Ghareeb Iskander – Nada Menzalji -Shirin Razavian – Denise Saul Open Mic/Discussion Ghareeeb Iskander was born in Baghdad. He studied Arabic literature at the University…
Under the motto, “Change your body; change your mind; change your life,” Zenways has been sharing meditation and yoga practice for over five years within a homeless…
She Grrrowls is a feminist arts night focussed on showcasing women and non-binary people in poetry and spoken word. The show consists of features acts,…
The Poet’s Brut performance is a unique literary event that celebrates the visual, visceral, messy, handwritten and colourful in poetic performance – new live poetry…
(l-r) Wayne Holloway-Smith, Katie Griffiths, Ella Frears The 2018 National Poetry Competition saw 10 prize winners chosen by the judges, from over 14,000 poems. This…
Whether you’d love to produce the definitive non-fiction work on a topic you’re fascinated by, write a children’s book or turn your half-finished novel into…
Join the Emma Press for an evening of dinosaur poems, to celebrate the launch of their latest children’s poetry anthology, Dragons of the Prime: Poems…
Whether you’d love to produce the definitive non-fiction work on a topic you’re fascinated by, write a children’s book or turn your half-finished novel into…
Not News At Ten Poets, film-makers and fashion-designers present open-ended experiments in Creative Journalism. For readers to be re-enchanted with the world, we have to…
Five ground-breaking artists. Five laid-back talks. One evening not to miss. Join us for an evening of talks about art and its whereabouts and discover…
This is the book launch of Nine Arches Press Poets, Jessica Mookherjee and Julia Webb. Come and celebrate two fierce collections. Jessica Mookherjee’s second collection…
Saturday 20 July 2019, 10:00 am – 4:30 pmCost: £60
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour…
Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre’s ignitionpress launches its latest three pamphlets by Joanna Ingham, Sarah Shapiro and Jennifer Lee Tsai. Although this event is free, we…
AMAR Foundation is delighted to invite you to hear three of Iraq’s celebrated expatriate poets at the Poetry Society Cafe for an informal and enlightening…
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…
Have you ever translated a poem? This summer, The Poetry Society’s Young Poets Network has teamed up with Modern Poetry in Translation to challenge young…
A dramatic conversation between music and spoken word, hailed as “Incredibly modern and inventive” by Edinburgh Guide. Internationally acclaimed composer James Wright Glasgow performs the…
A group of young poets have been attending weekly poetry workshops where they have been exploring different themes related to identity through a series of…
Saturday 17 August 2019, 10:00 am – 4:30 pmCost: £60
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour…
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…
Celebrate the publication of great weather for MEDIA’s latest anthology Birds Fall Silent in the Mechanical Sea, a fearless and dynamic collection of poetry and…
Welcome to the launch of a new arts network! Tonight’s event is to launch the new interdisciplinary and collaborative creative arts network art does not get…
An event every month that begins at 7:30pm on day First of the month, repeating until Sunday 22 December 2019
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,…
Saturday 14 September 2019, 10:00 am – 4:30 pmCost: £60
This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your poetry on a one-to-one basis with poet and tutor Heidi Williamson, wherever you live. Heidi runs one-hour…
l-r: Jane Yeh (credit: Andy Forest), Kirsten Irving, Stephen Sexton (credit: Michael Weir) As the weeks count down towards the deadline for the 2019 National…
A comedy revue show using poetry and stand up comedy. Expect observations of the modern world, with three ensemble cast members, performing monologue poetry, sketches…
A live calligraphy demonstration and exhibition conversation. Drop in and chat with Paul Antonio during The Poetry Society’s programme of Open House Weekend activities.
This session is for any female identifying and non-binary people who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Part creative writing workshop, part research group: in…
We’re pleased to announce the launch of Collision by Claire Walker, Against the Grain’s eighth poetry pamphlet. Guest readers include Cheryl Pearson and Sarah Doyle.
The Shuffle presents DAVID CONSTANTINE AND FRIENDS, a wide-ranging evening of poetry and discussion celebrating one of Britain’s best loved poets, translator of Brecht and…
Seagull Books and Exiled Writers Ink present an evening of poetry and discussion that platforms Iraqi voices and delves into themes of exile and memory,…
Please join us to celebrate the London launch of Laura Scott’s debut collection, So Many Rooms, with an evening of celebratory readings and discussion. Laura…
To celebrate this year’s National Poetry Day, The Poetry Society has teamed up with London Underground to record some poets reading selected verse from the…
Join us this National Poetry Day on the Clore Ballroom at Southbank Centre, London, for an unmissable free poetry event hosted by the incredible Joelle…
MusicArt, in association with The Poetry Society, presents a poetry-inspired concert for National Poetry Day, featuring pianist Annie Yim, the poet Zaffar Kunial and composers…
An event every month that begins at 7:30pm on day First of the month, repeating until Sunday 22 December 2019
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,…
Opening lands: An evening of poetry, prose and creative partnerships Hosted by Catherine Davidson and Abbas Faiz Part I: Book Launches We are delighted to…
Screening: WILD ROSE (+ Intro & Discussion) Jessie Buckley delivers an electrifying, star-making performance a rebellious singer who dreams of trading working-class Glasgow for Nashville.…
An event every month that begins at 7:30pm on day Second of the month, repeating indefinitely
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…
An event every month that begins at 7:30pm on day Second of the month, repeating indefinitely
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…
Green Bottle Press is launching three pamphlets this year: The Waney Edge by Chloe Balcomb, Elements of Water by Caroline Davies and Holding Distance by…
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