Bex Sherwood
December 2022 | Spoken Word Events
Updated: Dec 9, 2022

We're here! We made it!
I don't know how it happened but 2022 is approaching the end.
Before Santa lands on our rooftops, there's one more show for me! In addition to spending my days searching for poetry events and creating these lists, I also work for I Am Loud Productions for our Loud Poets events. Our final show is on the 16th of December in Edinburgh!
Anyway, plugs over! I'll do my best to get January's list out as soon as possible.
DM me on Twitter (@bexpoet) or email me (bex@iamloud.co) to add December events, or to add your event to January!
Keep writing, keep performing, and keep loud!
Bex x
Scotland
Aberdeen
4th December: Blot presents Alien Arbritation Association featuring Rick Spisak
14th December: Speakin' Weird
Balloch
5th December: Balloch Open Mic
Dundee
Edinburgh
2nd December: Sonics/Poetics
6th December: Harry Baker: Unashamed - Edinburgh
7th December: Phantoms of the Bordello - Poetry Circus
8th December: Rock the Boat Open Mic
13th December: Open Mic Reboot IV!
16th December: Loud Poets || December
18th December: Lost in Leith
Glasgow
1st December: Izzat, Aye - Let's talk about 'honour'
2nd December: Spoken Word Evening
5th December: Candlelight Open Mic + CHRISTMAS PARTY - December @ The Old Toll Bar
5th December: Words and Music Christmas Cracker
6th December: Poetry @ Inn Deep
13th December: Poetry @ Inn Deep
19th December: December Open Mic at Curlers Rest
20th December: Poetry @ Inn Deep
Musselburgh
4th December: Warming Winter Veg December Hotpot
Stirling
2nd December: Forth Friday - 1st Friday - Dec
Ireland, N. Ireland, Wales & Online
Belfast
5th December: Yard Sessions Poetry Open Mic
Cardiff
6th December: Company of Words and Sherman 5 Open Mic
13th December: Howl at the Moon (Spoken Word Open Mic)
Dublin
1st December: A Poetic Bridge Between Two Cultures: Irish Female Poets into Italian
4th December: Talkatives
6th December: Minty's Indie Club
13th December: Minty's Indie Club
20th December: Minty's Indie Club
Enniskerry
10th December: Poetry and Performance Workshop Enniskerry
Galway
15th December: Over the Edge: Open Reading
Kilcullen
8th December: Poetry Night with Arnie Yasinski and Alison Hackett
Online
1st December: Seren First Thursday, December
2nd December: Poetry Lit! December
3rd December: Rainbow International Writer's Cafe
3rd December: Oooh Beehive UK Online Slam Championship 2022
4th December: Writing the Menopause Workshop for poets & fiction writers
4th December: Yes, We Can't - Feat Jonathan Edwards
8th December: Fire&Dust Poets Zoom meets Stilly
England
Andover
8th December: End of year Open Mic Night
Banbury
1st December: Harry Baker: Unashamed
Barnet
21st December: Write2Speak Monthly Spoken Word Open Mic Night
Bedford
10th December: Yippee Ki Yay
Birmingham
13th Decmeber: Verve Open Door
14th December: The Poetry Hotel
15th December: Poetry Co'Lab Christmas Special
Bognor Regis
15th December: Harry Baker: Unashamed
Bradford
1st December: ‘Takin’ the Mic’ Spoken Word open mic poetry event
Bristol
16th December: Bristol Poetry Institute Annual Reading 2022: Denise Riley
Chicester
7th December: Words Out Loud
Derby
8th December: Real Talk | December
Durham
1st December: Poetry Jam
Eccles
4th December: Radical Rhymes
Exeter
14th December: Spork! Christmas Special
Leamington Spa
14th December: WITS: Words In The Spa - monthly spoken word (Dec)
Leicester
16th December: Some-Antics Spoken Word: Episode LIX
Liverpool
1st December: A Lovely Word featuring The Repeat Beat Poet
1st December: Outspoken Events
16th December: Spoken Word 17
18th December: Toria Garbutt: Another Time in space Launch
London
1st December: Queer Noise IX
1st December: Cave Open Mic Ft. FACESOUL and Mohamed Hassan
1st December: Pen to Print: Seasonal Spoken Word - Open Mic Night
3rd December: AN EVENING WITH NAIROBI THOMPSON
4th December: Word, Space - Poetry Open Mic, Writing Workshop, Words-based chill
6th December: Hidden Literature presents My Word!
6th December: Hidden Light Poetry Workshop @ The Yurt Cafe
7th December: Awards Night: Waltham Forest Poetry Competition
7th December: Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic
7th December: The Poetry Lounge Open Mic Poetry Night
8th December: UPSTAIRS@ Spoken Word Open Mic
8th December: Free Mind - Spoken Word
8th December: Genesis Grand Slam
9th December: The Flowdown: Poetry circle + crit
10th December: Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic
11th December: Word, Space - Poetry Open Mic, Writing Workshop, Words-based chill
12th December: Mind over Matter London
13th December: Brixton Says
14th December: Holistic Talks; Spoken Word Evening
16th December: The Big Queer Poetry Show
18th December: Word, Space - Poetry Open Mic, Writing Workshop, Words-based chill
20th December: B.Y.O.B Poetry
29th December: Lost Souls Open Mic
29th December: Process: Open Mic Special
Luton
1st December: Knock Knock #58
Manchester
2nd December: Punk in Drublic Poetry
6th December: Mind over Matter Manchester
8th December: Harry Baker: Unashamed
19th December: Both Emotions
Newcastle
6th December: Freshly Squeeze Open Mic Night
6th December: Journeys - An evening of spoken word, creative writing and poetry
14th December: Born Lippy Poetry Writing Workshop
14th December: Born Lippy - Your Monthly celebration of all things wordy!
Newquay
17th December: SproutSpoken: The Christmas Edition
Norwich
6th & 7th December: Yippee Ki Yay
11th December: Toast Poetry
12th December: Histories: A Poetry Workshop with Jo Bell
14th December: Harry Baker: Unashamed
Nottingham
2nd December: Speech Therapy & Poetry Scum Xmas Open Mic Party!
Oxford
9th December: Yippee Ki Yay
Penrith
7th December: Harry Baker: Unashamed
Poole
16th December: Harry Baker: Unashamed
Portsmouth
Reading
Salford
8th December: Yippee Ki Yay
Seaford
10th December: Open Mic Poetry Event
Stretham
11th December: Vocals & Verses
Worthing
15th December: World of Mouth: Spoken Word with a House Band