Concerts
Mike Garry
Mike Garry was a librarian for 15 years before becoming a poet.
He began by reading his own poems to the hundreds of young people who attended his Library Homework Centre. They loved what they heard and encouraged him to perform them at live poetry events and Slams, which he did, instantly winning fans and prizes throughout the UK.
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Dr. John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’.
Toria Garbutt
Toria Garbutt is a spoken word artist from Knottingley - a former mining town in West Yorkshire
Luke Wright
Whether he’s opening for the Libertines or reciting Georgian ballads down your local, Luke Wright is adept at taking poetry places it doesn’t normally go.
Henry Normal
Henry is a writer, poet, TV & Film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival.
Gretchen Peters
For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists.
Clare Ferguson-Walker
Clare is an award winning performance poet, comedienne sculptor and singer who's first spoken word show "California Scheming" toured the UK to rave reviews.
Freya Beer
Hailed as “a raw and thrilling new talent”, Freya Beer is a singer-songwriter from West London.
Beth Nielsen Chapman
If you are going to a Beth Nielsen Chapman concert get ready to laugh and cry and, well, just fasten your seat belt.