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SUNDAY
Every Sunday
Welcome To Wormworld
Open mic, spoken word, performance
MC & DJ:Vis the Spoon
Free entry 8pm (open mic sign-in)
The Foundry,
84 Great Eastern Street,
Shoreditch.
Tel: 0207 736 6900

First Sunday of each month
Buzzwords
Writing workshop, open mic, guest poet
7pm for the workshop, 8pm for readings £3
The Exmouth Arms,
Bath Road,
Cheltenham.
Tel 07855 308122
email [email protected]

Third Sunday of every month.
PUREandGOODandRIGHT
Performance poetry,
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
www.kellywit.com/web/pureandgoodandright.htm

First & Third Sunday of each month
Aromapoetry
Spoken word. Open mic. Free entry.
Start time to be determined. New Venue:
Charterhouse Bar,
38 Charterhouse Street,
London EC1 0207 608 0858
[email protected], www.x-bout.com

TUESDAY

Last Tuesday of every month
Poetry Open-Mic Night at Borders
Last Tuesday of Every Month
Free Entry 6.30 pm
Borders,
120 Charing Cross Rd,
London
WC2H
Tel: 020 7379 8877

First Tuesday of each month,
Open Mic night
The Tin Angel,
Medieval Spon Street,
Coventry.
7.30pm start.
[email protected].
www.heaventreepress.co.uk.

3rd Tuesday of the Month,
SHP Poets
workshop from 7pm, performance
from 9pm, £2 entry.
South Hill Park,
Ringmead,
Bracknell
RG12 7PA

WEDNESDAY

Every Wednesday
Express Excess
mix of comedy, poetry, storytelling
The Enterprise,
2 Haverstock Hill
(chalk farm tube)
Doors: 8.30, show 9pm £5/£3 020 7485 2659
www.expressexcess.co.uk

First Wednesday of Every Month
Big Mouth Cabaret
Marlows,
1 New Market Avenue,
Bristol
BS1 2EH
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

Every second Wednesday
Spoken Word
Drum Arts Centre,
144 Potters Lane,
Aston
B6 4UUB
7.30pm, free.
Contact [email protected]

First Wednesday of each month
Dead Good Poets Society
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
Guest Night.
Everyman Bistro,
Hope Street,
Liverpool 1

Last Wednesday of every month
2 Many Poets
Spoken Word and Stand-up Poetry
£3 8pm (doors) 9pm (show)
Pleasure Unit Bar,
359 Bethnal Green Road,
London E2
Contact Luke on 07973 440608 or
[email protected] www.2manypoets.com

THURSDAY

Every Thursday
Shortfuse
Spoken word poetry
£5/ £3 8.30 pm (doors)
The Camden Head,
Camden Walk,
Islington,
London,
N1
www.20six.co.uk/shortfuse

First Thursday of every month
X-Press Delivery
A fusion of spoken word poetry and live music
£4/ £3
Chez Manny Restaurant,
145-149 Battersea High Street,
London SW11
Tel: 07939 259 735
[email protected]

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: [email protected]
seren-books.com. 01656 663018

2nd Thursday of each month. 8pm,
Albert Poets
Coffeevolution,
8 Church Street,
Huddersfield HD1 1DD
Tel 01484 432881
Any queries please email the new Albert Poets
events co-ordinator Charlotte Walker:
[email protected]

Last Thursday in the month
Libraries Books
Mill Road
Cambridge.
7:30pm
Open to published poets and beginners.
Contact [email protected]

Second Thursday of the month
Ambit
Readers to be confirmed
£4/£3 6.30pm (doors)/7.30pm (start)
The Bath House Pub,
96 Dean Street,
Soho W1
tel: 0208 340 3566
www.ambitmagazine.co.uk

Last Thursday of every month
Readings & Song, floor spots for local writers
Dylan Thomas Centre
Somerset Place,
Swansea
SA1 1RR
£4/£2.80/£1,60
7.30 pm tel: 01792 463980
www.dylanthomas.org
e-mail [email protected]

WORKSHOPS/COURSES

La Rivolte
Runs poetry workshops each summer.
Contact Sarah on 020 7404 0984
e-mail [email protected]
www.larivolte.com
or write to Sarah Johnson,
Poetry Workshops,
83 Saffron Hill,
London
EC1N 8RT

Poetry and Prose at the Abbey
A series of four residential weekends run by
Writers Inc., brought to you by the Blue Nose
Poets, at an attractive 13th century Abbey in
Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire.Variously
using guest writers and the Blue Nose poets’
own expertise.The weekends involve writing
exercises, tutorials and readings as well as
some space and peace to write.The weekends
start from only £99 residential and £89 nonresidential.
Blue Nose Poetry,
P.O. Box 29695,
London
E2 0FD
Tel: 020 8981 2548
email [email protected].

Landscapes into Words
A five day poetry workshop led by Katherine
Gallagher, in Nafplion, Greece,April 21-26,
2008.
Details from:
Margaret Eddershaw
Tel. +30 27520 21855
e-mail: [email protected]

Salmon Creative Writing Workshops
Salmon Publishing run regular weekend
creative writing workshops.These include all
aspects of writing and publishing.The facilitator
is Salmon’s director, Jessie Lendennie, who
has conducted workshops all over Ireland and
the U.S., for many years. Fee for the weekend
is £100, including B&B accommodation in the
lively village of Doolin.
Numbers are limited to 7 per weekend.
Sessions will run two weekends per month.
Salmon Poetry
Knockeven
Cliffs of Moher
Co. Clare.
For more information, or to book, email
[email protected] or telephone 065 81941.
www.salmonpoetry.com