CAMBRIDGE: Allographic - Open Mic featuring Malcolm Guite and Hannah Chutzpah

Sunday, 22nd September, 2013, 7.30pm for 8pm start, donation (pay as you like)

The Fountain,

12 Regent Street,

Cambridge

CB2 1DW

Open mic poetry and storytelling with free snacks and featured acts. Malcolm Guite is a poet and singer-songwriter living in Cambridge. He is a priest, chaplain, teacher and author. http://malcolmguite.com/ Hannah Chutzpah describes herself as "an all-round wordy show-off," as well as the Editor of the Whippersnapper Press. http://hannahdoublebarrel.wordpress.com

Further details available online at http://agomseptember13.eventbrite.co.uk

CAMBRIDGE: Allographic – Other Voices featuring Martin Figura and Justina Kehinde

Sunday, May 26th, 2013, 7.30pm for 8pm start, £5, £3.50 concessions

The Fountain,

12 Regent Street,

Cambridge

CB2 2DW

Open mic poetry and storytelling with free snacks. Martin Figura is many other things, but mostly a poet. His show Whistle was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry http://www.martinfigura.co.uk

Justina Kehinde is a jazz singer, public speaker, poetic dreamer, social warrior, award-winner...

Contact details: events@allographic.co.uk; 07904 488009

Website address: http://www.allographic.co.uk

PRESTONPANS: Poets and Pans: A Tapestry of Poets

Sunday, 3rd June, 2012, 1pm-7pm, FREE but ticketed

The Prestoungrange Gothenburg,

227-229 High Street,

Prestonpans,

EH32 9BE

Book online at: http://poetsnpansatapestryofpoets-efbevent.eventbrite.co.uk/

Tyne and Esk Writers, Craigmillar Writers' Group, and Inky Fingers are teaming up to bring you a brand new collaborative poetry performance event as part of the 3 Harbours Arts Festival.

Featuring tall tales, banter, poetry, wild stories and writing of every description, this extra special afternoon performance will be featuring writers from all walks of life from 3 inter-community writing groups. Twenty-one poets will be performing at award winning venue The Gothenburg, a long-standing supporter of community arts. You can enjoy a relaxing and inspirational afternoon of poetry and art with a traditional pie and a pint, wholesome soup or order a delicious meal from the bar, while admiring the wonderful paintings and murals surrounding this fantastic venue with beautiful views of the sea.

Distinguished poet Colin Will will be hosting this event with the Tyne and Esk Writers Group. Harry Giles, of Inky Fingers, will be performing, along with talented writer Rachel McCrum and other favourite Inksters such as up and coming young writer Katherine McMahon. Johnni Stanton of the Craigmillar Writers Group, pioneer of community poetry, will also be in attendance with his brilliant poetic renditions, along with his talented and energetic Craigmillar poets. There will also be other high profile surprise poets popping in!

A DVD animation of the Prestonpans Tapestry will be showing on the same day and the rest of the week at The Goth.

For more information, see:

Three Harbours Arts Festival: http://www.3harbours.co.uk/

Tyne and Esk http://tyne-esk-writers.com/

Craigmillar Writers Group http://craigmillararchivestrust.webplus.net/cattrustees.html

Inky Fingers http://inkyfingersedinburgh.wordpress.com/

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/events/create/?eid=301252026618978

or email inkyfingersedinburgh@gmail.com

LEWES: Lewes Poetry Night

Thursday, May 17th, 2012, 8.30pm

The Lewes Arms,

Lewes

The next Lewes Poetry night stars very imaginative poet and storyteller Simon Welsh plus open mic and the legendary limerick contest. You are invited to bring your favourite poem (by another poet or by yourself) to read. To get on the list to read, email: oliverspoetry@hotmail.co.uk