Forthcoming Readings

Posted by Expert Gadget Reviewer on Tuesday 1 January 2008

Sheffield Poetry Festival: Monk, Mort, Wilkinson and Robinson - Saturday 2nd April 2011, 5pm - 7pm

Poets Geraldine Monk, Helen Mort, Ben Wilkinson, and Peter Robinson read as part of the first Sheffield Poetry Festival. @ Bank Street Arts,
32-40 Bank Street, Sheffield S1 2DS. Click on the above link for further details.



Unquiet Desperation Spoken Word Evening
- Wednesday 23rd June 2010, evening

Readings from several poets, further details to be confirmed. @ The Red Deer (off Mappin St on Pitt St, Sheffield S1)
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Young Writers Showcase - Saturday 19th June 2010, 7.30pm-11pm (Hallam Union, Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 - £3 entry)

Featuring some of the best up and coming writers from across the UK, alongside some local talent with quality music to boot where everyone’s welcome, not just the young un’s. With tickets at only £3 available on the door and directly from here; http://www.wegottickets.com/event/83220

Music from The Alpha Manoeuvre; Words from Byron Vincent, Helen Mort, Jay Bernard, Ben Wilkinson, Sarah Thomasin + others


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Poetry book launch and readings - Thursday 29th October 2009, 8pm

celebrate the launch of Tony Williams’ poetry collection ‘The Corner of Arundel Lane and Charles Street’, with readings by Tony Williams, Ben Wilkinson and Anthony Rowland (@ the Showroom Cinema/Cafe, Sheffield S1)

Opus and WordLife present the ‘Best of Shef’ - Saturday 17th October 2009, 8pm

Showcasing the best poets writing in Sheffield today; River Wolton (Derbyshire Poet Laureate), Helen Mort (Eric Gregory Award, Manchester Young Writer Award) Matt Clegg (Eric Gregory Award) Matt Black (Arts Council Writers Award) Ben Wilkinson (Tall-Lighthouse) and James Lock (Now Then Magazine) with a live performance from blues guitarist Andrew Duxfield.
@ Cafe Euro (off London Road on John Street, Sheffield S2)


Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour
- Monday 21st September 2009, 8pm

pick of the crop with emma jones, greta stoddart, mike bartholomew-biggs, olivia cole, martha kapos, ben wilkinson, emily berry and siân hughes with music from singer/guitarist henry fajemirokun (the Troubadour can be found @ Old Brompton Road, London SW5)


Tall Reflections
- Tuesday September 15th 2009, 7.30pm

continuing the tall-lighthouse cambridge series, alan buckley & ben wilkinson
@ Visual Arts Centre, Christ's College, Cambridge