UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mohammed Moussa at McCoy’s Arcade
- in association with Bookbag. Tuesday December 2nd, 6.30pm start.
In October 2022, Bookbag and Word Kitchen hosted Palestinian poet, journalist, and podcaster Mohammed Moussa for the launch of his debut poetry collection, Flamingo. It is a privilege to welcome him back.
Born and raised in Gaza, Moussa’s work is deeply rooted in the lived experience of Palestinians under occupation and blockade. His poetry gives voice to the emotional and political weight of life in a region marked by conflict, displacement, and resilience.
Moussa was awarded the 2019 Richard Beeston Bursary by The Times, recognizing his courageous journalism in one of the world’s most challenging reporting environments. In 2018, he founded the Gaza Poets Society to nurture young writers and provide a platform for creative expression amid the constraints of siege and censorship.
We'll listen to poetry and conversation on the night, with time to socialise afterwards.
Held at Bookbag and Sacred Grounds, hot drinks and a bar will be available.
6.30pm / Tuesday 2 December / £7 - tickets via eventbrite
Festive Fandango - Exeter Phoenix
December 15th 6.30pm (ddors 6.15pm) - special guests include the Bard of Exeter, Kev Payne, Peter Farrie with his seasonal songs and punk poet and obituary maestro Julian Isaacs. All this and a literary quiz, poetry, prose, and hilarity. And the bar will be open. Get your gladrags on! Tickets here
Time limits for open mics - these sometimes vary from event to event so please check!
Prose - c700 words /< 7 minutes of reading
Poetry - 5 minute limit
email sidmouthdavid@outlook.com to book reading slots
for all events, go to WORD KITCHEN to buy tickets
Readers don’t have to pay but it is very helpful if they do in terms of us covering expenses!
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
Edward Tripp’s Spring Clean plus poetry open mic
We are VERY excited about this! Word Kitchen is proud to present the former Bard of Exeter and all-round superstar: it is going to be funny, edgy, thoroughly entertaining.Edward Tripp’s SPRING CLEAN. Tickets £5.50 - https://www.wegottickets.com/event/604960“
A powerful poet, one of a kind, playful but poignant, and his utterly unique blend of wordsmithery and performance s sure to astound and stick in the memory.”
Guaranteed to be a brilliant evening; a couple of open mic slots still available in the first half. Email lloyddavidjohn@gmail.com
Prose Open Mic
A marvellous array or writers and ideas being shared in the convivial setting of Brook Kitchen, Budleigh Salterton, including Elizabeth Delo and Orlando Murrin. Come and listen, be inspired, sign up to read next time!
Writing Workshop
A creative writing session to get the juices flowing in the run up to our first prose Open Mic. Pippa will offer succulent prompts to get the pen moving across the page, and author Elizabeth Delo will talk to us about her journey to publication. Free. FULLY BOOKED
Dunkeswell Youth Club
A series of writing sessions to cook up ideas about character and place, and how to get a story going. We will share some of our work too, when we are ready! Everyone welcome.