‘Kate Noakes’ The Filthy Quiet is a collection aloud with every imaginable sensation – poems that teem with soundscape, texture and detail, are lithe and lusty, full…

This is a basically a private event to celebrate the launch of the website of Colin Rowbotham’s poetry in close to what would have been…

What happens to love when mental illness steps in? Why do some of us get better, and some of us stay worse? How do families…

The Taqasim Oud Club is an open-mic poetry and music event where amateurs and professionals are invited to share their material with fellow Taqasim Music…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

George Herbert wrote that “the best mirror is an old friend”, come and join four tarnished mirrors – Anna Selby, Chrissy Williams, Richard Scott and…

Screening of Beast (2017) During Feb, March and April we are showing Apostasy, Beast and Funny Cow as part of the series “Beyond the Kitchen Sink: New British Films in the…

Hog-o-rama sees The Hedgehog Poetry Press launching new collections from Karen Dennison and James Simpson along with Six new Micro-Collection Sticklebacks from Melissa Fu, C.R.…

Italian lutanist Mario Pepini + poetry from Harry Eyres and Peter Phillips   Fourth Friday is a poetry and music event  held at the  Poetry Cafe,…

Out-Spoken’s Poetry Masterclass is a monthly three hour weekend workshop which is facilitated by leading UK/US poets. This session will be led by British poet…

  Africa-London: Outsiders Insiders Christina Fonthes, Fatima Hagi, Hasani Hasani, Amos Ruiz, Freddy Matcha and Alemu Tabeje. Music: Otto Gumaelius Christina Fonthes is a Congolese-British…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

Amy Balog performs poems from her new collection ‘The Mighty Flame’, accompanied by jazz guitarist Carlos Ferrao’s dark soundscapes and psychedelic riffs. The book’s main…

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, renowned author of Dead Lions Don’t Roar, Unravel Your Hidden Gems and Dead Dogs Don’t Bark is holding a VIP launch night…

She Grrrowls is a feminist arts night focused on showcasing women and non-binary people in poetry and spoken word. The show consists of features acts,…

A Storytelling event for children 4-9 accompanied by at least one adult. This is an activity for the school holidays and the children will not…

An informed talk on NATO in the 1st half followed by discussion. A cultural program of poetry and music in the 2nd half.

Six of Switzerland’s most dynamic and innovative contemporary poets come to London to present brand new collaborations with Britain-based counterparts. This special focus event pairs…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

Gill McEvoy, Katherine Gallagher & Margaret Eddershaw celebrate with readings and a dramatic poem about Eliot’s life, From George to George, with original piano score…

Survivors Poetry presents their monthly event around well-being with people willing to share their experiences about coming back from mental troubles. + OPEN MIC (Please…

Please join us to celebrate the London launch of Isabel Galleymore’s debut collection, Significant Other, with an evening of celebratory readings from Isabel, Emily Hasler…

A first for London, the Yiddish Open Mic Café welcomes short contributions in Yiddish from individuals or groups. Poetry, song, theatre pieces, sketches are all…

Platform 1 is an opportunity for up and coming poets to perform alongside established acts. Performance spots available. (Arrive up to half an hour early…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

The workshops run from 6-8pm at the Poetry café on once every 2 weeks on a Thursday. There is a poetry night at the end…

Expect the usual greatness from Farrago! Open to ANY poet SLAM! Read or perform, any subject or style. FEATURES TBC!!! Emcee: John Paul O’Neill – [email protected]…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

For refugees and migrants Free monthly workshops for Exiled Writers Ink members. with Catherine Temma Davidson, poet and experienced tutor   https://www.facebook.com/ExiledWriters/ [email protected] 020-8458 1910…

 Funny Cow as part of the series “Beyond the Kitchen Sink: New British Films in the 60’s tradition” This is a standout British drama that pointedly…

Fourth Friday is a poetry and music event  held at the  Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden. It takes place at 8pm on the fourth (not necessarily…

Our annual Spring event in London is an informal get-together with talks by two speakers on topics related to Sassoon and Owen. This year’s speakers…

Hosted by Gale Burns and Chris Beckett.

Richard Aronowitz, whose poems were shortlisted for the Troubadour International Poetry Prize and the Bridport Prize, will be reading from his debut collection “Life Lessons”…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

She Grrrowls is a feminist arts night focused on showcasing women and non-binary people in poetry and spoken word. The show consists of features acts,…

1n 1996 Stephen Lightbown, aged 16, went sledging in the snow, hit a tree and suffered a life changing accident which left him paralysed. In…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

Survivors Poetry presents their monthly event around well-being with people willing to share their experiences about coming back from mental troubles. + OPEN MIC (Please…

Expect the usual greatness from Farrago! Open to ANY poet SLAM! Read or perform, any subject or style. FEATURES TBC!!! Emcee: John Paul O’Neill – [email protected]…

“The mother-daughter relationship is an essential, powerful force in every woman’s life. When a woman understands more about her relationship with her mother and her…

Platform 1 is an opportunity for up and coming poets to perform alongside established acts. Performance spots available. (Arrive up to half an hour early…

Monthly Exiled Lit Cafe, usually first Monday of the month throughout the year at 7pm.       

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…

Dirt is compulsive behaviour, undignified things and a source of life – poets and artists consider how dirt can damage or become beautiful. With Sophie…

London’s premier open mic night. Sign up on the night between 6.45pm and 7.15pm to read. Average slots run from 4 to 5 minutes. Hosted…