One of our SWL regulars Tom Bland made the longlist of 'Poetry School Books of the Year 2018' for his debut collection 'The Death of a Clown', published by Bad Betty Press
Poetry School Books of the Year 2018 • Poetry School
It’s been a superb year for ‘little shapelets’ and their ‘sprinkling of white space’. Funny, painful, complex, adventurous, elegiac, innovative, insightful and enduring, the books we have chosen to celebrate here represent just a small selection of the marvellous work we have read and love...
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Delighted that our beloved VFD venue has been named Number One nightlife venue in London in Time Out London! And we're even referenced as a 'woke spoken word event'...
A submission opportunity from our friends at Bad Betty Press. You have just under two weeks to send them your work on the theme of 'alter egos', for their upcoming anthology. Check out the submissions criteria here:
The 2019 Anthology: ALTER EGOS - Bad Betty Press
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for our anthology on the theme of alter egos, out September 2019. We’re looking for every possible interpretation of ‘alter egos’, so don’t limit yourself to superhero poems (although those are great too). We’re not looking for a particular style or length of poem, but...
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One of our wonderful regulars Caroline Teague is hosting Incite! A Free Monthly Poetry & Spoken Word Evening by forum+ tonight at Phoenix Arts Club just off Charing Cross Road - a free open-mic night for LGBTQ+ poets and allies, in one of London's most beautiful venues.
Join the guestlist for INCITE! A Free Monthly Poetry & Spoken Word Evening by Forum+ at Phoenix Arts Club, Mon 15 April 2019
Buy tickets for INCITE! A Free Monthly Poetry & Spoken Word Evening by Forum+ at Phoenix Arts Club, Mon 15 April 2019 - INCITE Poetry is back at The Phoenix Arts Club - a fantastic free spoken word and performance event by Forum+! The newly revamped speakeasy, INCITE will be an open platform for mem...
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Delighted that our 'Anti-Hate Anthology' is currently stocked in these wonderful bookshops: Housmans Radical Booksellers in King's Cross, Gay's The Word in Bloomsbury, Daunt Books in Marylebone and, soon, Shakespeare and Company in Paris! If you want to get yourself a copy, either drop in to one of the mentioned outlets, or our online Big Cartel link is here: https://spokenwordlondon.bigcartel.com
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We are an organisation grown up around the bimonthly open mic we run at VFD in Dalston. We have just published our Anti-Hate Anthology to celebrate...
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Here are our photos from our last event. Thanks to everyone who came along to listen and to all our wonderful speakers. Special thanks to Cathal Moran for capturing the night with these brilliant photos. Please feel free to tag yourselves and share. Join us for our next event on the 17th of April!
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