Forest Poets
@forestpoets.bsky.social
We meet monthly at the Rose and Crown pub, Walthamstow
for reading, writing, performing... PLUS
@PoemsNotBombs.bsky.social open mic; Waltham Forest Poetry Comp http://bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
Run by @paulmcgrane.bsky.social
for reading, writing, performing... PLUS
@PoemsNotBombs.bsky.social open mic; Waltham Forest Poetry Comp http://bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
Run by @paulmcgrane.bsky.social
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DEADLINE EXTENDED – as there were problems with EVENTBRITE today we've extended the deadline to Tuesday 21 October, midnight (UK time).
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October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED – as there were problems with EVENTBRITE today we've extended the deadline to Tuesday 21 October, midnight (UK time).
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URGENT UPDATE – due to worldwide problems with EVENTBRITE, we've extended the deadline to Tue 21 Oct, midnight.
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
2025 Waltham Forest Poetry Competition: WEATHER / WHETHER
Enter the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition
www.bit.ly
October 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
URGENT UPDATE – due to worldwide problems with EVENTBRITE, we've extended the deadline to Tue 21 Oct, midnight.
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
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1️⃣ find Weather/Whether poems
2️⃣ enter the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition
3️⃣ do it by Monday
4️⃣ done!
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
2️⃣ enter the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition
3️⃣ do it by Monday
4️⃣ done!
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
October 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
1️⃣ find Weather/Whether poems
2️⃣ enter the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition
3️⃣ do it by Monday
4️⃣ done!
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
2️⃣ enter the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition
3️⃣ do it by Monday
4️⃣ done!
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
The Waltham Forest Poetry Competition, judged by the fabulous Lorraine Mariner, invites you to send poems on the theme of WEATHER/WHETHER. Over £1,000 in prizes. Entry fee for adults is from £3, FREE for young poets under the age of 18. Closing date is MONDAY 20 OCTOBER.
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
October 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Waltham Forest Poetry Competition, judged by the fabulous Lorraine Mariner, invites you to send poems on the theme of WEATHER/WHETHER. Over £1,000 in prizes. Entry fee for adults is from £3, FREE for young poets under the age of 18. Closing date is MONDAY 20 OCTOBER.
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
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"This form of poetry gives everyone a voice"... Max Terry Fishel, one of our Poems Not Bombs regulars, speaks out on the delights of the poetry open mic in the Guardian today
September 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"This form of poetry gives everyone a voice"... Max Terry Fishel, one of our Poems Not Bombs regulars, speaks out on the delights of the poetry open mic in the Guardian today
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Poems Not Bombs, Spice Of Life, Soho, Thu 21 Aug, 1.30pm, is a special feat. the velvet voice of John Hurley.
If you'd like to read, sign up with me on the day before 1.30. YOU'RE INVITED TO BRING POEMS ON AN IRISH THEME IF YOU HAVE ANY.
AIR CONDITIONING!
pnbspice.eventbrite.co.uk
If you'd like to read, sign up with me on the day before 1.30. YOU'RE INVITED TO BRING POEMS ON AN IRISH THEME IF YOU HAVE ANY.
AIR CONDITIONING!
pnbspice.eventbrite.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Poems Not Bombs, Spice Of Life, Soho, Thu 21 Aug, 1.30pm, is a special feat. the velvet voice of John Hurley.
If you'd like to read, sign up with me on the day before 1.30. YOU'RE INVITED TO BRING POEMS ON AN IRISH THEME IF YOU HAVE ANY.
AIR CONDITIONING!
pnbspice.eventbrite.co.uk
If you'd like to read, sign up with me on the day before 1.30. YOU'RE INVITED TO BRING POEMS ON AN IRISH THEME IF YOU HAVE ANY.
AIR CONDITIONING!
pnbspice.eventbrite.co.uk
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Thu 24 Jul, Trades Hall, Walthamstow, we present the wonderful Lorraine Mariner w/ Ralph Dartford, Tusshara Nalakumar Srilatha and Michael Shann... open mic too. Tix: £4/£2 (members) marinerdartford.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door. 7.30pm. **AIR CONDITIONING** Here's Lorraine's poem 'Thursday'
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thu 24 Jul, Trades Hall, Walthamstow, we present the wonderful Lorraine Mariner w/ Ralph Dartford, Tusshara Nalakumar Srilatha and Michael Shann... open mic too. Tix: £4/£2 (members) marinerdartford.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door. 7.30pm. **AIR CONDITIONING** Here's Lorraine's poem 'Thursday'
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HOT🔥 poetry! Poems Not Bombs in the air con this afternoon. Spice of Life. SoHo.
June 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
HOT🔥 poetry! Poems Not Bombs in the air con this afternoon. Spice of Life. SoHo.
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PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT GO TO LOCAL FOODBANK EAT OR HEAT - Tickets from TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo.
Walthamstow TUE 10 JUN🎉
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo.
Walthamstow TUE 10 JUN🎉
May 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT GO TO LOCAL FOODBANK EAT OR HEAT - Tickets from TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo.
Walthamstow TUE 10 JUN🎉
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo.
Walthamstow TUE 10 JUN🎉
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TONIGHT!
Tim Wells and friends plus open mic. 7.30pm, Walthamstow Trades Hall
All for just £4/£2 Trades Hall members at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
Tim Wells and friends plus open mic. 7.30pm, Walthamstow Trades Hall
All for just £4/£2 Trades Hall members at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
April 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
TONIGHT!
Tim Wells and friends plus open mic. 7.30pm, Walthamstow Trades Hall
All for just £4/£2 Trades Hall members at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
Tim Wells and friends plus open mic. 7.30pm, Walthamstow Trades Hall
All for just £4/£2 Trades Hall members at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
Heather Moulson, 'Paper Boy' - Heather is the guest of Forest Poets NEXT THU 10 April, Walthamstow Trades Hall w/ Tim Wells, Heather Mary Sullivan (Poetry Bird), Ailsa Betts & Sophia Brandner
+ Poetry open mic. £4/£2 Trades Hall members timwells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
+ Poetry open mic. £4/£2 Trades Hall members timwells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
April 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Heather Moulson, 'Paper Boy' - Heather is the guest of Forest Poets NEXT THU 10 April, Walthamstow Trades Hall w/ Tim Wells, Heather Mary Sullivan (Poetry Bird), Ailsa Betts & Sophia Brandner
+ Poetry open mic. £4/£2 Trades Hall members timwells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
+ Poetry open mic. £4/£2 Trades Hall members timwells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door.
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Poetry Bird supports Tim Wells, Trades Hall, Walthamstow, w/ Heather Moulson, Ailsa Betts & Sophia Brandner - there's a poetry open mic too. There should be a lot of laughs at this one! Thursday 10 April, 7.30pm. Tickets from timwells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door, £4/£2 Trades Hall members.
March 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Poetry Bird supports Tim Wells, Trades Hall, Walthamstow, w/ Heather Moulson, Ailsa Betts & Sophia Brandner - there's a poetry open mic too. There should be a lot of laughs at this one! Thursday 10 April, 7.30pm. Tickets from timwells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door, £4/£2 Trades Hall members.
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There's no Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow, this month. Not long to wait for the next one, though. Thursday, 24 April 7pm. Free, free, free.
poemsnotbombstrades.eventbrite.co.uk
poemsnotbombstrades.eventbrite.co.uk
Poems Not Bombs at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow
FREE EVENT! For poets of all experiences and levels to come and share their work. Sign up on the night.
PoemsNotBombsTrades.eventbrite.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There's no Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow, this month. Not long to wait for the next one, though. Thursday, 24 April 7pm. Free, free, free.
poemsnotbombstrades.eventbrite.co.uk
poemsnotbombstrades.eventbrite.co.uk
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'The Yearning for a Fried Slice' by Tim Wells
Come see Tim play Walthamstow Trades Hall 10 April - with special guests Heather Mary Sullivan, Heather Moulson, Sophia Brandner and Ailsa Bee
Tickets at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door
Come see Tim play Walthamstow Trades Hall 10 April - with special guests Heather Mary Sullivan, Heather Moulson, Sophia Brandner and Ailsa Bee
Tickets at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door
March 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
'The Yearning for a Fried Slice' by Tim Wells
Come see Tim play Walthamstow Trades Hall 10 April - with special guests Heather Mary Sullivan, Heather Moulson, Sophia Brandner and Ailsa Bee
Tickets at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door
Come see Tim play Walthamstow Trades Hall 10 April - with special guests Heather Mary Sullivan, Heather Moulson, Sophia Brandner and Ailsa Bee
Tickets at TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk or on the door
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What better way to celebrate the Spring Equinox than to sit indoors in the semi-dark... Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life
March 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What better way to celebrate the Spring Equinox than to sit indoors in the semi-dark... Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life
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Something to look forward to. 10 June. A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. Upstairs at the fantastic Trades Hall, Walthamstow, London.
TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Something to look forward to. 10 June. A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. Upstairs at the fantastic Trades Hall, Walthamstow, London.
TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
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'Women Who Like Fat Blokes' by Tim Wells. Tim plays Walthamstow Trades Hall Thu 10 April with Heather Moulson, Heather Mary Sullivan AKA Poetry Bird, Ailsa Bee, Sophia Brandner, poetry open mic and more!
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
'Women Who Like Fat Blokes' by Tim Wells. Tim plays Walthamstow Trades Hall Thu 10 April with Heather Moulson, Heather Mary Sullivan AKA Poetry Bird, Ailsa Bee, Sophia Brandner, poetry open mic and more!
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
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Getting Old by Poetry Bird aka Heather Mary Sullivan. Come see Poetry Bird at Walthamstow Trades Hall, Thu 10 April with Tim Wells, Heather Moulson, poetry open mic and more!
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Getting Old by Poetry Bird aka Heather Mary Sullivan. Come see Poetry Bird at Walthamstow Trades Hall, Thu 10 April with Tim Wells, Heather Moulson, poetry open mic and more!
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
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Tim Wells! Thu 10 April, Walthamstow - with special guests Heather Mary Sullivan (Poetry Bird), Heather Moulson, Sophia Brandner, Ailsa Betts and open mic too.
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Tim Wells! Thu 10 April, Walthamstow - with special guests Heather Mary Sullivan (Poetry Bird), Heather Moulson, Sophia Brandner, Ailsa Betts and open mic too.
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
TimWells.eventbrite.co.uk
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Bring your poems to this stage! #PoemsNotBombs open mic @stowtradeshall Thu 27 Feb, 7pm. Sign up on the night if you'd like to read - or come along and watch if you don't wish to read. You can read poems on any subject you like. FREE event. More info on poemsnotbombstrades.eventbrite.co.uk
February 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Bring your poems to this stage! #PoemsNotBombs open mic @stowtradeshall Thu 27 Feb, 7pm. Sign up on the night if you'd like to read - or come along and watch if you don't wish to read. You can read poems on any subject you like. FREE event. More info on poemsnotbombstrades.eventbrite.co.uk
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Our NEXT Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic at the Spice of Life, Soho, Thu 20 Feb 1.30pm. Sign up on the day if you'd like to read, or just come along to watch/listen/be a wonderful audience. £3 entry fee on the door. See www.eventbrite.com/cc/forest-po... for details.
February 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Our NEXT Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic at the Spice of Life, Soho, Thu 20 Feb 1.30pm. Sign up on the day if you'd like to read, or just come along to watch/listen/be a wonderful audience. £3 entry fee on the door. See www.eventbrite.com/cc/forest-po... for details.
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TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
TUE 10 JUN, Walthamstow
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. All your Fall favourites from 'Live at the Witch Trials' to 'New Facts Emerge' and beyond, plus vids of fantastic Fall performances.
TUE 10 JUN, Walthamstow
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. All your Fall favourites from 'Live at the Witch Trials' to 'New Facts Emerge' and beyond, plus vids of fantastic Fall performances.
An Evening with The Fall
We are the Fall. Northern white crap that talks back. A night of non-stop Fall music to singalong & dance to.
TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk
TUE 10 JUN, Walthamstow
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. All your Fall favourites from 'Live at the Witch Trials' to 'New Facts Emerge' and beyond, plus vids of fantastic Fall performances.
TUE 10 JUN, Walthamstow
A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. All your Fall favourites from 'Live at the Witch Trials' to 'New Facts Emerge' and beyond, plus vids of fantastic Fall performances.
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Last night at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow
January 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Last night at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow
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NEXT WEEK Wed 22 Jan poetry from @helenivory.bsky.social & @martinfigura.bsky.social + Forest Poets Jenni Hall and Roger Huddle + poetry open mic (sign up on the night).
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW
Forest Poets presents: Helen Ivory & Martin Figura
Forest Poets are delighted to bring Helen Ivory and Martin Figura to Walthamstow. They'll be reading from their latest work. Open mic too!
ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
NEXT WEEK Wed 22 Jan poetry from @helenivory.bsky.social & @martinfigura.bsky.social + Forest Poets Jenni Hall and Roger Huddle + poetry open mic (sign up on the night).
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW
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Poetry from @helenivory.bsky.social & @martinfigura.bsky.social + Forest Poets Jenni Hall and Roger Huddle + poetry open mic (sign up on the night).
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW
Forest Poets presents: Helen Ivory & Martin Figura
Forest Poets are delighted to bring Helen Ivory and Martin Figura to Walthamstow. They'll be reading from their latest work. Open mic too!
IvoryandFigura.eventbrite.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Poetry from @helenivory.bsky.social & @martinfigura.bsky.social + Forest Poets Jenni Hall and Roger Huddle + poetry open mic (sign up on the night).
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW
Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk
WALTHAMSTOW