May 2012
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| date | time | event |
| 1 | 19:30 | Poetry Unplugged London's premier open mic night. Come and sign up between 6 and 7pm to be in the line up. Hosted by Niall O'Sullivan. £5/4 |
| 2 | 19:30 | On Cigarette Papers: Pam Zinneman-Hope A performance in voices by Pam with actors Anthony Shuster (War Horse) and Deborah Findlay (Cranford and the glass menagerie) bringing to life this extraordinary story of the experiences and triumph of love as her mother and father escaped Hitler's Germany to face imprisonment in Russia before finding peace in England. |
| 4 | 20:00 | Intimates Come and join us for a night of Slam Poetry with a different line up every month. Hosted by Kat Francois. £5/3 |
| 5 | 19:30 | Paul Chandler |
| 7 | 11:00 | Bank Holiday Cafe Closed |
| 8 | 19:30 | Poetry Unplugged London's premier open mic night. Come and sign up between 6 and 7pm to be in the line up. Hosted by Niall O'Sullivan. £5/4 |
| 9 | 20:00 | Loose Muse London's only regular event for women writers of all genres. Hosted by Agnes meadow. £5/3 |
| 10 | 20:00 | Survivors Poetry Poetry, music, variety floor spots and special guests. £3.50/2.50/1.50 |
| 12 | 14:00 | Private Hire/ Birthday Party |
| 12 | 19:00 | Seven Poets At Seven An evening of new poems from published and emerging poets. With Tim Cresswell, Edward Doeger, Rebecca Morrison, Jemina Roberts, Richard Scott, Marek Urbanowicz and Clair Wilcox. £3. |
| 12 | 19:30 | Platform 1 NEW! Platform 1 is an opportunity for up and coming poets to perform alongside established acts. With John Paul O'Neill, Peter Hayhoe, Laurie Bolger, David Floyd and Zach Roddis. Arrive up to half an hour early to put your name down. Doors open at 7pm. £5/4 |
| 14 | 14:30 | Poetry Surgery FULLY BOOKED With Kate Evans-Bush. Fully booked. Next one on 23rd July 2012. http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/cafe/surgeries/ http://katyevansbush.com |
| 14 | 19:30 | Exiled Writers Ink Monthly gathering of writers exiled from their homeland with featured performances. Hosted by Jennifer Langer. £4/2 |
| 15 | 19:30 | Poetry Unplugged London's premier open mic night. Come and sign up between 6 and 7pm to be in the line up. Hosted by Niall O'Sullivan. £5/4 |
| 18 | 20:00 | Dodo Modern Poets MAY SOUL with Jasmine Ann Cooray, Peter Ebsworth, Frances White and Patric Cunnane. £6/5 |
| 19 | 16:00 | Christopher Gutierrez Speaking American author spoken word tour. Free admission. |
| 19 | 19:30 | Tikki Tikki Man The launch of Caroline Carver's latest collection which tells the story of child abuse and redemption in captivating poems that mix the dreamlike with the realistic. Plus open mic and a chance to socialise |
| 21 | 20:00 | Bloomsbury Voices |
| 22 | 19:30 | Poetry Unplugged London's premier open mic night. Come and sign up between 6 and 7pm to be in the line up. Hosted by Niall O'Sullivan. £5/4 |
| 23 | 20:00 | Literature Lounge London Literature Lounge: Spoken word, poetry and author readings. London's finest slimline literary nights. With open mic. Hosted by Anjan Saha. 8pm-10pm. Entry £5 |
| 24 | 19:00 | Edward Lear Nonsense Night 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Come one, come all! On Thursday, May 24 the Poetry Café will host a FREE salon of nonsense to celebrate the bicentenary of Edward Lear. Bring your favourite Edward Lear poem, a lost gem of the limerick art, or read your own nonsense poetry as runcible homage. Sign up to confirm your place on the running order by emailing marketing@poetrysociety.org.uk All welcome. Nonsensical offerings from Shanta Acharya, Simon Miles, Diana Mavroleon, Tara Woolnough, Clare Waters, Clifford Bevan, and Sioux Bradshaw...plus a secret gem from Harry Secombe. The bar will be open, and the Happy Birthday Edward Lear exhibition will be on display, with 40 pieces of art based on Edward Lear's work. See www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/cafe/exhibition for details about the exhibition. |
| 25 | 20:00 | Fourth Friday Poetry from Harry Eyres and David Bottomley; music from Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke. Hosted by Hylda Sims. £6/5 |
| 26 | 11:00 | Elevenses With John Hegley and guests. £6/5 |
| 26 | 19:30 | The Shuffle Hosted by Amy Key, Jacqui Saphra and Gale Burns. £5/3 |
| 28 | 20:00 | Love's Not So Easy Summertime songs and poems with Ivor Game and Wendy Shutler. £5/3.50 |
| 29 | 19:30 | Poetry Unplugged London's premier open mic night. Come and sign up between 6 and 7pm to be in the line up. Hosted by Niall O'Sullivan. £5/4 |
| 30 | 19:30 | WOLFE! 'The Electric Kool-Aid Ice-Cream-Suited Right Stuff Man-in- Full On-the-Beat!', the reading of a new play culled from the writings of the inimitable TOM WOLFE, America's first New Journalist, novelist, and best social satirist - by RENE AUBERJONOIS, Tony-winning American actor. Free admission. |
| 31 | 19:30 | Performance Exchange Performance Exchange presents...a "Short Play festival". With Daniel Foley. |