7:30pm - 10:00pm Poetry. Beatbox. Celtic dubstep. Dancing To Music you Hate is Jasmine Gardosi’s debut show about gender identity, coming to terms with queerness, and finding the words. Prepare for an hour of explosive dubstep bass-lines and soaring folk violin which blow apart the boundaries of gender and musical genre alike. Watch Jasmine converse, […]
8:30pm - 10:30pm The UK’s freshest hip hop & poetry night is coming to Birmingham and featuring Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan & Otis Mensah! Join us as Pen-Ting brings you the best of UK-based poetry and hip hop with vibes higher than London rent and tastier bars than the Cadbury factory, all wrapped up in a […]
11:00am - 12:10am The Poetry Society’s Young Poets Takeovers are a space for up-and-coming young poets and performers to meet and share their work on stage. This Takeover will be hosted by Dale Booton, and feature sets from former Birmingham Young Poet Laureate Aliyah Begum and award-winning young poet Tom Rowe. If you’re aged 25 […]
7:30pm - 9:30pm For Books’ Sake presents: That’s What We Said, a queer feminist poetry night led by non-binary and women performers. We aim to curate live poetry events that celebrate the power of queer identities, resilience and joy. Join us for a long-overdue party at VERVE this year, with very special guests Rosie Garland, […]
4:30pm - 6:30pm In 2001, Malika Booker and Roger Robinson were young, black poets being overlooked by the poetry establishment, but serious about their work and dedicated to their craft. They invited other poets to join them around Malika’s kitchen table in Brixton every Friday night to inspire and encourage each other, share ideas and […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
Verve Poetry presents our first quarterly night at the Glee Club, incl. Saili Katebe, Jemima Hughes, Ryan Sinclair & host Sam J GrudgingsAbout this event We'd love to welcome you to a new quarterly night for stunning national and local poetry with open mic - all hosted by regular Verve Poetry host Sam J Grudgings. […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
Verve Poetry presents our 2nd quarterly night at the Glee Club. These are storming nights of lively and lovely poetry! Join us!Also Featuring: Repeat Beat Poet, Elizabeth McGeown, Priyanka Josh & host Sam J GrudgingsShow starts at 7pm. Last entry at 8.45pm.There will be a small number of tickets available on the door, first-come-first served.
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
19:00 - 21:30 Verve Open Door is a chance for you to try open mic poetry and spoken word for the first time, or share crafted existing poems that you've been performing for years. The open mic is all about you, wherever you are on your spoken word journey. Join us on the 3rd Tuesday […]
Presenting our 3rd quarterly night at the Glee Club, incl. Neelam Saredia-Brayley, Kat Lyons, Zakariye Abdillahi & host Sam J Grudgings Show starts at 7pm. Last entry at 8.45pm. There will be a small number of tickets available on the door, first-come-first served.