Word Central

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Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word

Hosted by Tony Curry

 

Presented by Flapjack Press & Manchester Libraries

 

A free event every month at
Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD

 

Next event:

Tuesday 23rd April, 6.00pm - 7.45pm
(doors open 5.40pm)

 

with special guest Andy Millican

 

 

Andy Millican is a multiple poetry competition winner, has had several poems broadcast on the BBC, and is host of Glossop Open Mic at Glossop Labour Club. In 2018 he was invited to write and record a series of poems for the Hollingworth Lottery funded project Centenary Word War, and he has also collaborated with Stockport Art Guild and artist Mark Sheeky. His debut collection, Nebulous, was published in 2019, raising money for Liverpool Eye Cancer Unit, and his latest, Something Wicked This Way Grows, was published in 2023.

 

Book your open mic slot from noon on Tues 9th April via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk

 

N.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer - it is essential that you stay within this timeframe

Performance slots are allocated on a 'first come first served' basis from the stated booking time

If they are already filled you will be offered a place on the reserve list

 

You can catch up with our lockdown live streams and special guests' sets on Word Central's Facebook page

Word Central Facebook Group · X: @WordCentralMcr · Manc Libraries Blog · Library Live

 

Upcoming:

 

Tues 21 May with special guest Sharena Lee Satti (book your open mic slot from noon on 7 May)
Tues 25 June with special guest Ciarán Hodgers (book your open mic slot from noon on 11 Jun)
Tues 30 July with special guest Dave Morgan (book your open mic slot from noon on 16 July)
Tues 27 August with special guest tba (book your open mic slot from noon on 13 Aug)
Tues 24 September with special guest Steve Mingle (book your open mic slot from noon on 10 Sept)
Tues 29 October with special guest Oliver James Lomax (book your open mic slot from noon on 15 Oct)
Tues 26 November with special guest tba (book your open mic slot from noon on 12 Nov)

 

Previous special guests:

 

                                                                                           

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