Bex Sherwood
APRIL 2023 || Spoken Word Events UK

Here are this month's events!
I'll be taking a break from creating these lists in possibly May and definitely June!
I'm sure I missed many so send me any other events to bex@iamloud.co!
Keep Loud!
Bex
Scotland
Aberdeen
12th April: Speakin' Weird
22nd April: Loud Poets Performance
Dumfries
5th April: WRITE! @ The Stove Cafe
Dundee
15th April: Loud Poets East Regional Heat
Edinburgh
4th April: Bring along a poem
6th April: Rock the Boat Open Mic
8th April: Hame-ish 6
10th April: Loud Poets Open Mic
10th April: Poetry Reading Group
12th April: Open Mic @ Sketchy Beats Arts Café // Leith
13th April: Lost In Leith Presents: Wax Lyrical
14th April: Loud Poets April Showcase
16th April: Spoken Word & Music at Lost in Leith
17th April: Open Mic Reboot VI
20th April: Touching Air - A Poetry Night with Gill Shaw
22nd April: An Evening Of Poetry @ Kafe Kweer!
24th April: Loud Poets Open Mic
24th April: Open Mic @ Sketchy Beats Arts Café // Leith
28th April: Hollie McNish with Michael Pedersen
Glasgow
4th April: Poetry @ Inn Deep
6th April: Versaye! Spoken Word Cabaret ft Finola Scott
Inverclyde
22nd April: WORD @ The Warehouse
Kingussie
Perth
Stirling
28th April: Forth Friday @ The Book Nook
England
Bedford
13th April: Better Days Poetry Nights - Bedford
Birmingham
5th April: Speak Your Mind with Emma Purshouse, Ade Couper and open mic
6th April: Naush Sabah - Poetry Reading Circle
12th April: The Poetry Hotel - a Birmingham based poetry and spoken word event
15th April: Poets in the Bookshop hosted by Naush Sabah
25th April: VERVE poetry night feat Deanna Rodger & Open Mic
Bradford
28th April: SisterHood all female Open Mic
Brighton
12th April: LUSH: Sensation — An Evening of Poetry & Perfume
12th April: World of Mouth: Spoken Word Open Mic with a House Band
14th April: The Exploding Typewriter
27th April: Poetry reading with Mark Ward, Simon Maddrell and John McCullough
Bristol
Bury St Edmunds
Canterbury
24th April: UTTERANCE - Poetry Slam and Showcase
Chichester
Durham
6th April: POETRY JAM
Exeter
22nd April: Door-to-door Poetry: Nationwide
Folkstone
5th April: Beyond Text: Experimental Poetry Course
Frome
21st April: Door-to-door Poetry: Nationwide
Glastonbury
23rd April: Found' Poetry Workshop
Glossop
6th April: Open Mic - Spoken Word
Gloucester
Hastings
29th April: Poetree in the Park
Huntingdon
13th April: Open Mic Poetry Event - All Welcome
Kingston Upon Thames
6th March: Off The Books
13th March: Off The Books
20th March: Off The Books
27th March: Off The Books
Leamington Spa
5th April: Poetry Writing Workshop
Ledbury
Leicester
Lewes
16th April: Spoaken Word Lewes with Henry Normal
Lincolnshire
14th April: Door-to-door Poetry: Nationwide
London
5th April: The Poetry Lounge - April
5th April: Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic
6th April: Genesis Slam
6th April: The Word Zoo ft. LeySpeaks
6th April: Free Mind - Spoken Word
7th April: Human Voices - Bringing Poetry to Life
8th April: Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic
8th April: Acoustic Open Mic ~ Poetry, narrative, spoken word, instrumental, singers
8th April: GIVE or TAKE & Open Mic
10th April: Poets & Monologues - OPEN MIC UK 2023
11th April: BYOB Poetry South 21 ft. Humble Shaun! + open mic (Spoken Word)
11th April: Lost Souls Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic Night
12th April: VERSES Poetry Night: VERSES ** feat. Hazel Mehmet, Y.A. & Bapou Costi
13th April: Yeah Ok! Poetry Night
13th April: Poets Palace - Music Edition #3 -A night of spoken word poetry
13th April: Hammer & Tongue Hackney
14th April: POETRY SHARED READING
15th April: Poetry in Nature: An Explorative Workshop at OmVed Gardens
15th April: People with Voices' Poetry Workshop
16th April: Word Space - Poetry open mic, writing workshop, words-based chill
18th April: Poetry & Mindfulness Workshop with Poet Laurie Bolger
19th April: Write2Speak Monthly Spoken Word Open-Mic Night @ The Queens Arms in Barnet
20th April: Transcendence Faith-Inspired Spoken Word Poetry Night
20th April: Forest Poets presents: Poems Not Bombs
20th April: You Are Readers: Spoken Word
22nd April: Poetry in Nature: An Explorative Workshop at OmVed Gardens
27th April: LOST SOULS POETRY OPEN MIC
28th April: POETRY SHARED READING
29th April: Poetry in Nature: An Explorative Workshop at OmVed Gardens
30th April: Word Space - Poetry open mic, writing workshop, words-based chill
Manchester
4th April: Tuesday Tony Prestents... Open Mic: Music/Comedy/Poetry
11th April: Tuesday Tony Prestents... Open Mic: Music/Comedy/Poetry
18th April: Tuesday Tony Prestents... Open Mic: Music/Comedy/Poetry
25th April: Tuesday Tony Prestents... Open Mic: Music/Comedy/Poetry
27th April: Punk in Drublic Poetry's Sixth Birthday
28th April: The Poetry Place presents 'Cutting Words'
Newcastle
Oxford
Plymouth
21st March: Poetry Evening
Ross-on-Wye
Sheffield
21st April: Poetry and Philosophy
30th April: Rob Auton: The Crowd Show
Shepton Mallet
30th April: Writing Structured Poetry
Wolverhampton
Elsewhere
Online
12th April: Loud Poets Writing Club