WEST ANGLIA / EAST MIDLANDS REAL WORLD POETRY EVENTS – AUGUST 2023

Here’s the list of local events in August 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 August in case I’ve been able to add anything else, otherwise September’s list will follow in due course.

For end of July 2023 events – https://scottcoe.co.uk/west-anglia-east-midlands-real-world-poetry-events-july-2023/

Tuesday 1st August 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

Tuesday 1st August 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 1st August 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

Wednesday 2nd August 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 2nd August 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

THIS EVENT IS TAKING A BREAK IN AUGUST – RETURNING IN SEPTEMBER – WATCH THIS SPACE
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 3rd August 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 3rd August 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 3rd August 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

Saturday 5th August 12:00
Peterborough.
Black British Book Festival at Millfield Festival 2023. Millfield, New England Rec (and surrounding area) Lincoln Road (w3w = ///tune.mime.singer)
See Peterborough Presents Faceboook page for more details of this and the rest of the festival activities

Sunday 6th August 12:00
Leadenham.
The Poet Tree at Lincolnshire Day of Folk Festival. Leadenham House, LN5 0PU (w3w = ///much.important.wheels)
Join current Stamford Poet Laureate Emily Dickens & former Stamford Poet Laureate Scott Coe, for open mic poetry and prose under the canopy of a Beech Tree.
See Stamford Poetry’s & Day of Lincolnshire Folk’s Facebook pages for more details

Tuesday 8th August 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 8th August 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.
See St Ives Corn Exchange’s website for this and other events

Wednesday 9th August 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 – Second Wednesday of every month.
See Gaz Clitheroe’s Facebook page for this and other events.

Thursday 10th August 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 10th August 19:30
Northampton.
Raising The Awen. The Lab. 95-97 Charles Street, NN1 3BG (w3w = ///bigger.zones.jelly)
Music & Spoken word open mic.
Regular event – Second Thursday of every month.
See The Lab’s website for details of this and other events

Saturday 12th August 10:00
Peterborough.
Growing Together Poetry Workshop. Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, Priestgate, PE1 1LF (w3w = ///placed.snail.glue)
Poetry workshop with Charley Genever as part of the Growing Together Exhibition Launch
See Flourish’s website for more details

Saturday 12th August 10:00
Peterborough.
Creative Writing Workshop, plus Cathedral Library tour. Becket’s Tearoom, Cathedral Precincts, Chapel Street, PE1 1YR (w3w = ///frogs.repair.cakes)
Tickets & Details on monofiction’s website

Saturday 12th August 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 website for this and other events

Saturday 12th August 17:00
Leicester.
Curve on the Square Spoken Word. Curve Theatre, 60 Rutland Street, LE1 1SB (w3w = ///finger.trunk.deeper)
Featuring Ruben Whitter, Oviya Thirumalai, Carol Leeming MBE & The Orator
See Curve Theatre’s Website for details

Saturday 12th August 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

Monday 14th August 18:45
Nottingham.
Blackdrop Open Mic Fundraiser. Metronome, Huntingdon Street, NG1 1AP (w3w = ///desks.react.attend)
Fundraising to provide two year old Anayah-Israel life changing therapy with the best quality of life.
Featuring poetry, spoken word, lyrical expression, djembe drumming, and acoustic singing.
See Metronome’s website for tickets & details

Tuesday 15th August 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

Thursday 17th August 19:00
Stamford.
Open Door – Celebration of Diversity in Poetry, Art & Stories, The Blonde Beet, 7 St Paul’s St, PE9 2BE (w3w = ///calculating.words.smile)
Featuring various local poets – full line up coming soon.
Everyone welcome, free entry.
See Stamford Diversity Group’s Facebook page for more details of this and other events

Thursday 17th August 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

Thursday 17th August 20:00
Northampton.
The Good Vibes. The Lab. 95-97 Charles Street, NN1 3BG (w3w = ///bigger.zones.jelly)
Music & Spoken word open mic. Monthly event – free entry
See The Lab’s website for details of this and other events

Friday 18th August 19:00
Ely.
Open Mic Poetry Night. Prosper, 16-18 Broad Street, CB7 4AH (w3w = //////plugs.drops.book)
See Facebook event for further details

THIS EVENT IS TAKING A BREAK IN AUGUST – RETURNING IN SEPTEMBER – WATCH THIS SPACE
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 – 3rd Friday of each month
See Some Antics Facebook page for event post with cost and to sign up for slots. Also for future dates.

Saturday 19th August 19:30
St Ives.
Leon Al Bakry Spoken Word/Poetry. Cromwell Barn, Burleigh Hill Farm, Somersham Road, PE27 3LY (w3w = ///prominent.educated.slang)
See Eventbrite for more details

Monday 21st August 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 21st August 19:30
Leicester.
Get Mouthy. The Big Difference, 68 High Street, LE1 5YP (w3w = ///slime.sadly.police) New Venue!
Featured artists plus open mic. Everyone welcome.
Regular event – Second Monday of every month (moved to 3rd Monday for August only)
See Get Mouthy’s Instagram page for more details

Monday 21st August 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 21st August 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 22nd August 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

Thursday 24th August 13:00
Coventry.
Coventry Stanza. The Old Windmill, 21 Spon Street, CV1 3BA (w3w = ///exit.pizza.then)
Fourth Thursday of each month.
Email Emma: e.t.kemp@gmail.com for more details

Thursday 24th August 19:00
Cambridge.
Isabella Dorta Poetry Tour. Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, CB3 1AA (w3w = ///snake.milk.fluid)
See Eventbrite for more details

Friday 26th August 12:30
Nottingham.
Summer Jam & Multilingual Workshop. New Art Exchange, 39 Gregory Boulevard, NG7 6BE (w3w = ///defeat.gravy.cope)
Creative writing workshop
See World Jam’s Facebook page for details

Friday 26th August 19:30
Derby.
Word Wise. Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street, DE1 3LB (w3w = ///jokes.cute.glad)
Monthy Event. Poetry, Spoken word and music.
Regular Event – last Friday of every month
See Word Wise’s Facebook page for more details

Saturday 26th August 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 26th August 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 27th August 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

Monday 28th August 11:00
Stamford.
Stamford Diversity Festival. Stamford Rec, New Recreation Road, PE9 1EW (w3w = ///mental.twig.soils)
Entertainment throughout the day including Poetry from a selection of local poets.
See Stamford Diversity Group’s Facebook page for more details of this and other events

Wednesday 30th August 19:00
Leamington Spa.
Isabella Dorta Poetry Tour. Temperance, 33 Bath Street, CV31 3AF (w3w = ///wash.free.flying)
See Eventbrite for more details

Wednesday 30th August 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 31st August 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 31st August 19:00
Nottingham.
Poetry Scum. The Robin Hood Inn, Mansfield Rd, Sherwood, NG5 2FR (w3w = ///woof.feeds.aura)
Headliners and Open mic
Regular event – Last Thursday of each month.
See Poetry Scum’s Instagram Page for more details

Thursday 31st August 19:30
Stamford.
Open Mic Night. Venue TBC
Music & Spoken word – please email dbrawnsley@gmail.com to book a slot.
Free entry, see Theatre Lounge Open Mic’s Facebook page for more details