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To use this list; Check down location list for places close to where you want to go.
All locations are listed alphabetically so places close together geographically will not necessarily be together on this list.
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Location |
Day(s) of the month |
Event details |
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Andover, Hampshire |
4th Wednesday |
Free Expressions - The lights theatre Andover Hampshire SP10 1AH - 7.30pm free |
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Bangor, Gwynedd |
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POETica at Blue Sky Cafe, - No longer regular event, occasional events still held. |
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Bath |
2nd Thursday |
Bath Spa University Reading Series 2008 - The Lonsdale Room, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath - 8.00pm Entry: £6.00, Guest readers only. |
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2nd Monday |
Poetry and a pint -
St James Wine
Vaults |
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3rd Monday |
Bath Storytelling Circle - Upstairs at The Raven, Queen St (off Milsom St/Quiet St) BA1 1HE - 7.30 for 8pm start - performed from memory, not read, stories, poetry and music. |
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3rd Thursday |
Can Openers - Window Arts Centre - 8pm £2 |
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Belfast |
2nd Friday |
Make Yourself Heard - Safehouse Artspace - 8.00pm £2 |
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Last Friday |
Bookfinder's Open Mic - Bookfinder's Café, off University Ave - 8pm - 11pm |
| Beverley, East Yorks | 1st Thursday |
Subtle Flame - Tiger Inn, Lairgate, Beverley East Yorks UK HU17 8JG Pub phone 01482 869040 Car park, Ground Floor Access, Great Beer, Come Early to get a seat! not August and October - 8.30pm Admission £2 - Email mloz21@hotmail.com |
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Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees |
4th Tuesday |
The Write Room - Wellington Inn, 31-33 High Street, Wolviston, Billingham - 8pm £3 |
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Birkenhead |
3rd Thursday |
Wirral Ode Show - Stork Hotel, Price St, Birkenhead - 9-11pm Free |
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Birmingham |
1st Sunday |
Outspoken - RED BAR - 7.00pm Entry: £5/£3 NUS |
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1st Thursday |
Coffee Shop Poets - the Margarett Rose Abri café, 58-59 Cheapside, Digbeth, (The Old Post Office), Birmingham B12 0PG - 8.30pm come early to book a spot. free |
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3rd Sunday |
Sunday Xpress - Adam and Eve, 203 Bradford St, Digbeth B12 0JD - 3.30pm Free |
| Last Thursday |
Rhymes - The Custard Factory Reception, Gibb Street, Birmingham, £5 on the door. 8pm-10.30pm |
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| Cradley Heath | 1st Friday | First Friday -The Hollybush, Newtown Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 5EA Around 8.30. Free entry. |
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Bolton |
Occasional |
The Drum Arts Centre – check website for spoken word events; http://www.the-drum.org.uk/ |
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3rd Sunday |
Write Out Loud - Churchills, Manchester Road BL2 1HE - 8:00 pm £1 |
| Bournemouth | 1st Wednesday |
Freeway Poets, at The Winchester, 39 Poole Hill, Bournemouth Dorset Bh25PW, 01202552206 emailDoors open at 7pm and entry is £3, Freeway Poets facebook event page http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=105422126168567&ref=ts |
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2nd Tuesday |
Slammers - Centre Stage, 14 Queens Road, Westbourne - 8pm £2 |
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Bracknell |
3rd Tuesday |
SHP Poets - The Green Room, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, BRACKNELL RG12 7PA - 7.00 pm £2 Workshop followed by open floor. |
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Bradford |
2nd Monday |
Beehive Poets - The New Beehive Inn, 169-171 Westgate, BD1 3AA - 8.30 donation http://www.beehivepoets.org.uk/ (Poetry events most Mondays check website.) |
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2nd Wednesday |
Zanze Bards - Zanze Coffee Lounge - 8.00 p.m donation |
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3rd Wednesday |
Pure Open Mic Poetry - The Lansdown, 8 Clifton Rd, Clifton - 8.00pm Free |
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4th Monday |
Poetry Workshop - The New Beehive Pub, Westgate Bradford - 8.30pm |
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Brighton |
4th Monday |
Brighton Poetry Society - Cellar of the Sanctuary Cafe Brunswick Street East, Hove - 8pm, for 8.45pm £3 |
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Last Tuesday |
Horseplay - The Sanctuary Cafe - 7:30 £4 |
| Every Thursday | Mystical Poetry Evening, Thursdays 5-7, Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton, UK. http://www.mystical-poetry.blogspot.co.uk/ | |
| Bristol | 1st Tuesday |
Poetry Unlimited CAfe Kino, Stokes Croft, Bristol First Tuesday of the month 11.30am open reading and discussion usually themed. |
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Every Thursday |
Arts House Open Mic The Arts House, Stokes Croft, Bristol Every Thursday 8.30pm Entry Free |
| 1st Thursday |
Hammer & Tongue open slam The Hatchet, Frogmore St, Bristol 7.00pm First Thursday of the month. sign up to compete on the door to compete. |
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1st Thursday |
Portcullis Poets – Eugenie House, Royal York Crescent, Clifton - 7.45pm for 8pm start Free |
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2nd and 4th Sunday |
Acoustic Night Bristol - Halo Cafe Bar - 8.15pm donation - www.acousticnight.com |
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2nd Thursday |
Poetry at the Portcullis - The Portcullis, Sion Hill, Clifton - 7.30pm for 8pm Free |
| 4th Thursday |
Poetry Revue Shoe -
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Burton upon Trent, Staffs |
3rd Friday Cancelled |
Cancelled due to loss of venue - further information soon. Anne Lee School of Drama, The Grain Warehouse, Derby Street, Burton upon Trent, DE14 2JJ - Open mic night with good disabled access. Starts 7:30, £2 entry for readers and non-readers. Refreshments available. Details at: www.gary-carr.me.uk/worlds.html |
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Bury |
1st Wednesday |
Irwell Writers - The Mosses, Cecil Street (opposite Asda) - 7.30pm £3 |
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Cambridge |
2nd & 4th Thursday |
Upbeat Open Mic - at The Waterman – 7.30 for 8.30 Free |
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Cardigan |
Last Friday |
The CellarBards - last Friday of each month at The Cellar Bar in Cardigan. Entry is £3.00, there is an open mic and also occasional guest writers. |
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Carlisle |
1st Wednesday |
Speakeasy - The Source Cafe, Nelson Street, Carlisle - 8pm for 8.30pm start free |
| Chelmsford | 4th Friday | Howl - A monthly night of poetry, spokenword and comedy, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford. £5 entry, tickets available on the door. |
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Cheltenham |
1st Sunday |
Buzzwords - Exmouth Arms, Bath Road GL53 7LX - Doors 7pm start 8pm Entry: £3 |
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Chesterfield |
3rd Monday |
Chandler's Bards - Chandler's Bar - 8:00pm Free |
| Cirencester | last Thursday |
Writers in the Brewery -
in the Theatre of New Brewery Arts, Cirencester
7pm to 9pm - £3 entrance.
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Cleveland |
1st Wednesday |
The Writers Café - Georgian Theatre, Green Dragon Yard, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1AT - 7.30pm £4 Website - http://writerscafe.vox.com |
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Colchester |
3rd Wednesday |
A Pound of Poetry - Appetite Café, Church Walk, Colchester, Essex - 8pm £1 |
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Coventry |
1st Tuesday |
Night Blue Fruit - The Tin Angel, Spoon Street - 9pm to 11pm free |
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Croyden |
1st Friday |
Poets Anonymous - New venue Bar of the Fairfield Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Croydon – starting at 8pm £2 - £1 http://www.poetsanon.org.uk/ |
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2nd Saturday |
Poets Anonymous - at United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove - 2.30 - 4.00 pm £1 http://www.poetsanon.org.uk/ |
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Dorking |
2nd Tuesday |
Well Versed - Staff Restaurant, Mole Valley District Council, Pippbrook - 7.30pm |
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Douglas, IOM |
2nd & 4th Friday |
Movies, Music and Poetry I.O.M - Jabberwocky Cafe Duke St Douglas - 7.30 Free |
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Durham |
Varies check website |
Colpitts Poetry Readings – Alington House, 4 North Bailey, Durhan 8pm. - £4 / £2.50 |
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Edinburgh |
1st Tuesday |
Foakies - Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street - 8pm Folk music and poetry night - £3 |
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Last Sunday |
Shore Poets - The Lot, 4-6 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU £3 / £2 http://www.shorepoets.org.uk/ |
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Exeter |
check website |
Uncut Poets - Black Box, Media Centre, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter £5 / |
| 3rd Wednesday |
Taking the Mic.
- Exeter Phoenix Café Bar.
Gandy Street, Exeter
- 8pm -
poets, stand-ups, variety acts, singer songwriters... 3-5 minute
slots available on a first come first served basis. E-mail;
livtorc@yahoo.com
Website:
http://www.wondermentalist.com
- Free
- Fully accessible venue.
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| 2nd Thursday |
ExCite Open Mic Night,
Otto Retro, 6 New Bridge Street, Exeter, Entry
£4/3.- 8pm.
To
book an open mic spot e-mail;
stanza@rachelmccarthy.com
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Frome |
Check website for details |
Poetry Frome – the Garden Café http://www.wordswork.net/poetry/past.html |
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Glasgow |
1st Monday |
Open Mic - Samuel Dow, 69 Nithsdale Road G41 2AJ - 7.30pm Free |
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Every Tuesday |
Open Mic at Glasgow University Union - 9.00pm free – music, comedy, poetry |
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1st Tuesday |
Poems and Pints Samuel Dow, 69 Nithsdale Road G41 2AJ - 8pm 50p |
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1st Saturday |
Bards in the Park - Secret garden, Tollcross Park, Winter Gardens - 1pm Free. |
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Great Torrington |
2nd Thursday |
Plough Open Mike - Plough Arts Centre -8pm Free |
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Guildford |
3rd Wednesday |
Den of Voice - The Boileroom,13 Stokefields - 8pm donation. |
| Harrogate | 3rd Wednesday |
Poems, Prose & Pints at the Tap
& Spile, Tower Street, Harrogate, HG1 1HS. Entry £2.50 reduced to
£2 if you read. Open mic then a featured artist. From 7.30pm,
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=137267822541&ref=ts |
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Hebden Bridge |
Every Wednesday |
Open Mic Surgery - Upstairs at the Stubbing Wharf pub - 9pm free, music and poetry |
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Last Tuesday |
Hebden Bridge Poetry - White Lion Hotel - 7.30 p.m. in the conference room £2 |
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Hennock, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot |
4th Saturday |
HOOT! @ Hennock - village Hall, Hennock - 8pm £3 |
| Heswall, Wirral | 1st Thursday | Linghams Bookshop, Telegraph Road, Heswall. 7.30 £3 |
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Hoylake, Wirral |
2nd Thursday |
Poets and Songwriters Evening - Vanilla Lounge 6 Market Street, Hoylake Wirral 8.30 Free |
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Huddersfield |
2nd Thursday |
Albert Poets - Cellar bar at Dogma, 29 Queensgate HD1 2RD - 8.00 pm Free |
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Hull |
4th Wednesday |
Off The Road - Hull Adelphi - 8.00pm £3 |
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Keynsham, nr Bristol |
3rd Wednesday |
A S P - Poetry Circle -
Humanities Building |
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Kilmarnock |
3rd Thursday |
Poems and Pints night - Portmann Hotel, Portland Road, KA1 2DL - 8.00 pm |
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Lancaster |
1st Friday |
Odd Socks - Park Hotel, St Oswald Street LA1 3AS - 8pm £4 |
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Leamington Spa |
3rd Friday |
Spotlight Club - Yorkshire House, Parliament St. - 8.30 £3 |
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2nd Monday |
PUREandGOODandRIGHT Poetry & Pints - at The Sozzled Sausage, 141 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NX - 7.30, except December. Contact is pgrpoetry@gmail.com |
| Ledbury | last Tuesday | Homend poets, at Icebytes cafe, ledbury - folk music + poetry with a theme for 1st half(; very last tuesday of the month |
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Leeds |
1st Wednesday |
Wicked Words - Seven, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton (just next to Casa Mia Grande) - 8pm £3 |
| 3rd Wednesday |
Leeds Combined Arts. -
Headingley Community Centre, North
Lane, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3HG commencing at 7.30 p.m. A host
for the first half and the second half is open floor.
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| every Wednesday (term time) | The Scribe magazine; on every wednesday from 5-7pm (in term time only) holds poetry workshops at the Peach and Pear cafe, on Brudenell Road in the Hyde park area of Leeds. All welcome, whether member of the univerisity or not. | |
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Leicester |
1st Tuesday |
Word! - The Y, East Street - 8.00pm £3 7.30 to sign up to read. |
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2nd Friday |
Poetry Leicester - The Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP from September to July. Visiting poets, scholars and speakers hosted by the Leicester Poetry Society. Usual time 7.30 pm. For full details of speakers and venue see www.poetryleicester.co.uk |
| 3rd Wednesday |
Weaving Words at The Exchange, in Leicester. 50
Rutland Street, LE1 1RD |
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Liskeard |
1st Monday |
Liskeard Poetry Group monthly meeting Stuart House, Barras Street, Liskeard. Time 4:30 – 6pm. £1.50 |
| Little Sutton, Wirral | 1st Tuesday |
Writers
Circle Little Sutton, Wirral, at the Community
Centre attached to the Library, in Little Sutton the first
Tuesday in every month commencing at 7pm and terminating at 9pm.
Contact Reg Weaver on
weaveapoem@ntlworld.com.
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Liverpool |
1st Monday |
Come Strut Your Stuff – The Egg Cafe, Newington, L1 4ED (between Bold St and Renshaw St) - Open floor poetry and acoustic music (with no mics). First come-first served, with names taken from 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Free. www.comestrutyourstuff.co.uk |
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1st Wednesday |
Dead Good Poets' Society - Everyman Bistro, opp. Catholic Cathedral - 8pm £1 |
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3rd Wednesday |
Dead Good Poets' Society - Guest night - Everyman Bistro, Hope Street - 8pm £3 cons |
| 3rd Wednesday | Poetry prose and acoustic music night at the ship and mitre liverpool every 3rd wed contact 07817209937 and ask for Dr Horsewhip c Delaneysss. | |
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4th Thursday |
Liverpool Poetry Café – The Hub at the Bluecoat 7pm – 9pm Guest readers. Tickets free from Bluecoat ticket office |
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London |
Most evenings except Sunday |
Poetry Café – Covent Garden – many different events, check website for details. http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/cafe/ |
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1st Sunday but varies, check website. |
Ferargo Slam @ Charlie Wright’s International Bar - 45, Pitfield St, London, London and South East N1 - £6/£5 http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfmfuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=64220413 |
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1st Monday | Until the Lights Go Out at The Library Bar, 235 Upper Street, Islington - Poetry and Musict - o perform, talk to Mike or Irina before 7.15 or msg them on FB to guarantee a spot. Admission free but we do accept small donations |
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1st Monday |
Hammer and Tongue - Green Note Cafe - 7.30pm entry £4/5 – slam format |
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1st Monday |
Jam On That - The Jam Factory - 8pm free |
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1st Monday |
RAW (Real interActive Writing) - The Abbey Tavern, 124 Kentish Town Rd - 7.30pm free workshop and open mic |
| 2nd Monday |
Kid, I
wrote back at
Bar
Kick Stage, 127 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JE
Nearest Tube: Liverpool
St/Old St - 7pm - 10pm £3 on the door/FREE TO PERFORM!
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| SE19 | 1st Tuesday |
BEYOND WORDS.
Gipsy Hill Tavern, 79 Gipsy Hill, London SE19 1QH Poetry and
more.... headline poet & showcases newer voices from open-mic. 7 for
7.30pm. £4/3. email:
beyond.words@aol.co.uk |
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SE24 |
Every Tuesday |
needleandthread open mic - The Half Moon, 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU - 8pm free |
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WC2H |
Every Tuesday |
Poetry Unplugged - Poetry Cafe Covent Garden 22 Betterton Street WC2H 9BX - 7:30pm £4 |
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NW3 |
1st Tuesday |
Steel Grasped poetry The Sir Richard Steeles, 97 Haverstock Hill, NW3 - 7.45pm free www.myspace.com/stevejameskl |
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NW3 |
2nd Wednesday |
Behind the Mic - Upstairs at The Adelaide, 143 Adelaide Road, NW3 3NL - Doors: 8pm. for 8:30pm £5 |
| Swiss Cottage | 2nd Wednesday, but check website. |
Friday Night Writers - Swiss Cottage Library, 88 Avenue Road, London, United Kingdom - doors open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start, produces annual anthology .Find out more on the website http://www.fridaynightwriters.wordpress.com |
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EC1 |
1st Tuesday |
Y Tuesday Poetry Club - Three Kings Public House, Clerkenwell Close, London EC1 - 8pm free |
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1st Friday |
Behind the Mic - Women Only
Night
- at Glass Bar, West Lodge, Euston Gardens, 190 Euston Road. -
8.30pm £3 |
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2nd Sunday |
Fanzine at The Vauxhall Griffin - 6.00 pm £4 Music and poetry see website |
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2nd Tuesday |
Ambit Reading - Bath House, 96 Dean Street, Soho 6.30pm |
| NW6 (West Hamstead) | 2nd Tuesday | Essence of Poetry Workshop Readings Reflections Discussion 6.45-8.15pm Room 3 The Rooms Above Westheath Yard 174 Mill Lane NW6 1TB £10 at door. |
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N1 |
2nd Thursday |
Angel Poetry - Borders Bookshop, The Angel in the N1 Centre Parkfield Street - 7pm |
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Wandsworth |
2nd Thursday |
Poetry Sessions - All Saints Church, Wansworth - 7.30pm Donation |
| N6 | 2nd Thursday (Occasionally 3rd) |
Poetry in the House - Lauderdale House Poetry Readings - Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, London N6 5HG - Nearest tube Archway (Northern Line), then a 10 minute walk uphill towards Highgate Village. Buses 143, 210, 271 run direct to the House.- £5 8pm |
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W13 |
3rd Wednesday |
Twin (Poetry) - at Navasartian Centre, 223 Northfield Avenue, NORTHFIELDS, Ealing - 7.30pm for 8pm finishes at 10pm £4 cons |
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WC1A |
3rd Wednesday |
Touch Me I'm Sick - The Old Crown Pub, 33 New Oxford Street, London WC1A Nearest tube Holborn - 7.30pm - Free - No Wheelchair access - Contact vintagepoison@hotmail.com |
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E8 |
3rd Sunday
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Sundays at the Oto - Café Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL 3-5 pm, £4 |
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1st Monday |
More Poetry 7.30 for 8pm the first Monday of each month presented by juli Jana and Ken Champion at Antonio's coffee shop and gallery,Leyden Street 5min from Liverpool Str tube station. Guest and floor spots.http://www.kenchampion.org.uk/events/ |
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Depford |
3rd Thursday |
Apples and Snakes – The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London £3 http://www.applesandsnakes.org/ |
| EC2A | Last Tuesday | SpeechMotion - The Horse and Groom, 28 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3NZ.a unique mix of performance and film. Tickets: £5/4 msft Facebook fan page Guest list only! www.facebook.com/msftlondon |
| Last Wednesday |
Incite!
LGBT & Queer Poetry -
First Out Cafe Bar • 52 St Giles
High Street • WC2H 8LH Cost - Free Contact: incite@camdenlgbtforum.org.uk / http://www.facebook.com/pages/Incite-Poetry/156248934405100 |
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N4 |
4th Wednesday |
Utter! North - Salisbury Pub, 1 Grand Parade N4 1JX - 7.30pm £5 -£2 |
| Richmond | 2nd Thursday | Sweet Thursday - The Old Ship, 3 King Street, Richmond, Surrey. TW9 1ND - 7.30 |
| 2nd Friday | "Poetry Jam @ The Tea Box - The Tea Box, 7 Paradise Road, Richmond. TW9 1RX 7.30pm Free Entry Call 020 8940 3521, e-mail on info@theteabox.co.uk disabled access. | |
| WC1 | Regular dates Tuesdays and Fridays check website for details |
Camden
and Lumen Poetry.
1 Buck Street, Camden Town, London WC1. Lumen, 88 Tavistock
Place, London WC1. 6.30-9pm £4/£3 in aid of the Cold Weather
Shelters.
Website
-
http://www.camdenlumen.wordpress.com
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| N16 | 3rd Saturday |
TamaRe House Poetry Corner @ Open The Gate- The Black Culture Cafe. Every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1pm-2.30pm then 4.30pm- 5.30pm Address: 33 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, London, N16, 8BJ For more info. Contactdenise@tamarehouse.com Website: www.tamarehouse.com/poetrycorner |
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Londonderry N.I. |
Every Monday |
Open Mic Madness - Mason's Bar, Magazine St - 10pm free |
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Lower Lydbrook, Glos |
2nd Tuesday |
Garden Cafe & Gallery cabaret
-
The Malt
House, |
| Manchester | 1st Wednesday alternate mths |
Other Room, Experimental poetry reading series -
The Old Abbey Inn, 61 Pencroft Way, Manchester, M15 6AY.
Website:
www.otherroom.org
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2nd Thursday |
For Folk's Sake - Cup Cafe, Thomas Street, Northern Quarter - 6pm £4 |
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3rd Thursday |
Freed Up - Green Room, - 7.30pm free |
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3rd Thursday |
Inn Verse - The Salutation Inn - 8pm free |
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3rd Friday |
Manky Poets - Chorlton Library, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester - 7.50-9.30pm £2 |
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Last Monday |
Poets and Mash - Matt and Phreds - 7.30pm £4 |
| Last Monday |
Hard Rain - at Isis Café, 910 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, M19 (Near Albert Road) - see www.isiscafe.com for more details or just call in. 8pm – 10 pm: poetry performance |
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Mansfield, Notts |
1st Tuesday |
Forever Greens Art Café - Forever Greens Art Cafe, Restaurant, Ransomwood Business Park - 7pm £4.50 - www.myspace.com/theartcafe |
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Manningtree |
1st Saturday |
Open Mic Nite - The Strangers Home, Bradfield - 8.30pm free |
| Mossley | Every Sunday |
open mic - Commercial Hotel in Mossley (OL5 0AA) Anything goes from poetry to mind reading, music to magic. If you want the stage for 15 mins just turn up. |
| Middlesbrough | Last Friday |
The Black Light
Engine Room - Python Gallery, Gosford Street
Middlesbrough, TS2 1 BB. theblacklightenginedriver@hotmail.co.uk for details. |
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New Brighton, Wirral |
2nd Monday |
Bards of New Brighton – “the Mags” Magazine Lane - 8:30pm - Free |
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Newcastle upon Tyne |
3rd Thursday |
Ten by Ten - The Cumberland Arms, Ouseburn, Byker NE6 1LD - 8pm £2 |
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Newquay |
2nd Friday |
Library Poetry Group - at Newquay Library, Marcus Hill - 11am to 1pm Free |
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Norwich |
2nd Monday |
Cafe Writers - at Jurnet's Bar, Wensum Lodge, 169 King Street - 7.15pm donation |
| 3rd Tuesday | Poetry at Olives - readings from invited writers and open mike (mainly, but not only poetry) at Olive's Bar, 40 Elm Hill, Norwich. 7.30 pm, free, raffles with prizes of poetry books and hand-bound notebooks to fund events. | |
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Nottingham |
3rd Friday |
Open Mic Poetry Night - Epic Bar - 7.30pm free |
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1st Monday |
Black Drop - Canal House Bar, Canal Street - 8pm Entry: £2 |
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3rd Wednesday |
Speakeasy - The Alley Cafe, Cannon Court - 8pm free |
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Otley, Leeds |
1st Tuesday |
Otley Poets
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(except January) at 8pm at Korks Wine Bar
Bondgate Otley for 8-30pm start.Free except guest poets night when
it's £1 entry.
Everyone
must purchase a drink of some kind as we are not charged for the
room.
For further info contact
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3rd Tuesday |
Poetry Gym - Black Horse Hotel, corner of Westgate, Otley, LS21 3AS - 8pm £2 |
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Oxford |
1st Monday |
Jam On That - The Jam Factory - 8pm |
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Every Tuesday |
Combibos Coffee Open Mic - Combibos Coffee, Gloucester Green - 7pm Free music and poetry |
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Every Thursday |
The Catweazle Club - East Oxford Community Centre - 8.00pm £4 - http://www.catweazleclub.org |
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2nd Tuesday |
Hammer and Tongues - 190 Cowley Road - 8pm |
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Pencader |
Last Saturday |
Open From Subject Received
Size |
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Penzance |
Every other Thursday |
Café Frug - Penzance Arts Club - an evening of performance - poetry, music, comedy, film - 8pm £2 and £4 |
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Peterborough |
2nd & 4th Wednesday |
A Pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama - Charters pub near the Town Bridge - 8pm |
| Plymouth | Last Tuesday |
Stone Soup Storytelling – Twisted Tales.
– The Morley Arms, Billacombe Rd., Plymouth. For more details see;
www.stonesoupstorytelling.org.uk |
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Portsmouth |
4th Sunday |
Tongues & Grooves - The Florence, Southsea, Portsmouth- 8pm £3 |
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Port Talbot |
2nd Thursday |
Pomes Penyeach Pontardawe Arts Centre:. A monthly poetry evening with open mic. |
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Reading |
3rd Friday |
Poets' Café - South Street Art Centre, South Street 8pm for 8.30pm £6 cons. |
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Rochdale |
4th Sunday |
Write Out Loud -at Olde Boars Head, Long Street - 8pm £1 |
| Rottingdean, Sussex | 3rd Friday | Open Arts Cafe Neville Road 7 to 9 new and established poets equally welcome. Five minute slots to read. £3.00 to cover costs. Max. 25 people. Call in to cafe and book your place. |
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Preston |
4th Monday |
Preston Poets - Borders bookshop, Deepdale Retail Park - 7pm free |
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Last Friday |
Bohemian – New Avenham Park Pavilion 6.30pm |
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Sale, Gt. Manchester |
3rd Wednesday |
Write Out Loud – Sale - Waterside Arts Centre, Sale Town Centre M33 7ZF - 7.30pm £1 |
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Salford |
3rd Wednesday |
Vital Signs - Adelphi House, The University of Salford, Adelphi Street, Salford, M3 6EN - 2.00pm £3 cons £2 Series of readings by leading poets and writers no open floor. |
| Salisbury | last Thursday |
Salisbury Poetry Café at Salisbury Arts Centre.
open mic. Last Thursday of the month. Tickets £4. Poetry Café is an
opportunity to hear readings by established and published poets, as
well as the chance for everyone to share work in the open mic
sessions. To book an open mic slot please e-mail;
poetrycafe@salisburyarts.co.uk |
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Sheffield |
Every Sunday |
Opus Unplugged - Riverside Cafe, 1 Mowbray Street (bottom of Corporation St , over from Kelham Island) - 8pm |
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Every Tuesday |
Poems and Pints - Burton Street Bar, Burton Street, Hillsborough, S6 2HH - 7-10pm Free |
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2nd Tuesday |
Spoken Word Antics - The Red Deer, Pitt Street - 20.00 £2 |
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Every Wednesday |
Listen - The Green Room, Division St - 8pm free |
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Every Wednesday |
Abbeydale Writers' Workshop - Totley United Reformed Church, Totley Brook Road, Sheffield - 7pm to 9pm |
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4th Tuesday |
Out of Line - The Cremorne - 7pm.free - spoken word night, featuring songs and short films. |
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Southend-on-sea |
1st Wednesday |
Southend Poetry Group - Upstairs at The Railway Hotel, Clifftown Road SS1 - 7.30pm |
| Southport | 3rd Thursday |
Southport Arts Centre - Studio - 7.30pm. 2 to 5 minutes reading or performance. |
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Sowerby Bridge |
Every Sunday |
Live Space - at Bridges, 1 Station Road, HX6 3LB - 7.00pm – entry £2.00 |
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1st Monday |
Puzzle Poets Live at Puzzle Hall Inn, Hollins Lane, Sowerby Bridge - 8pm (donation) |
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Stanley, County Durham |
3rd Monday |
Open Mic at the Lamp Light - at Lamplight Arts Centre, Front Street, Stanley - 7.30pm £1 |
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St. Helens |
2nd Wednesday |
Words Alive - The Citadel, Waterloo Street - 8pm £2 |
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St. Leonards |
2nd Thursday |
Poetry & Song Night - Bar Blue - 8pm Free |
| Stoke Newington, | 1st Sunday |
Word - The Others, 6-8
Manor ROAD, Stoke Newington, N16 GSA
7pm - 12am - £3 Entry (plus free copy of Inc. Magazine)
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Southend-on-Sea |
4th Sunday |
Sundown - The Royal Hotel, Southend-on-Sea - 6:30pm £3 |
| Swindon | 2md Thursday |
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Taunton |
1st Thursday |
Poetry at The Brewhouse organised by Fire River Poets. The Studio, The Brewhouse, Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset. Box Office 01823 283244. Fully accessible venue. Car park. Entry: £5.00. Open mic slots available. To book a slot 01823 252486. Not July, August and December. |
| Teddington | see website | Rhythm & Muse - more info at www.rhythmandmuse.org |
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Todmorden |
2nd Tuesday |
Magic Words |
| Torquay | 2nd Friday |
Cabaret Oasis @ The Blue
Walnut The Blue Walnut Cafe, 14 Walnut Road, Torquay
TQ2 6HS. Entry £3.50 - 8pm. Doors
7.30pm. Facebook
page at;
http://www.facebook.com/pages/POETRY-ISLAND/265108900513
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Truro |
2nd Thursday |
Poetry Workshop - Truro Library - 2.30pm to 4.30pm Free |
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Tunbridge Wells |
3rd Tuesday |
Kent and Sussex Poetry
Society - at he Camden Centre,
Market Square, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2SW - 8pm £3 |
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Ulverston |
4th Monday |
The Fourth Monday Poets - at Upstairs at the King's Arms, Ulverston - 7.30pm £5 |
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Wakefield |
1st Thursday |
Red Shed Readings - Labour Club Red Shed - 7.30pm £2 |
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2nd & 4th Tuesday |
Black Horse Poets - Henry Boons Pub on Westgate (close to the Railway station) - 7pm to 9pm free www.blackhorsepoets.weebly.com |
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Ware, Herts |
1st Friday |
Poetry Reading Ware Arts Centre, Kibes Lane - 8pm £4 - £2.50 |
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Warrington |
1st Friday |
An Evening of Poetry Reading - Warrington Central Library, Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JB - 7pm to 9pm free |
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Wednesbury |
Last Thursday |
Poetry Wednesbury - St Paul’s Church, off Wood Green Road, 7.30 pm |
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Wells |
1st Monday |
Wells Poetry at the Fountain - Upstairs at the Fountain Inn, at the bottom of St. Thomas Street in Wells, 7.45 for 8pm. £2 |
| West Runton, Norfolk | 1st and 3rd Wednesday |
Poets at
The Village Inn, West Runton, Norfolk, England -
Small dedicated group but mood is often light-hearted. Readers
and/or listeners always welcomed. Established 2004. Admission
free. Contact Bill Jervis 01263 837 046. Every evening takes the
shape from whoever turns up. No agenda, no commitments, no fees.
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Widnes |
2nd Thursday |
Poetry Reading Group - Widnes Library, Victoria Square, Widnes - WA8 7QY 7 pm -8 pm Free An informal poetry reading group at Widnes Library. |
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Wigan |
2nd Thursday |
Write Out Loud - at Tudor House Hotel, New Market St. - 8.30 pm Free |
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Winsford, Cheshire |
Last Wednesday |
Bring Bacchus the Beat - DeBees Music Bar - 8pm free |
| Withington | 1st Thursday alt months |
Counting Backwards is a new series of text-sound-performance events. It takes place on the first Thursday of alternate months at Fuel cafe bar in Withington. From Thursday 3 June 2010. Entrance is free. http://tingbckwrds.wordpress.com/ |
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Wolverhampton |
2nd Tuesday |
City Voices - at City Bar, King Street - 7.45pm Free |
| Last Wednesday |
The Poetry Train - hosted by Tony Stringfellow. Britannia Hotel, Lichfield St, Wolverhampton. Start 8.00pm. Admission £2. |
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Last Wednesday |
Poetry Reading Group - Central Library, Wolverhampton - 4.10pm to 5.30pm Free |
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York |
1st & 3rd Monday |
Take the Stage - City Screens Basement Bar, 13-17 Coney Street, York, YO1 9QL - 8.00pm Entry: £2 / Performers free |
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1st Tuesday |
The SPOKEN WORD - The Exhibition Hotel Bootham, York, North Yorkshire , YO30 7BW - 7.30pm |
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2nd Wednesday |
Speakers' Corner - The Yorkshire Terrier, Stonegate - 7:30 pm £1
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