Vaudavillain by Thick Richard
Performance SpaceAuthor performance and book signing. With special guest Dave Viney. Thick Richard has been peddling his potty-mouthed poetry since the turn of the century. He has supported John Cooper Clarke, […]
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Henry Normal – ‘Raining Upwards’ Book Launch
Performance SpaceHenry Normal is a writer, poet, TV and film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Manchester Literature Festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. In […]
WORD CENTRAL open mic poetry & spoken word
Performance SpaceWORD CENTRAL is back on Wednesday 1st November at Central Library. 6pm - 8pm , free entry This month's special guest is poet Mark Mace Smith Glastonbury Festival Poetry Slam Winner 2008, […]
Project M and Introduction X Launch
Performance SpaceCome and celebrate the launch of Introduction X, The Poetry Business New Poets anthology. Introduction X is a gathering of outstanding poets at an early stage in their writing careers. […]
Made In Manchester: Funny Business – how to make it in the Comedy industry
Performance SpaceComedy is big business these days. Hear from our experienced panel as they give a unique insight into the many facets of the world of Comedy; from Performing, Writing, Promoting […]
QUEER CONTACT ’18 Outspoken
Prose, poetry and spoken word from an all-female line-up of Outspoken voices. Afshan D’souza-Lodhi hosts, with readings from Seni Seneviratne, Jackie Hagan, Mandla Rae and Louise Wallwein. Plus new work […]
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The Laureate’s Choice at Central Library
smith|doorstop Books present the Laureate's Choice poets 2018, four up-and-coming poets chosen by Carol Ann Duffy. The poets in attendance are : Keith Hutson has written for Coronation Street and […]
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Julia Davenport: ‘Order and Chaos’ Book Launch
Performance SpaceThe poems in this brand new book are about Love, War, Anti-Austerity, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Murder, Child Abuse, Gender Identity, Race, and Climate Change. All Book profits are being […]
Henry Normal – ‘This Phantom Breath’ Book Launch
Performance Space‘The Alan Bennett of poetry’ – The Scotsman ‘Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit’ – The Guardian Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries are proud to host the launch […]
She Wrote Her Own Eulogy – Book Launch
Performance SpaceThe launch of Shirley May's first book of poetry, 'She Wrote Her Own Eulogy', published by Wrecking Ball Press. Shirley will be sharing some of the poems from her book […]
Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Rachel Long & Momtaza Mehri Filigree: Contemporary Black British Poetry
Performance SpaceInscribe / Peepal Tree, publisher of Caribbean and Black British Literature, invited poets to contemplate the ‘unspoken essential’ and ‘intangible tangible’ for their Filigree collection. We’re delighted to have three […]
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A Celebration of Ted Hughes
Performance SpaceFrequently ranked as one of the Twentieth Century’s greatest writers, Yorkshire poet Ted Hughes produced a significant body of work, including original poetry and translations. His early poems were rooted […]
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