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Brian Holmes
Jan Culshaw
Alan Laws
Julian Rowe
Chris Christo
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| The 100 SLAM – Poets paid in full!:
Fourth Thursday of every month
Time: 8.00pm
Entry: FREE
Venue: Manjaro Bar, 148 Holloway Road, London N7
(Holloway Road tube)
Website:
www.100slam.info |
2
Many Poets
last wednesday of the month
- The Pleasure
Unit Bar, 359 Bethnal Green Road, London E2
Tube/BR: Bethnal Green
Buses: 8, 106, 253, 309, 388, D3, D6 Night buses:
N8, N106, N253.
2am licence, short poetry sets from three of the
best UK stand up poets,
- followed by
DJ rinseout and avant-pop visuals.
For more information and guest list reservations
contact:
Luke - 07973 440608 or
info@2manypoets.com
www.2manypoets.com
www.pleasureunitbar.com
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Ambit
Writers in Bloomsbury
The Bath
House Pub, 96 Dean Street, Soho W1 tel: 0208 340 3566
Every 2nd Thursday, 6.30pm.
Entrance £4.00
(£3.00 conc) Full bar, wide range of bar food available.
Readers from the floor welcome after the interval.
www.ambitmagazine.co.uk
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Apples & Snakes,
Battersea Arts Centre,
Lavender Hill, SW11
5TN
General enquiries: 020 7924 3410 Programming: 020 7924
3850 Education: 020 7738 0941 Fax: 020 7924 3763 e-mail:
info@applesandsnakes.org
Fortnightly poetry performances in the BAC Cafe. Full
bar, wide range of bar food available.
Box Office 020 7223 2223
Start time 9.00pm Tickets £4.50/£3.75 (concessions)
unless otherwise.
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aromapoetry
Open mike 1st & 3rd Sundays every month
4.00pm - 6.00pm. £3.00 on the door. £1.00 if you buy a
drink from the cafe upstairs. Please try to arrive early
to
Now at Aroma Cafe, St Martin's Lane (near Trafalgar Sq)
Info for events :
www.x-bout.com/aroma
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Birkbeck College
6 Bedford Square, London WC1
Venue Listing -
check for poetry events
Further details
from Robert Hampson, English Department, Royal Holloway,
University of London:
r.hampson@rhbnc.ac.uk
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Boat
Ting
Poetry and music. Last Monday of every month.
The Yacht Club, Temple Pier, Embankment.
Doors 7.00pm. Entrance £5.00/£2.50 concessions
Contact:
info@boat-ting.com |
- Borders Poetry Open Mike:
- Last Tuesday of every month (except
December) hosted by Nii Ayikwei Parkes.
- Time: 6.30 – 8.00pm
- Entry: FREE
- Venue: Borders Books, 122 Charing Cross Road,
London WC2H
Website:
www.x-bout.com/borders
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Brixtongue
Brixton Art Gallery, 35 Brixton Station Rd
SW9 8PB
Saturdays 8.00pm-late, £4.00/£3.00. Information: 07986
357156
geoffjp@reggaezine.co.uk
Poetry, music and comedy in the heart of Brixton.
Newcomers and established performers. Open mic.
MC John Rogers, Reggae from Zinc Fence
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Coffee House Poetry at the Troubadour
265 Old Brompton Road SW5
Mondays 8.00-10.00pm. Plus
workshops.
Tickets £5.00, concessions £4.00, season tickets 50%.
info, booking and mailing list 020 8354 0660 or write to
Anne-Marie Fyfe at Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210,
London W4 1ZP or email
CoffPoetry@aol.com |
The
Diorama Arts Centre
34 Osnaburgh Street, London
NW1 3ND |
Drill
Hall
Chenies Street, London
WC1E 7EX
Box Office: 020 7307 5060 Online booking:
www.drillhall.co.uk |
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Cats
Night Out
Monthly, September – November. Tuesday nights in Drill
Hall 2
8.00pm start. Tickets: £7.00 (£5.00 concs) Hosted by
founder Angela Dove, CATS NIGHT OUT brings you readings
by some of the most vibrant and exciting contemporary
women poets as well as an airing for new talent in a
limited number of floor spots for women poets. |
Earthbeat Slam Club at The Planet is no more
Earthbeat now runs occasional gigs and slams in London
contact:
Richard Heley.
or Seema Gill 020 7286 1880
pipf@uprisearts.com |
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Express Excess
The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill,
Every
Wednesday
- comedy, poetry, storytelling
at The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill (chalk farm
tube) Doors: 8.30, show 9pm £5/£3
- o2o 7485 2659
www.expressexcess.co.uk
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The
Foundry
94-6 Great Eastern Road, (corner of Old Street) Old
Street Tube |
Welcome to WormWorld
free open mic. every Sunday at 7.00pm
Broadcast live on
www.foundry.tv
contact
poetry@foundry.tv
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Going
Loco poetry readings
at 315 Kings Road, Chelsea.
Tuesdays 7:30-10.00
Information from David at Books Bought (corner of Park
Walk and Kings Rd) 020 7352 9376 |
In
the Compound
at My Bar, 7 Chapel Place, 320 Old Street, EC1
Mondays 8.00-12.00
Open mic. night with Lord Lloyd London and The Curious
Count Tin
Info: Loydd 020-8743-2361 |
Into
Words
Whitechapel Gallery Cafe/Bar
Whitechapel High Street, E1
Free but you need to book - 020 7522 7888
poetry@whitechapel.org |
Kindred Spirit
Spoken Word & Song.
Every 3rd Wednesday Of The Month, 7.30pm - 1.00am
Entrance: £5.00
@ Mass Venue, St Matthews Church, Brixton SW2
Organised by
Consortium
42 Northampton Road, London EC1 0HU Phone: 07050 286
405, Fax & Voicemail Number: 07092 303 114 E-mail:
frankie@the-consortium.com |
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The Klinker
A regular mixed art event with improvisation, film,
music,
poetry.
Every Tuesday and Thursday
Venue: The Sussex Pub, 107A Culford Road, N1
Door: £5/£2.50
For more info: Hugh Metcalf 020 8806 8216
theklinker@tesco.net
www.klinkerclub.info
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Stone Circle present.
Mic Club @ Plan B, Brixton
"For those who want to be heard, by those who want to
hear."
An open mic night on the last Wednesday night of every
month
which encourages attendees to express themselves and
share what
they wish. A night for up and coming artists to perform
their
best material, 'conscious' artist are especially
encouraged to come and perform. A place with a positive
and
relaxed atmosphere, where singing, rapping and spoken
word are
all represented on the mic. A place to come to hear all
the
latest tunes that have recently hit the turntables. An
Time: Doors
6pm Show 7.30pm
£: Free before 7, £3 pound after 7
micclubuk@yahoo.com
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Ken Champion’s & Juli
Jeana’s
MORE POETRY
Upstairs
at
Stoney Street Café
Borough Market 1 minute from London Bridge Underground
(Borough High St. west exit) next to Market Porter pub
7.45pm 1st Thursday
each month
open mic.
Admission free – drinks included!
Food available before and afterwards
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Nu
Whirled Voysis
Every Tuesday 9.00pm to midnight at
Imperial Gardens, Camberwell New Road, Camberwell SE5
Information from 07931 612717 / 07956 415380,
nuwhirledvoysis@hotmail.com |
The
Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret
9a St Thomas Street, London
SE1 9RY
Tel: 020 7955 4791 Fax: 020 7378 8383
Sorry, no disabled access. |
The
Orange Word
Phone 01497 821299 |
West
End Poetry Hour Readings
The Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue
Tickets: 020 7494 5540 |
International Writers Season
Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue
Tickets: 020 7494 540 |
The
Other Side of the River
Monthly poetry readings at The Bonnington Centre
Upstairs, 11 Vauxhall Grove
SW8 1TD
Last Saturday of the month. 8.00pm - 10pm. Floor readers
sign in 7.30pm. £3.00/£2.00 concs.
Food available from 7.00pm Bonnington Cafe. Bring your
own drinks.
Contact
daphne.rock@virgin.net
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Drumbeat at Ottakar's
Ottakar's Bookstore, 51 Greenwich Church Street, London
SE10 9BL
2.00pm - 4.00pm, monthly, featuring John Clarke, Jazz
Poet
Admission free |
Piccadilly Poets
Poetry Sundays 4.00pm at the Diorama Arts Centre, 34
Osnaburgh Street,
London NW1 3ND
020-7916-5487.
or The Vestry House, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond on
Thames
TW9 1SA.
Enquiries to Pat Caunter 020 8892 3814
Meetings include a competition read-in, open to all, and
a performance of poetry by professional actors, as well
as a reading by a featured poet. Competition winning
poem is published in
The Haiku Quarterly.
Admission £4.00/£3.00
Enquiries to PO Box 22026, SW2 5WD or Leo Aylen or
Pauline Lisowska on 01908-340379, e-mail
piccadillypoets@yahoo.co.uk |
Platform
3 Wilkes Street, London E1 (Liverpool Street/Aldgate
East BR/tube)
Admission free
Occasional reading, supported by Performance Writing,
Dartington College of Arts |
The
Poetry Café
22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BU
Map
020 7420 9888
Open Monday-Friday 11am-11pm; Saturday 6.30-11pm.
Evening events start 8.00pm
Full disability access.
For a comprehensive list of events visit the
Poetry Society
website,
or to receive regular events news by email, send your
name and email address to
poetrycafe@poetrysociety.org.uk
with "join email list" in the subject line. |
Crossing the Line
A series of poetry readings on the second Friday of each
month)
Each reading begins at 7.30. Admission: £5.00 or £3.00
(Poetry Society members/concessions). |
- The Cellar
- Every Saturday 7.30pm
- @ The Poetry Café
- £5/3
- Floorspots available on the night
- Host: Niall O'Sullivan
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- The
Poet's Letter Poetry Performance
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Second Monday of every month @7pm
- Tickets:
£8 For tickets and more information:
Tele: 07986 949 154
- (Seats are limited and
will be allocated on a first come first serve
basis.)
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Studio Poetry
in the BT Poetry Studio
7.30pm £5.00 (£4.00 members and concessions).
Information from 020 7420 9895 or email:
marketing@poetrysociety.org.uk |
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Wired on Words
Survivor's
Poetry
monthly open mic., Thursdays.
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Poetry in the House
Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG
Tel: 020 8348 8716 Fax: 020 8442 9099 Email:
admin@lauderdale.org.uk
Events start 8.00pm (bar open 7.30pm). Tickets £5.00
(£3.00) |
Poetry at Salisbury House
Bury Street West, Enfield
N9 9LA
Tickets at the door £3.50/£2.50 concs.
Contact: 020 8360 7779 |
'Poetry@TheRoom'
8pm start, The Room, 33 Holcombe Road, N17. £5/£3
concessions, with
complimentary wine. First Wednesday of every month.
Hosted by Richard Tyrone
Jones, Abe Gibson & Anthony Howell. A broad church of
high-quality poetry in
an exquisite and intimate venue.
Nearest tube: Tottenham Hale.
BR: Bruce Grove.
Buses: 73, 243, 149, 123, 41, 230.
Contact details: 020 8808 9318,
www.the-room.org.uk
or
info-theroom@fsmail.net.
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Poetry Walks
led by Lance Pierson, 020-7731 6544;
poetry@lancepierson.org
£5.00 for wage-earners; £2.00 for the unwaged.
Lance Pierson presents a regular 2-hour 'Poetry Walk'
from Waterloo to Westminster Bridge, starting from
Embankment Underground Station
Check availability
http://www.lancepierson.org/
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Raj
Tea Rooms
67 Highgate High Street
Virtual Movie Night
Poetry & short fiction. Floorspots.
licenced + food
Last Saturday of the month from 8pm till late
£3.00/£2.00
Information 020 8348 8760
RHYTHM
FACTORY
Bar, Club and restaurant
16-18 Whitechapel Rd.
London, E1-1EW (9306)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7375 3774
Web: www.rhythmfactory.co.uk
Emily Miller
Promotions Assistant
07834400240
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| Mouthful
Cabaret
The Rutland, 15
Lower Mall, Hammersmith, W6 nearest tube Hammersmith
monthly on the 3rd Wednesday at 8pm
details
www.judesimpson.co.uk
077345 25722
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ShortFuse
Every Thursday at the Camden Head, Camden Walk,
Islington, N1 Tube: Angel. Doors: 8.30pm. Admission:
£5.00/£3.00 concs
Host: Nathan Penlington, DJ David Bush
Visit the ShortFuse blog at
www.20six.co.uk/shortfuse
to keep up with the action.
NO
DISABLED ACCESS - SMOKING at the usual venue.
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Singers and Poets
First Wednesday of the Month
Poets hosted by MC Skorpio the Nemesis, singers hosted
by Jackie Darling.
Free before 7.30pm, then £5.00
The Bug Bar, St Matthew's Church Crypt, Brixton Hill SW9
Information:
ScribesUK@yahoogroups.com |
Somerset House
Strand
WC2R 1LA |
Lectures and Masterclasses - the Poet's Method
(in the Lecture Theatre). Lectures hosted by Graham
Fawcett, Masterclases by Christina Patterson
Start 3.00pm Tickets £8.50 conc £6.50
Organised by
The Poetry School
in association with The Poetry Society
Limited seating. Aplication on BOOKING FORM ONLY,
obtainable from The Poetry School, 1a Jewel Road,
Walthamstow, London E17 4QU. Phone: 020 8223 0401 |
Soundings at the Central Club
Regular series of literary and performance events
YWCA Central Club, 44 Portland Place, London
W1B 1NE
Contact: 0800 7837139
interface@theY
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SPOKEN CABARET
Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month. 6.30 sign-up, 8pm
start
Oh! Bar, 111-113 Camden High Street, Camden, London, NW1
7JN.
FREE
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| 291 Gallery,
291 Hackney Road (nr Shoreditch) London N1
Speakeasy
Spoken Word, Music and Fun
Last Monday of each month, 7.15 for 7.45
291 Gallery, 291 Hackney
Road (nr Shoreditch) London N1
£4.00 with flyer,
£5.00 without.
More info:
bjunior@home38.screaming.net
For info, call T'Bone
Promotions on 07946 776 952, the Gallery on 020 7613
5676 or online
www.291gallery.com
NuPoetics
Entry: £5 291
Gallery, 291 Hackney Road (nr Shoreditch) London N1
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Spirit and Soul
Live music and the drop-in poet.
Every Tuesday from 8.00pm till 12.30am
@ Troy Bar, 10 Hoxton Street, N1
Information 07790 011 274 |
Survivors
at the Diorama Arts Centre
34 Osnaburgh Street, London
NW1 3ND
Last Saturday of the month, featured poets and open
mike. Doors open at 7pm. Show is at 8.00pm. Admission:
£3.50; Concessions £1.50; Floorspots: £1.00
Tel 020 7916 5317
Tube: Great Portland Street
(Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City) Buses: C2, 18,
27, 74, 135 Wheelchair Access, Accessible Toilet,
Induction Loop.
SURVIVORS' POETRY AND OPEN MIC
NIGHTS
Reply to:
xochitl@survivorspoetry.org.uk
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Survivors’ Poetry & Music
(3rd Sunday of Every Month)
Bitter & Twisted of Finsbury Park:
Spoken Word & Poetry
All Open Mic:
Amateur & Experienced Wordsmiths,
Come & Perform Your Hearts out to an
Appreciative & Supportive Audience!
The Old Dairy
Stroud Green Road, London N4 (Corner of Crouch Hill)
9pm: AdmissionFree
Tube: Finsbury Park; Buses: 210, W3, W7
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Survivors’ Poetry & Music
Open Mics!
3rd Tuesday
of Every Month
Music & Poetry
(Floorspots 10 Minutes Each)
Salisbury Pub
1 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4
(Between Manor House & Turnpike Lane)
9pm: AdmissionFree
Tube: Finsbury Park; Buses: 210, W3, W7
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Survivors Poetry & Music
Studio 11, Bickerton House,
25-27 Bickerton Road, Archway
London N19 5JT
Tel: 020 72814654
xochitl@survivorspoetry.org.uk
Charity No: 1010177; Company No: 2955445 Registered in
England
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Taking the Mike
Colourhouse Theatre, Watermill Way, Off Merantun Way,
Colliers Wood SW19
Bi monthly open mike poetry, music, sound and word
event. Starts 7.30pm. All styles of performance/reading
welcomed. Admission: £4.00/£3.00 (concessions). Hosted
by
Project Adorno
Contact: Praveen Manghani, phone: 020 8942 3685 e-mail:
praveen@clara.co.uk |
Tate Modern
Bankside, London SE1
Tickets: 020 7887 8888 |
VI
readings (formerly Vertical Images)
regular
readings at The Churchill, Elm St, Mount Pleasant EC1
1st and 3rd Thursday evening of every month £3.00/£1.50
(1st is open reading, 3rd is guest reader and music)
All events start at 8.00pm
Details from 020 8883 5527/5974 or 020 7281 3584
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Vic's
Cabaret Corner,
every second Thursday at the Windmill, Blenheim Gardens,
Brixton Hill SW2. Admission free. MCing by Vic
Lambrusco, DJing by Matty, alcohol by Seamus the
landlord. Starts around 9.00pm till late. Nearest tube:
Brixton.
Info:
viclambrusco@hotmail.com
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III
VOICE
Upstairs @ EDT 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich London SE22
£4.00 on the door. Information: Nika 07932 464 515 or
Enhotep 07941 773 713 Email:
freevoice3@hotmail.com
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Walking the Dog
Music, comedy, poetry, song, dance. magic 10 week Autumn
season at 2 venues - Fridays, sign up 7.00pm start
7.45pm
The Sols Arms, corner of Hampstead Road & Drummond
Street London NW1
The Yorkshire Grey on the corner of Gray’s Inn Road &
Theobald’s Road London WC1
For more details contact Robbie
robbiechops@yahoo.com
(079000 27574) or Jason
Jasonking@tremble.demon.co.uk
(07947 067948) or Jel
adogbucket@hotmail.com
(07881 547 082) |
Word
for Word
Hornsey Library, Haringey Park, Crouch End, N8 9JA.
Map
Start time 7.30pm. Admission free. For more info,
contact Elissa Swinglehurst, phone: 020 8372 3534 email:
word44word@yahoo.co.uk
Supported by: Haringey Library Service, Haringey
Literature Festival, Haringey Arts Council
Also run regular
workshops |
If there are any mistakes then please let me know
by contacting me.
©Quill of the Soul 2006
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