Celebrating queer poets in the north-east: new open-mic night in Darlington
A new open mic poetry night to celebrate queer poets in the north-east is being launched in Darlington next month. Hook, Line & Thinkers at the Queerish Bookshop will have two featured poets (to be announced) and eight open mic slots (five minutes per person). The event at 39A Bondgate, Darlington, is on Saturday 15 June. Doors open 6.45pm, with the event starting at 7pm and ending at 8.30pm. Thos...
8th May 2024
Hippie's tale: Pratibha Castle at Write Out Loud Woking on Zoom
Pratibha Castle will be reading from her pamphlet Miniskirts in The Waste Land, about her hippie days in London and India, as guest poet at Write Out Loud Woking on Zoom on Wednesday 8 April. More details
30th April 2024
Back after break-in havoc ... Write Out Loud Woking at the Fiery Bird tonight
Write Out Loud Woking’s open-mic poetry night at the Fiery Bird music and community arts venue in Woking will be going ahead on Thursday 25 April after all, after last month’s event - along with many ...
25th April 2024
Away from home, just round the corner: New York's Nuyorican poetry slams at The Bowery
Described by Allen Ginsberg (writer of Howl, the poem that changed US obscenity laws) as “the most integrated place on the planet”, the Nuyorican Poets Café closed its doors in November 2023 for a $24...
21st March 2024
Away from home, just round the corner: New York's Nyorican Poetry slams at The Bowery
Described by Allen Ginsberg (writer of Howl, the poem that changed US obscenity laws) as “the most integrated place on the planet”, the Nuyorican Poets Café closed its doors in November 2023 for a $24...
21st March 2024
Away from home, just round the corner: New York's Nyorican Poetry slams at The Bowery
Described by Allen Ginsberg (writer of Howl, the poem that changed US obscenity laws) as “the most integrated place on the planet”, the Nuyorican Poets Café closed its doors in November 2023 for a $24...
21st March 2024
Write Out Loud Wigan at the Old Courts tonight
Write Out Loud Wigan is at the Old Courts, Crawford Street, Wigan on Thursday 14 March from 7.30pm. More details
14th March 2024
Sharron Green is guest poet at Write Out Loud Woking tonight
Compere Sharron Green is also guest poet at Write Out Loud Woking at the Fiery Bird on Thursday 29 February. Sharron will be reading from her new collection Willing Words. Entry is £5, and doors open ...
29th February 2024
Elizabeth Gibson is guest at Write Out Loud Sale on Monday
Elizabeth Gibson is the guest perfomer at Write Out Loud Sale at the Waterside arts centre on Monday, 19 February. She is a queer, neurodivergent poet and performer who has been the recipient of a New...
14th February 2024
Write Out Loud Woking on Zoom tonight
The next Write Out Loud Woking on Zoom is on Valentine’s Day. Poems about hearts and flowers certainly allowed, but by no means essential. Email Greg Freeman on gregfreem@gmail.com if you’d like to re...
14th February 2024
Write Out Loud at Stockport art gallery tonight
Come and share your poems at this friendly open-floor poetry night set in the stimulating environment of Stockport Art Gallery. £1.50 donation is obligatory for all attendees. Entrance is round the ri...
8th February 2024
Write Out Loud Wigan at the Old Courts tonight
Write Out Loud Wigan is back at the Bailiff Bar at the Old Courts, Wigan on Thursday 8 February. Compered by Ian Whiteley, sign up from 7.30pm for an 8pm start. More details
8th February 2024
Linda Downs is guest at Write Out Loud Bolton tonight
Poet and playwright LInda Downs is the guest performer at Write Out Loud Bolton on Sunday 4 February at Bolton Socialist Club at 7.30pm. Fifteen five-minute open-mic slots available. Sign up at the do...
4th February 2024
Heather Cook is guest poet at Write Out Loud Woking at the Fiery Bird tonight
Heather Cook will be the featured poet at Write Out Loud Woking at the Fiery Bird on Thursday 25 January. Heather will be reading from her debut, award-winning pamphlet Out of the Ordinary. Sharron Gr...
25th January 2024
'Monkey Poet' Matt Panesh at Newcastle's Born Lippy
Monkey Poet - aka Matt Panesh, winner of many fringe awards and organiser of Morecambe poetry festival – will be headlining at Born Lippy, Newcastle’s mix of spoken word, comedy, hip-hop and open-mic,...
24th January 2024
Write Out Loud at Stockport art gallery tonight
Members of Stockport Write Out Loud will be sharing their poems on Thursday 11 January at Stockport art gallery. Come and share your poems at this friendly open-floor poetry night set in a wonderfully...
14th January 2024
Kate Hook is guest poet at Sale Write Out Loud on Monday
Kate Hook is the guest poet at Sale Write Out Loud at the Waterside arts centre, Sale, on Monday 15 January. Kate's first poetry book I Can Hear You Ironing is due out in March. Contact host Sarah Pri...
11th January 2024
Bright Stars: celebrating three Romantic poets in Sussex
Bright Stars – Celebrating the Anniversaries of the Romantics in Sussex – involves readings in Chichester on Saturday 20 January of poetry by John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron in his bic...
11th January 2024
Write Out Loud Wigan at the Old Courts tonight
The ever-popular Write Out Loud Wigan is at the Bailiff Bar at the Old Courts in Wigan on Thursday 11 January. Your host is Ian Whiteley. Sign up on the night from 7.30pm for an 8pm start. More detail...
11th January 2024
Write Out Loud Woking on Zoom tonight
Write Out Loud Woking stages its first open-mic poetry night of 2024 on Zoom on Wednesday 10 January. It's compered by Greg Freeman, so email Greg for details gregfreem62@gmail.com if you'd like a fiv...
10th January 2024