Here’s the list of local events in June 2023. If I’ve missed anything you think should be included or needs correcting – please let me know.
Details are to the best of my knowledge at time of writing or amending during the month, please check event with hosts before attending in case of restrictions/changes.
Keep checking throughout June in case I’ve been able to add anything else, otherwise May’s list will follow in due course.
For end of May 2023 events – https://scottcoe.co.uk/west-anglia-east-midlands-real-world-poetry-events-may-2023/
Thursday 1st June 10:30
Coventry.
Wordcup. Coventry Boys and Girls Club, 50 Whitefriars Street, CV1 2DS (w3w = ///frames.spun.aura)
Emilie Lauren Jones & John Bernard are running some exciting new poetry sessions – opportunity for poets 13-16 years old.
Sign up at wordcupcoventry23@hotmail.com
See Emilie Lauren Jones’ Facebook page for more details
Thursday 1st June 10:30
Huntingdon.
Children’s Poetry Workshop. Commemoration Hall, 39 High Street, PE29 3AQ (w3w = ///escalated.tank.landowner)
Free entry. See Eventbrite for more details
Thursday 1st June 19:30
Coventry.
Fire & Dust. Cafe Morso, 16 Corporation Street, CV1 1GF (w3w = ///types.artist.banana)
Featured artists plus open mic.
Just turn up to watch, but recommend ticket to book open mic slot.
Regular event – First Thursday of every month.
See Eventbrite for more details
Thursday 1st June 19:30
Leicester.
Run Your Tongue. Donald Watson’s Vegan Bar, 94 Granby Street, LE1 1DJ (w3w = ///joke.scale.leaves)
Featured artists, plus open mic (Poets, singers and storytellers are all welcome)
See Eventbrite for more details
Thursday 1st June 19:30
Nottingham.
Live From The Poets Corner. The Playwright, 38 Shakespeare Street, NG1 4FQ (w3w = ///error.sugars.goods)
Poetry Open Mic.
See Notts Poetry’s Instagram Page for more details
Sunday 4th June 18:15
Stamford.
Nonsense Poetry for Teens. Unity Centre, West Street, PE9 2PR (w3w = ///wiser.influencing.rises)
Free youth workshop with former Stamford Poet Laureate Darren Rawnsley.
See Stamford Diversity Group’s Facebook page for more details
Sunday 4th June 19:00
Bedford.
Read Poets Society. Eagle Bookshop, 16-20 St Peters Street, MK40 2NN (w3w = ///wisdom.plug.shiny)
An evening of poetry and prose.
See The Place Theatre’s website for this and other Read Poets Society events
Tuesday 6th June 18:00
Derby.
Real Talk Spoken Word. Bunk, 9 Sadler Gate, DE1 3NF (w3w = ///budget.drama.loft)
Featured artists plus Open Mic
See Real Talk Spoken Word’s Instagram Page for further details
Tuesday 6th June 19:30
Grantham.
Open Mic with host Mike Alderson, at The Lord Harrowby, 65 Dudley Road, NG31 9AB (w3w = ///pets.puzzle.sounds)
Bring your own or favourite classics/modern poems. Everyone welcome, free entry – * PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE SADLY NO DISABLED FACILITIES*
Regular event – First Tuesday of every month.
See Stamford Poetry’s Facebook page for more details of this and other events
Tuesday 6th June 19:30
Leicester.
Pinggg…K! The Y Theatre, 7 East Street, LE1 6EY (w3w = ///edgy.soil.camp)
Once a month (first Tuesday) free spoken word
See Y Theatre’s website for further details
Tuesday 6th June 19:30
Melton Mowbray.
Open Mic Poetry Night. The Anne of Cleves, 12 Burton Street, LE13 1AE (w3w = ///putty.steps.field)
Everyone welcome, free entry.
Regular event – First Tuesday of every month.
See The Anne of Cleves’ website for more details of this and other events
Tuesday 6th June 19:30
Stony Stratford.
Scribal Gathering At StonyLive. Upstairs at The Crown, Market Square, MK11 1BE (w3w = ///unheated.indoor.trifle)
Featured artists.
See Scribal Gathering’s Facebook page for further details
Tuesday 6th June 20:00
Bedford.
Ouse Muse. Eagle Bookshop, 16-20 St Peters Street, MK40 2NN (w3w = ///wisdom.plug.shiny)
Featured artists plus open mic.
See Ouse Muse’s Facebook page for further details
Wednesday 7th June 19:00
Wisbech.
Wisbech Stanza. Hosted by Kim Allen, former Fenland Poet Laureate.
Regular event – First Wednesday of every month.
Contact wisbechstanzagroup@gmail.com to sign up and further event details
Wednesday 7th June 19:30
Lincoln.
Uncaged. The Birdcage, 54 Baggholme Road, LN2 5BQ (w3w = ///gifted.studio.caves)
Regular event – First Wednesday of every month.
See Outspoken Poets’s Facebook page for this and other events
Wednesday 7th June 19:30
Market Deeping.
Si & Soph’s Shenanigans Spoken Word. The Iron Horse Ranch, High Street, PE6 8EB (w3w = ///beefed.inflates.fried)
Open Mic. Everyone welcome, free entry.
Regular event – First Wednesday of every month.
Further details on Si & Soph’s Facebook page
Thursday 8th June 19:30
Bourne.
Viva Verse and Vino. The Old Town Hall, North Street, PE10 9EA (w3w = ///shower.competing.charmingly)
Open mic Poetry & Spoken Word. Everyone welcome. Tickets £3 plus booking fee via https://bournetownhall.org.uk/events
Regular event – every other month.
Thursday 8th June 14:00
Huntingdon.
Open Mic Poetry Event. Commemoration Hall, 39 High Street, PE29 3AQ (w3w = ///escalated.tank.landowner)
Free entry. See Eventbrite for more details.
Saturday 10th June 10:30
Stamford.
Poetry at Walkers. Walkers Bookshop, High Street, PE9 2AL (w3w = ///mostly.finest.bunk)
On the sofa’s upstairs at Walkers.
Monthly event. Bring your favourite poems – classics or modern. Everyone welcome. Free entry.
See Walkers Bookshop’s https://walkersbookshops.co.uk/events/ website for this and other events
Saturday 10th June 20:00
Kenilworth.
Tree House Sessions. Tree House Bookshop, 4 The Square, CV8 1EB (w3w = ///video.appear.clay)
Open mic for music and spoken word.
Second Saturday of every month
See Tree House Bookshop’s website for more details of this and other events
Sunday 11th June 13:00
Bedford.
Lyrics & Poetry Workshop with Yvonne Hercules. The Place Theatre, Bradgate Street, MK40 3DE (w3w = ///poem.decks.oppose)
See The Place Theatre’s website for this and other events
Sunday 11th June 19:00
Peterborough.
Second Ron Graves Memorial Night. Drapers Arms, 29-31 Cowgate, PE1 1LZ (w3w = ///flank.tricks.organs)
Once again we gather to celebrate the life and work of the poet Ron Graves.
See We Love Word’s Facebook page for more details of this and other events
Monday 12th June 19:30
Peterborough.
Lyrics & Poetry Workshop with Yvonne Hercules. Metal, St Peters Rd, PE1 1YX (w3w = ///tasty.stem.poems)
See Eventbrite for more details
Tuesday 13th June 19:30
St Ives (Cambridgeshire).
Open Mic in the Riverport Cafe at St Ives Corn Exchange, The Pavement, PE27 5AD (w3w = ///yesterday.meanders.recorders)
Poetry & Folk music – Bring your own or favourite classics/modern poems. Everyone welcome, Entry fee varies. Often between £2 – £4 (cash only).
Regular event – Second Tuesday of every month.
http://www.thecornexchange.org.uk
Wednesday 14th June 19:00
Cherry Willingham.
Open Mic Night. The Wishing Well, 15 The Parade, Cherry Willingham, LN3 4JL (w3w = ///blast.nudge.milk)
Open Mic with host Gaz Clitheroe. Music, Comedy, Poetry & Spoken Word all welcome.
Regular event – First Wednesday of every month.
See Gaz Clitheroe’s Facebook page for this and other events.
Thursday 15th June 19:00
Northampton.
Kezzabelle Ambler: Permission to Love Yourself, One-Woman Show and Book Launch. The Playhouse Theatre, 115 Clare Street, NN1 3JA (w3w = ///solved.breath.candy)
See Eventbrite for more details
Thursday 15th June 20:00
Kenilworth.
PGR. Tree House Bookshop, 4 The Square, CV8 1EB (w3w = ///video.appear.clay)
Featured artist plus open mic slots, hosted by Kim and John Watson.
Third Thursday of every month
See Tree House Bookshop’s website for more details of this and other events
Friday 16th June 19:00
Leicester.
Some Antics. Grays Coffee Shop, 31 Rutland Street, LE1 1RE (w3w = ///judge.judges.legal)
Featured artists plus Spoken Word Slam & Open Mic. Everyone welcome. Monthly event.
See Some Antics Facebook page for event post with cost and to sign up for slots. Also for future dates.
Sunday 18th June 13:00
Coventry.
Queer Writing Group. St Mary’s Guildhall, Bayley Lane, CV1 5RN (w3w = ///part.urgent.hedge)
Writing workshop
See St Mary’s Guildhall website for this and other events
Monday 19th June 19:00
Nottingham.
Poetry from Roy Marshall, with Tony Challis. Five Leaves Bookshop, 14a Long Row, NG1 2DH (w3w = ///mini.tonic.bubble)
See Five Leaves website for more details of this and other events
Monday 19th June 19:00
Spalding.
White Horse Writers sessions. The Red Lion, Market Place, PE11 1SU (w3w = ///moves.acted.ending)
Group writing sessions: Fiction, Poetry, Prose, etc.
See White Horse Writers’ Facebook page for this and other events
Monday 19th June 19:30 NOTE NEW START TIME
Stamford.
Playing With Words. MindSpace, 39 Broad Street, PE9 1PX (w3w = ///themes.bonus.snow)
Fun word games, poetry and writing prompts with former Stamford Poet Laureate Scott Coe. Everyone welcome. Free entry.
Third Monday of every month.
This is a free event but encourage you to bring donations towards hot drinks.
Places are limited. Please see the MindSpace website to book
Monday 19th June 19:45
Lincoln.
Guild Session. St Mary’s Guildhall, 2-18 Sibthorp St, LN5 7SH (w3w = ///nights.visits.speaks)
An evening of amazing music and poetry in a beautiful 12th century building in the centre of Lincoln.
Third Monday of every month.
See The Guild Session’s Facebook page for this and other events
Tuesday 20th June 19:30
Bury St Edmunds.
Poetry Aloud. Live at upstairs at Oakes Barn. St Andrew’s St South, IP33 3PH (w3w = ///booklets.operation.inflict)
Poetry Aloud Open Mic sessions are hybrid Live / Zoom meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month except December.
See Poetry Aloud’s Instagram Page for further details
Wednesday 21st June 19:00
Ely.
Fen Speak. Babylon Gallery, Waterside, CB7 4AU (w3w = ///dark.bonfires.rush)
Poetry & spoken word open mic.
Free entry – donations welcome. Cash bar.
See Fen Speak’s Facebook page for further details
Sunday 22nd June 13:00
Coventry.
Coventry Stanza. The Old Windmill, 21 Spon Street, CV1 3BA (w3w = ///exit.pizza.then)
Fourth Thurs of each month.
Email Emma: e.t.kemp@gmail.com for more details
Saturday 24th June 10:30
Stamford.
Stamford RBL Centenary Event Families Day. Stamford Rec, New Recreation Road, PE9 1EW (w3w = ///mental.twig.soils)
Entertainment throughout the day including Poetry from a selection of current and former Stamford Laureates.
See Stamford Poetry’s Facebook page for more details of this and other events
Saturday 24th June 14:00
Leicester.
We are the Headliners. Leicester Central Library, Bishop Street, LE1 6AA (w3w = ///solar.torn.spoken)
Spoken word event – Fourth Saturday of each month.
Hosted by Beltane Spring Fayre Group, phone 0116-270-4765 for more info
Saturday 24th June 19:00
Lincoln.
The Green Road Spoken Word. Lincoln A.O.D.S, 33 Tentercroft Street, LN5 7DB (w3w = ///ducks.amuse.adults)
£1 entry fee to non-members. Pre-book an open mic slot – see The Green Room Spoken Word Fellowship Facebook page for this and future events
Sunday 25th June 13:00
Coventry.
Positive Images Poetry Workshops. Central Library, Smithford Way, CV1 1FY (w3w = ///laptop.ruler.fries)
Free workshops with Coventry Poet Laureate Emilie Lauren Jones
Usually the last Sunday of every month. Email: emilielaurenwriter@gmail.com for info
Tuesday 27th June 19:30
Leicester.
Rough Draft. The Y Theatre, 7 East Street, LE1 6EY (w3w = ///edgy.soil.camp)
Once a month (forth Tuesday) we hold our scratch nights, each artists getting fifteen minutes to share their work, be that script in hand or something more polished.
From gut-wrenching theatre to side-splitting comedy, melodic music to punchy poetry, and all those arty bits in between.
See Y Theatre’s website for further details
Wednesday 26th April 19:30
Hinckley.
AccessAbility Arts presents Spoken Word. Rendezvous Hinckley, 119 Factory Road, LE10 0DP (w3w = ///trooper.exhales.heartache)
Featured artists plus open mic.
Pay as feel event. To book at open mic slot email thekaysdl@gmail.com
See AccessAbility Arts’ Facebook page for more details of this and other events
Wednesday 28th June 19:00
Nottingham.
Poetry with Liz Berry, Amy Acre & Sue Dymoke. Five Leaves Bookshop, 14a Long Row, NG1 2DH (w3w = ///mini.tonic.bubble)
See Five Leaves website for more details of this and other events
Wednesday 28th June 19:30
Stamford.
Pint of Poetry. The Gallery Bar at the Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary’s Street, PE9 2DL (w3w = ///fame.slowly.surely)
Open mic Poetry & Spoken Word. Everyone welcome, free entry.
Regular event – Last Wednesday of every month.
See Stamford Arts Centre website for this and other events
Thursday 29th June 19:30
Cambridge.
Desperate Fleas. The Blue Moon. 2 Norfolk St, CB1 2LF (w3w = ///files.gloves.poet)
Mixed open mic: Comedy, Music, Spoken Word
Regular event – Last Thursday of every month.
Please be aware, the building is wheelchair accessible but unfortunately we do not have disabled toilets
See The Blue Moon’s website for this and other events
Thursday 29th June 19:30
Leicester.
Word!. Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, LE1 7HA (w3w = ///melt.sharp.sticks)
With featured artists.
See Word Poetry’s website for this and other events
Thursday 29th June 19:30
Stamford.
Open Mic Night. Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Lounge, Broad Street, PE9 1PX (w3w = ///stages.aims.drill)
Music & Spoken word – please email dbrawnsley@gmail.com to book a slot.
Wheelchair access via lifts. Disabled toilets
Free entry, see Theatre Lounge Open Mic’s Facebook page for more details
Friday 30th June 19:30
Derby.
Word Wise. Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street, DE1 3LB (w3w = ///jokes.cute.glad)
Monthy Event. Poetry, Spoken word and music.
See Word Wise’s Facebook page for more details
