudor

Write Out Loud’s open mic is back at the Tudor in Wigan tonight, 12 May. Billed as night of poems, performance and drink, though not necessarily in that order, Wigan has been described by some as t...

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Cope, Armitage and Maxwell at Norfolk and Norwich festival

Wendy Cope, Simon Armitage and Glyn Maxwell headline an impressive array of poets at the Norfolk and Norwich festival from 6-21 May. Cope, who recently sold her archive including 40,000 emails to t...

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As I was going to St Ives ... for the festival, of course

The literature festival at St Ives, now in its fourth year, kicked off from Saturday 7 May until Sunday 15 May, with local and national writers, performers and poets covering story-telling and poet...

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Julie Boden in Leamington Spa

Symphony Hall Birmingham’s poet in residence, Julie Boden, is appearing at the PureandGoodandRight open mic night on Monday 9 May at the Sozzled Sausage in Leamington Spa.  Julie has appeared on Ra...

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Wanted: poets for Bury market gig

Write Out Loud is looking for poets to perform a short set on Saturday 14 May between 11:30 and 1:30 at Bury's world-famous market. The event will be publicised beforehand and the local press with ...

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John Darwin at Guitar 'n Verse

Write Out Loud favourite John Darwin will be appearing as well as singer-songwriter Linda Jennings at Guitar n Verse at Butterflies Bar, Bridge Street, Bolton, tonight, 5 May, 7pm - 10.30pm. It's t...

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John Siddique launches Full Blood

Best-selling poet John Siddique is launching his latest book, Full Blood, at Manchester City Library tonight, 5 May, from 6-8 pm.

John read from Full Blood, which is already shifting like hot c...

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