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see also http://www.sarezale.com/events/


A diary of UK events in date order can be found at
Poetry London.


Map links for UK postcodes by
Multimap.

How to organise your event - a Poetry Society(UK) toolkit

For one-off events - Special and one-off events listings by date.


Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
SY23 3DE
Ticket Office 01970 623232 Mon-Sat 10am-8pm e-mail:
lla@aber.ac.uk for details of their year-round programme of arts events

Aldeburgh

The International Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
For further details, or to be added to the mailing list, please visit
www.aldeburghpoetryfestival.org Or contact Naomi Jaffa, Festival Director, Reading Room Yard, The Street, Brockdish, Diss, Norfolk IP21 4JZ Telephone: 01379 668345 e-mail: njaffa@aldeburghpoetryfestival.org

Bangor

SPACE Theatr Gwynedd, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd   No notice of any current events spacehendre@btopenworld.com

Barnet

The Bull's Spoken Word Events
The Bull Theatre, 68 High Street, Barnet
EN5 5SJ
Admin: 020 8449 5189 Box Office: 020 8449 0048

Isle of Barra

Isle of Barra International Poetry & Song Festival
Details from
www.bipas3.co.uk or bipas3@yahoo.com

Bath

Bath Literature Festival
Information 01225 462231 or e-mail
info@bathlitfest.org.uk Box office: 01225 463362

The Poetry Can presents...Can Openers
Every third Thursday of the month. 8.00pm £2.00/£1.00 concessions
Window Arts Centre, St. James Memorial Hall, Lower Borough Walls,Bath, Avon
BA1 1QR.
Contact: Richard Carder on (01225) 313 531

Bedford

Write Direction
Bedford Central Library

Beverley, East Yorkshire

Beverley Literature Festival
Information phone 01482 391673/867430

White Horse Inn (Nellie's)
22 Hengate
phone 01482 861973


Subtle Flame present:

Billingham

The Verb Garden events
at Stockton & Billingham College
Reservations, tickets and further information from Cleveland Arts: 01642 264651

Birkenhead

Wirral Ode Show
3rd Thursday each month - open floor at 8.30pm - 11pm
Stork Hotel, Price Street, Birkenhead
57 Club, Hamilton Square. Phone: 0151-638-3648 E-mail:
jasonrichards69@hotmail.com

limited access (email above first with requirements) - smoking


Pacific Road Arts Centre

venue
Pacific Road, Near Woodside, Birkenhead,
CH41 1LJ

Full wheelchair access - non smoking

Birmingham

OUTSPOKEN@Sublounge Bar,Barwick St(off Colmore Row)Birmingham City Centre

on Saturday 1st March Then every 1st Saturday of the month

5th April,3rd May,7th June.Start 8.30pm till late £5 b4 10.30 i.d may be required

 POETRY,LIVE
MUSIC,SPOKENWORD,OPEN MIC.

If you would like to perform contact 07931 759 318/07950 899 566 or email events@atuenterainment.com Text POET to
07950 899 566 to join mailing list.
 

Spoken Word
Every second Wednesday, 7.30pm, free.
Drum Arts Centre, 144 Potters Lane, Aston
B6 4UUB.
Contact
RoiGriot@netscape.net
 

Last Sunday of every month - Market Tavern, Moseley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham
Open mic poetry, stories, comedy and music
2pm-6pm, free entry and free roast potatoes

Ring Lizzie for details - 0121 471 3445
 

Bolton, Lancs

Write Out Loud

is a Bolton-based group dedicated to encouraging the performance of original writing. For more info: julianjordon@clara.co.uk 01204 398148, or Dave on 01204 382440.
Regular monthly events held at verious venues in the Bolton area.

3rd Sunday each month events now at the Howcroft pub (Smoking)

Occasional showcase events at Octagon Theatre (non-smoking but some smoking areas)

(18205)

Bournemouth


Cliff Edge Poetry Programme
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Musuem, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AA
Booking: 01202 451821
Information: Gill Horitz 01202 451805 info@renaissanceone.com

Bradford, Yorks

Beehive Poets,

 2nd Monday each month 8pm at The Beehive, Westgate, BRADFORD   (707)

Reading the City
Information: Tom Palmer, Festival Organiser, Telephone: (01274) 754096 Email:
tom.palmer@bradford.gov.uk

Bradford Book Festival
Poetry readings, talks, and performances are part of this festival. Details from Tom Palmer at Bradford Central Library. Details from Tom Palmer,
tom.palmer@bradford.gov.uk

Bracknell

SHP Poets, 3rd Tuesday of the Month, workshop from 7pm, performance 
from 9pm, £2 entry.
South Hill Park, Ringmead, BRACKNELL RG12 7PA (buses 
157/158/171/172/191 to Birch Hill Shops/Waitrose, 194 to South Hill  Road)  (707)

Brighton

The South Presents:
Information, bookings 01273 242850
coordinator@thesouth.org.uk
 
THE SOUTH presents MOUTH CABARET
 
Every Thursday 8.00pm November 4 – December 16 2004
Open House 146 Springfield Road Brighton
 
Poetry and short fiction in performance
Proudly supported by Remy Martin
www.thesouth.org.uk
 
(51104)

Bristol

Acoustic Night
Every monday at "Crofts" Stokes Croft, Bristol, an open mic evening of poetry and music hosted by Pete Hunter. All performers sign up by 7.00pm. Telephone Pete on 0117 3771677 or e-mail
peteland@madasafish.com

African Nights
every last Saturday of the month 10.00pm till late, entry £3.00
CEED Hall, Dean Street, St. Pauls
Information: 0117 9236317 or 0771 907 7739

Big Mouth Cabaret
Marlows,1 New Market Avenue, Bristol
BS1 2EH
First Wednesday of Every Month. Doors 7.30 p.m. Show 8.00pm. Tickets £6.00/£5.00 with flyer
Information: Rosemary Dun 0117 963 6462, mobile 0777 154 6919

Can Openers
monthly poetry platform, organised by Poetry Can - phone (0117) 942 6976 or email
lucy@poetrycan.demon.co.uk for details

The Portcullis, Sion Hill, Clifton, Bristol at 7.30 for 8,
holding poetry nights on the 2nd Thursday of the month. (506)

Cotham Parish Church
St. Michael's Hill
Occasional poetry events

Night of the Full Moon' @ Mr. Wolf's
Noodle and Rice Bar, 33 St.Stephen's Street Bristol
BS1 1JX
Open mike to poets, and all Spoken Word artists including film buffs, storytellers, and comics
MC'd by haiku poets Alan Summers and Karen Hoy

Produced by haiku specialists Naked Haijin Productions, P.O.Box 1974, Bristol BS99 3BB
Contact: Alan Summers
naked.haijin@virgin.net

Phat Lip Floor Show
- monthly event hosted by Pete hunter and Tim Gibbard and featuring many others. Part Anarchic Theatre part slam part video at the Landsdown, 8 Clifton Road. Start time 8.00pm. Entrance £3.50
Imformation from Pete Hunter 0117 3771677 or Tim Gibbard 07790 660939

Poeticize - from a Black Perspective
Chicane cafe, Christmas Steps
Booking: 0117 915 9911 (limited seats available). Information:
poeticize@caramail.com http://www.poeticize.co.uk
Speak Easy
Wednesdays. Door 7.30pm. Show 8.00pm. Entry free with ticket. Hosted by Big Mouth's Rosemary Dun.
il Bordello's, moored at Welsh Back, Bristol BS1
Information Rosemary Dun 0117 963 6462

Bristol Poetry Festival

Information: Festival Director, Bristol Poetry Festival , The Poetry Can, Unit 11, Kuumba Project, 20-22 Hepburn Road, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8UD
Telephone 0117-942 6976 Fax 0117-944 1478 E-mail
festival@poetrycan.demon.co.uk

Buckfastleigh, Devon

Anderson Festival
Buckfastleigh Town Hall.
information from Etruscan Books on 01364-643-128.
Company of Poets
contact John Cook (01803 866008)

Cambridge

Peter Howard's Cambridge Poetry Page contains event details and more.

Poetry at Borders Bookshop
Starbucks Cafe: 1st Floor, Borders Bookstore, 12-13 Market Street, Cambridge
CB2 3PA
Phone: 01223 306 181

Last thursday in the month 7:30pm at

LibraAries Books, Mill Road Cambridge.

Open to published poets and beginners.

Contact geoffreywrites@yahoo.uk  (707)


CAMBRIDGE SERIES
Poetry Readings
Monday at 8 p.m.
Drama Studio
English Faculty
9 West Road
£2
All Welcome
Wine will be available.
see www.barquepress.com
[with music (often) from The Man from Uranus]

Cambridge Conference of Contemporary Poetry
A weekend of international modernist poetry readings, video screenings and musical performances with poets from around the world performing their own work with simultaneous English
Check the CCCP webswite
www.cccp-online.org for full details.
Contacts: Rod Mengham c/o Jesus College Cambridge, Cambridge CB5 8BL tel: +44 1223 339493. Kevin Nolan e-mail:
k.nolan@virgin.net. Website queries please contact: Fred Garrad e-mail: fred-garrad@talk21.com

Barque Readings 
A moveable feast.

Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Guest poets plus floor spot 2nd Tues every month, Michaelhouse, Trinity Street, CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3. Also open mike every 4th Tues at CB1 Café, 32 Mill Road, CB1 2AD, 8pm, £3/£2. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

And listings for the full 2007-2008 line up are as follows:

Tue 9 Oct : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Launch event with Tobias Hill, guest support and floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 23 Oct : Cambridge CB1 Poetry Open Mike Night at CB1 Café , 32 Mill Road, CB1 2AD. 8pm, £3/£2. Come and listen, read and vote - most popular poem wins a prize. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 13 Nov : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Michael Laskey, guest support and floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3 . www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 27 Nov : Cambridge CB1 Poetry Open Mike Night at CB1 Café , 32 Mill Road, CB1 2AD. 8pm, £3/£2. Come and listen, read and vote - most popular poem wins a prize. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 11 Dec : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Esther Morgan, Joanne Limberg & Helen Ivory plus floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3 . www.cb1poetry.org.uk


 

Tue 8 Jan : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Matthew Hollis, guest support and floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3 . www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 22 Jan : Cambridge CB1 Poetry Open Mike Night at CB1 Café , 32 Mill Road, CB1 2AD. 8pm, £3/£2. Come and listen, read and vote - most popular poem wins a prize. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 12 Feb : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Frances Leviston, guest support and floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3 . www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 26 Feb : Cambridge CB1 Poetry Open Mike Night at CB1 Café , 32 Mill Road, CB1 2AD. 8pm, £3/£2. Come and listen, read and vote - most popular poem wins a prize. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 11 Mar : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Matthew Caley, guest support and floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3 . www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 25 Mar : Cambridge CB1 Poetry Open Mike Night at CB1 Café , 32 Mill Road, CB1 2AD. 8pm, £3/£2. Come and listen, read and vote - most popular poem wins a prize. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 8 Apr : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Pat Borthwick, guest support and floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3 . www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 22 Apr : Cambridge CB1 Poetry Open Mike Night at CB1 Café , 32 Mill Road, CB1 2AD. 8pm, £3/£2. Come and listen, read and vote - most popular poem wins a prize. www.cb1poetry.org.uk

Tue 13 May : Cambridge CB1 Poetry at Michaelhouse. Susan Utting, guest support and floor spot. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street CB2 1SU, 8pm, £5/£3 . www.cb1poetry.org.uk


N.B. regarding re accessibility I'm not aware of any facilities at CB1 Cafe, but the Michaelhouse has the following:

Disabled toilet with alarm

Handrails
Hearing induction loop with instructions
Lift with braille signs & evacuation instructions
Public transport access
Signs for visually impaired

Wheelchair access ramp


Kettle's Yard
Castle Street, Cambridge
CB3 0AQ
tel. 01223 352124 fax. 01223 324377 e-mail: mail@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk
Art gallery with occasional poetry events.

Camelford, Cornwall

Indian King Arts Centre
phone 01840 212111 e-mail:
info@indianking.co.uk

The Indian King Poets are a poetry group that meets most Thursday mornings from 10 am-12/12.30 pm. We write and discuss the writing in the first hour and bring work in progress for critical comment in the second hour or so. £5 per session. Some members are published, some not; some have won or been shortlisted for prizes (Mslexia National, Plough, Wonderful Words). A quarterly anthology is published and members are available for readings.
The group is run by Helen Jagger Wood.

The Indian King Arts Centre
Camelford
Cornwall
PL32 9PG
(506)

Canterbury

The Centre for Modern Poetry
School of English, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent
CT2 7SE
Tel: +44 1227-764000 x3454 Fax: +44 1227-827001 Email Dr David Ayers
dsa@ukc.ac.uk

Cardiff

Difficult Poets series
Sandringham Hotel, St Mary Street
7.30pm £4.00/£2.50 Tel: 029 2047 2266
Organised by the
Welsh Academi

First Thursday
Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, organised by Seren Boooks on the first Thursday of the month starting 8.00pm, entry £2.00/£1.00concessions
Each event features readings by two guest poets, followed by an open-mic spot, where members of the audience will be invited to perform their own work.
Information:
willatkins@seren-books.com seren-books.com. 01656 663018

LAST THURSDAY AT THE DYLAN THOMAS CENTRE
The Dylan Thomas Centre and Tunetown's joint event, 'Last Thursday',

exciting mix of accoustic music and performance poetry,
including an 'open mic' slot for poets.


Rajah's Pool Hall
Lower Cathedral Road
Open mic session on the last Thursday of each month, 9pm to midnight. Admission free.
For further details email Gill Brightmore
GBrightmor@aol.com

Chelmsford

Essex Poetry Festival
Details:
http://come.to/the-essex-poetry-festival

Cheltenham

Cheltenham Festival of Literature
Information: Kate Murray-Smith, Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1QA
Telephone (01242) 263494 (01242) 227979 (Box office) (01242) 237377 (Brochure hotline) Fax (01242) 256457 e-mail
festivalbrochure@cheltenham.gov.uk

Buzzwords hosted by Angela France
Buzzwords is Cheltenham’s poetry cafe,
The Exmouth Arms, Bath Road,
, Cheltenham, running the every first Sunday of the month.
Each event starts with writing time: exercises, themes and tips to get
you going, followed by a guest poet. Starts 7pm if wishing to write,
otherwise 8pm. There are also open mic slots available on a first come
first served basis. Entrance £3
FFI; mob. 07855 308122 or  e-mail: cheltpoetry@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/buzzwords/index.html

Chester

ZEST! Open Floor Poetry Nights

at Alexanders Jazz Bar, Rufus Court, Chester, CH1 2JG.

 2007

Sunday May 20th. 8pm.

Monday July 9th. 8 pm

Monday Sept 17th.  8pm

Monday Nov 12th.. 8 pm

 

Admission £3/ 2 conc

Cockermouth

Castlegate Poetry
details from Michael Baron 01900 85 289
Events sponsored by Northern Arts, Cumbria County Council, Allerdale Borough Council, The Airing Cupboard(Workington) and the Cockermouth Writers Circle, and Solway Arts Society

Wordsworth House
Tickets from National Trust on 01900 824805

Coventry

Writers at Warwick
Unless otherwise, events take place in the Conference Room of Warwick University at 7.15pm, and tickets cost £5.00 (£3.00).
Box Office: 024 7652 4524
box.office@warwick.ac.uk http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk.
 
Open Mic night, First Tuesday of each month, The Tin Angel, Medieval Spon
Street, Coventry, 7.30pm start.
avocado_magazine@hotmail.com.
www.heaventreepress.co.uk.
(81004)
Every third tuesday in the month

Liquid Cafe Bar

in the city arcade in the centre of Coventry hosts a poetry night. This non smoking venue is proving
successful with seasoned poets such as BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Poet
Laureate Jo Roberts, poetry groups and those new to the poetry arena.
Everyone welcome to come along and read, just listen or talk poetry. 8pm
start till late for more information contact Joel Roka at
poetrypostbag@hotmail.co.uk

Crawley

The Hawth
also: Studio, Amphitheatre, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex
RH10 6YZ
Box Office: 01293 553 636 Email:
hawth@enterprise.net

Croydon

Poets Anonymous:

 

First Friday of the month: Upstairs at the Dog and Bull, Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1RG. From 8.00 pm to 10.30pm.

 £2.00 waged, £1.00 unwaged.

 

Second Saturday of the month: Primary Room, United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP.

From 2.30pm to 4.00pm. £1.50.

 

Poetry Plus festival
For further information e-mail
peter@poetsanon.org.uk

Darlington

The Hydrogen Jukebox
Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace
D13 7AX
Tickets and information: 01325 486 555/TH>

Deal, Kent

Split the Lark Festival
Information June English 01304 380866

Derby

Verse
at the Vertigo Café, second Tuesdays. Free admission. Contact Ralph 01332 292540

Dorking

Mole Valley Literature Festival

More information about the festival can be found at
www.mole-valley.gov.uk
Contact details: Charlotte Gardiner, Arts Development Officer or Jane Lackenby, Publicity Officer Tel: 01306 879188 or 01306 879269 Email:
jane.lackenby@mole-valley.gov.uk
Mole Valley District Council, Pippbrook, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1SJ

Driffield

Live Poetry Share
Bell Hotel, Market Place.
Come and read your own or a published poem, or short piece of prose.
Contact Sue Lozynskyj 01262 601398, Email
mloz21@hotmail.com

Durham

Colpitts Poetry (Durham)
Coordinator Mick Standen, 29 Western Hill, Durham; tel. 0191 386 4058
Events at Allington House, Sadler Street, North Bailey, Durham at 8.pm, unless shown otherwise. Admission at door £2.50/£1.50

Eastleigh

The Point
Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire
SO50 9DE
Box Office: 023 8065 2333 Email:
info@thepoint-online.co.uk

Edinburgh

 
Big Word Performance Poetry
Fortnightly cabaret at The Tron Bar, 9 Hunter Square, Royal Mile
Doors 8.30pm: Show 9.00-11.00pm. MCs Anita Govan and Jem Rolls £3.00/£2.00 concs.
Info: Jem Rolls Tel/ Fax: 0131 229 3633.
jemrolls@bigword.fsnet.co.uk
 
Out Loud
1st Thursday of the Month
Monthly 'open mic' night run by the Phoenix Writers Group
The Diggars pub (aka The Athletic Arms), 1-3 Angle Park Terrace, Edinburgh, EH11
Doors: 7.30pm, Entry: £1 donation
contact: Julie Clark via email
words@outloud.org.uk
 
SHARKBITES & SONNETS
AT 7:30P.M. (FOR AN EIGHT O'CLOCK START)
IN THE ATHLETIC ARMS PUB (AKA "THE DIGGERS")
1-3 ANGLE PARK TERRACE, EDINBURGH
CONTACT JONATHAN ROBERT "AUDREY WITHERSPOON" MUIRHEAD
FOR FURTHER DETAILS EITHER AT: audreythewriter@yahoo.co.uk;
jonathanmuirhead694@hotmail.com;OR ON: 07947-717-142 (906)
 
Shore Poets
readings - 7.45pm on the last Sun of every month. Admission £1.00 (concessions free).
Now at The Canons' Gait, 232 Canongate, Edinburgh
EH8 8DQ. For full programme e-mail Peter Cudmore, info@shorepoets.org.uk or visit the website www.shorepoets.org.uk

Exeter

Thursday  - 7:30 p.m.

Uncut Poets.
Black Box, Media Centre, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter
Box Office: 01392-667080

Entry: £5/£3 concessions and open-mikers with confirmed bookings
Anyone wishing to book an open-mike slot, please call James Bell on
07879 888319.

Fully accessible.

(1006)

Tall Lighthouse Poetry at the Picture House Bar, Bartholomew St. West.
With special guests & open-mic
For more details e-mail: exeter@tall-lighthouse.co.uk
Entry by voluntary contribution £3/£2

Fully accessible venue, toilets downstairs via outdoor ramp.

(1006)
 

 

Falmouth

Falmouth Poetry Festival
Information: Falmouth Poetry Festival, c/o Jane Tozer, Trevorvas Cottage, Trevurvas Ashton, Helston TR13 9TY
Telephone (01736) 763803

Folkstone

Folkstone Literary Festival

Frome

Garden Cafe, Stony St
- bimonthly event, with a featured poet each time, plus readings from the floor
Information from Ann and Keith Harrison-Broninski, Tel: 01373 836520 Fax: 0870 052 7594 Email:
jazz@nunneyjazzcafe.org

Gateshead

Baltic
The Centre for Contemporary Art
South Shore Road, Gateshead
NE8 3BA
Tel: 0191 478 1810

Blaydon Races Festival
For more information ring 0191 477 3478

Glasgow

open mic poetry every Wednesday at the Lacuna Cafe, Queen Margaret Union in Glasgow,See www.toadinmud.co.uk for more information.   Robbie Guillory, www.toadinmud.co.uk     (1206)
Big Word Performance Poetry

Contact Jem Rolls at
jemrolls@bigword.fsnet.co.uk

@ The Tron Bar @ The Scream, 9 Hunter Square, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

doors 8.30, show 9.00 -11.00. £3/ £2 concs

www.bigword.co.uk

Harrogate

Click Clack is an alternative open-mic night in Yorkshire. It takes place
every Monday at The Iron Duke, Cold Bath Road, Harrogate, HG2 0NA Entry is
FREE and sign-up for performers starts around 8pm. Anything goes at Click
Clack though we do prefer alternative, odd, funny, experimental performance,
but this can be in any form : poetry, comedy, music (no drums though!).
If you'd like a guest spot please get in touch
with me via ashleyreaks@hotmail.com or at
http://www.myspace.com/clickclackopenmic


Hartlepool

The Verb Garden events
at the Town Hall Theatre
Reservations, tickets and further information from Cleveland Arts: 01642 264651

Haslingden

Live at the Trades
4th Wednesday of each month. 8pm. Haslingden Trades Club. Guest poets and Open Floor. Admission £2.00
Contact: Martin Peacock: 01254 389250
peacock912@breathemail.net Phil Burton: 01706 876089 burtophil@hotmail.com

Hastings

Hastings Poetry Festival
Information: Hastings Poetry Festival, c/o Josephine Austin, 'The Snoring Cat', 16, Marianne Park, Dudley Road, Hastings, East Sussex. TN35 5PU
Telephone/Fax (01424) 428855 or Tel. 01424 201370

'Shorelink' Community Writers
Alvin Culzak - poetextreme@yahoo.com
(14804)

Hay-on-Wye

The Hay Festival
Box Office, 25 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye
HR3 5AD
Phone: 0870 990 1299 Fax: 01497 821 066

Huddersfield

Poems at the Albert
2nd Thursday of each month. 8pm, at the Albert pub, behind the public library.
The Albert Poets are: John Bosley 01484 305179; Stephanie Bowgett 01484 425228; John Duffy 01484 534750; Philip Foster 01422 844169

Hull

The Humber Mouth Literature Festival -
Information: Rita Muth or Paul Holloway, The City Arts Unit, Central Library, Albion Street, Kingston Upon Hull HU1 3TF
Telephone: (01482) 223344 email:
humber.mouth@hullcc.gov.uk

Isle of Thanet

Inscribing the Island
For more deatils please ring Maggie Harris on 01843 865790 or email
maggieh@ukonline.co.uk

Ilkley

Ilkley Literature Festival
Information: David Porter, Freepost LS 2674, The Manor House, 2 The Castle Hill, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 9DT
Telephone (01943) 601210 Fax (01943) 817079 E-mail:
admin@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

Disability Access Information

AVAILABLE FOR SOME EVENTS

Ipswich

Poetry Ipswich
Lecture Room, Ipswich County Library, Old Foundry Road, Ipswich,
IP1 3DE
Doors Open 7.30pm, open mic. 8.00pm, main reading 8.15pm. Contact: Derina
derina@ukonline.co.uk

Words by the Water Literary Festival
Information from Andy Walsh
editor@stbrodag.com

King's Lynn

King's Lynn Poetry Festival
Thoresby College, Queen Street.
Information: King's Lynn Poetry Festival, c/o Anthony Ellis 19 Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JW
Telephone (01553) 691661 (office hours) (01553) 761919 (evenings and weekends)

Lancaster

Lancaster LitFest
26 Castle Park, Lancaster LA1 1YQ
tel: 01524 62166 fax: 01524 841216 e-mail:
jane.butterworthinfo@litfest.org
Most events at the Dukes in Lancaster (box office 01524 598500), with other sessions at Folly Gallery and City Museum.

Lancaster LitFest's Spotlight Club at the Yorkshire House
Parliament Street, Lancaster
For further details, telephone 01524 61266, or 01524 847240.
Third Friday of the month. Doors open at 8.30pm, open floor 8.45pm - 9.15pm. Admission: £3.00/£2.00 (conc.) Open Mic: 6 x 5 minute spots, plus guest acts.
Co-ordinators: Ron Baker & Sarah Fiske. Tel: 01524 381642 e-mail:
sarah.fiske@virgin.net

Langley, Nr Oldbury, West Midlands

Purple Patch Poetry Evenings

Barlow Theatre,
Langley Nr.Oldbury, West Midlands . Next
one is on Tuesday 16th.May at 7.30pm.
for guest poets, open-mic , and music. All are welcome.
 

Ledbury

Ledbury Poetry Festival
Information: 0845 458 1743

Leeds

Night Vision

First Tuesday of every month poetry and acoustic night

Milo Bar 10-12 Call Lane Leeds LS1 6DN.  There is wheel chair access. 

email Night Vision :  nightvisionleeds@hotmail.co.uk  
website:  http://www.myspace.com/nightvisionleeds

(707)

Leeds Survivors Poetry/Interchange @ Strawberry Fields
3rd Monday of every month from 7.30pm. Hosted by Leeds Survivors Poetry/Johnny Solstice
Wicked Words
8pm at The Old Police Station, 108 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 3HZ.
Guest and open mike event, second Tuesday of every month.
Brendan Ego 07715 115582 e-mail
b_mcpartlan@yahoo.co.uk
Please e-mail or telephone to confirm performance dates.
Host Media Centre tel: 0113 307 0178.

Leicester

Leicester Poetry Society

 Events normally second Friday of the month at 7.45pm, Leicester Adult Education College, Wellingston Street, Leicester -  Tickets £4.00/£3.50 . Details www.poetryleicester.co.uk.   or telephone 0116 256 7074 (office hours). e-mail: david.bircumshaw@ntlworld.com  Weeks where no reading scheduled are workshops, 7.00-9.00pm. (£2) 

Leamington Spa

PUREandGOODandRIGHT is a lively night of performance poetry on 3rd Sunday of every month.

 Fantastic guest poets come from all over the country and local poets and new writers have a go too!

 At PUREandGOODandRIGHT the poetry is accessible, fast flowing and often funny.  Try it, you may well like it!

 Find us online at http://www.kellywit.com/web/pureandgoodandright.htm

 The Fox, 32 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 4RZ.

7.30pm, 3rd Sunday of every month

Admission £3 (£2 OAPS & NUS)

Open Mic slots available

 

 

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LIVERPOOL

European Capital of Culture 2008

For details of everything going on in and round Liverpool - Merseyside in the build-up to becoming the European Capital of Culture

MILLENNIUM ARTS MAGAZINE

CAPITAL OF CULTURE WEBSITE

NORTH WEST DISABILITY ARTS FORUM


Unity Theatre
1 Hope Place, Liverpool
L1 9BG

Disability Access Information

AVAILABLE FOR SOME EVENTS

Bluecoat Arts Centre
School Lane Liverpool
L1 3BX
Contact:
boxoffice@bluecoatartscentre.com phone: 0151 707 9393

The Reader Reading Series
contact Jane Davis
2jd@thereader.co.uk

The Club Surreal
The Sundaybeat, The Brewery: each Sun: £4.00/£3.00. (Gonzo; 0151 707 9479)

The Egg Cafe
Newington Street, (opposite Central Hall) Liverpool.

Disability Access Information

NO DISABLED ACCESS - UP STAIRS

The Masque
90, Seel Street, Liverpool L1. TEL: 0151-708-8708.
Come Strut Your Stuff
Open floor poetry and acoustic music. Original material preferred, but all performers and listeners are welcome.
1st Monday of every month (except Bank Holidays - email/phone to check). Starts 8.00pm prompt, so arrive early to claim a seat and a performance spot.
Hosts: Graham Holland and Nick Payne. Featuring: Stan the Harper
Further information from Graham Holland on 0151 280 5453 
info@comestrutyourstuff.co.uk
The Egg Café, Newington (the road that runs between Bold Street and Renshaw St) - situated on the second floor, above the Newington Hair Company.
The venue is a vegetarian bistro, but with no drinks licence. You can drink your own wine only if you have bought a main meal.

Website - http://www.comestrutyourstuff.co.uk/

NO DISABLED ACCESS - UP STAIRS
 


Stamps Cafe
Crosby, 1st Monday each month, open floor with guests


Dead Good Poets Society

Everyman Bistro, Hope Street, Liverpool 1
Open floor first Wednesday of each month. Doors open 8pm, poetry starts at 8.30pm. £1 Everyone welcome - each person has five minutes to perform, and there are a maximum of 24 slots delivered across three sets. Third Wednesday of each month is Guest Night.

Disability Access Information

NO DISABLED ACCESS - SMOKING at the usual venue.

Some guest events held at the Unity Theatre which has full access.

SOME ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FOR VISUALLY OR HEARING IMPAIRED

Contact: Cath Nichols 0151 709 5221, cath@deadgoodpoetssociety.co.uk

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Reading Group at the Central Library, Liverpool for nine months of the year and a programme of workshops. Further details from the newsletter.
Contact: Cath Nichols 0151 709 5221, cath@deadgoodpoetssociety.co.uk

Disability Access Information

SOME ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FOR VISUALLY OR HEARING IMPAIRED

Contact: Cath Nichols 0151 724 4576, dgps@blueyonder.co.uk


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