poets and prattlers
@pandemonialists.bsky.social
Pandemonialising poetry in the Black Country since 2016.
We run poetry events, offer workshops, do commissions, and work closely with Wolves Lit Fest. And more.
Website: www.pandemonialists.co.uk
And on Substack: https://pandemonialists.substack.com/
We run poetry events, offer workshops, do commissions, and work closely with Wolves Lit Fest. And more.
Website: www.pandemonialists.co.uk
And on Substack: https://pandemonialists.substack.com/
And while we're here... a reminder that this year's #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open. Judges @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social. £400 first prize. All the info you need is here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
And while we're here... a reminder that this year's #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open. Judges @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social. £400 first prize. All the info you need is here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
Arena Nights returns tomorrow evening, and it's going to be magnificent! Come and join us. 😊
One week today, we bring Arena Nights back to Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. You'll find all the info about this PAYF night here: wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Arena Nights returns tomorrow evening, and it's going to be magnificent! Come and join us. 😊
One week today, we bring Arena Nights back to Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. You'll find all the info about this PAYF night here: wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
One week today, we bring Arena Nights back to Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. You'll find all the info about this PAYF night here: wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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If you're a poet looking for a top-quality competition, judged by the impeccably wonderful @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social, then you're in luck! The #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open!! 😊 All the info's here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
November 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If you're a poet looking for a top-quality competition, judged by the impeccably wonderful @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social, then you're in luck! The #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open!! 😊 All the info's here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
Thanks to everyone who came along to Yes We Cant last night. Great open-mic poems, and two storming sets from our feature poets @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social and Emilie Lauren Jones. Thanks, too, to the Great Western pub for being such a wonderful venue. 😊
November 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Thanks to everyone who came along to Yes We Cant last night. Great open-mic poems, and two storming sets from our feature poets @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social and Emilie Lauren Jones. Thanks, too, to the Great Western pub for being such a wonderful venue. 😊
If you're a poet looking for a top-quality competition, judged by the impeccably wonderful @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social, then you're in luck! The #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open!! 😊 All the info's here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
November 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If you're a poet looking for a top-quality competition, judged by the impeccably wonderful @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social, then you're in luck! The #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open!! 😊 All the info's here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
Tonight!! 😊
November 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Tonight!! 😊
Tomorrow evening, folks! 😊
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Tomorrow evening, folks! 😊
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This Sunday, in one of the best pubs in Wolverhampton, some of the best poetry in the West Midlands. 😊
October 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This Sunday, in one of the best pubs in Wolverhampton, some of the best poetry in the West Midlands. 😊
This Sunday, in one of the best pubs in Wolverhampton, some of the best poetry in the West Midlands. 😊
October 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This Sunday, in one of the best pubs in Wolverhampton, some of the best poetry in the West Midlands. 😊
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Something poetic for the weekend? You need this. 👇
Next Sunday, Yes We Cant is back at the Great Western. Expect great poetry from Emilie Lauren Jones and @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social, cheese & onion cobs the size of a small house, and a fantastic atmosphere! Get in touch for a) an open mic spot, or b) if you want to join us on Zoom. 😊
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Something poetic for the weekend? You need this. 👇
Something poetic for the weekend? You need this. 👇
Next Sunday, Yes We Cant is back at the Great Western. Expect great poetry from Emilie Lauren Jones and @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social, cheese & onion cobs the size of a small house, and a fantastic atmosphere! Get in touch for a) an open mic spot, or b) if you want to join us on Zoom. 😊
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Something poetic for the weekend? You need this. 👇
Pandemonialist @davethepitt.bsky.social wrote a piece about October's helping of PASTA... Have a read!
pandemonialists.substack.com/p/petrifying...
pandemonialists.substack.com/p/petrifying...
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Pandemonialist @davethepitt.bsky.social wrote a piece about October's helping of PASTA... Have a read!
pandemonialists.substack.com/p/petrifying...
pandemonialists.substack.com/p/petrifying...
One week today!! 😊
Come on, people of the West Midlands... get yerselves to the Great Western in Wolvo on Sunday night. Emilie, me and a load of open mic-ers will be givin' it our best. I'm puttin' down a deposit on a Cheese & Onion cob - see yer there! 😎👍
Next Sunday, Yes We Cant is back at the Great Western. Expect great poetry from Emilie Lauren Jones and @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social, cheese & onion cobs the size of a small house, and a fantastic atmosphere! Get in touch for a) an open mic spot, or b) if you want to join us on Zoom. 😊
October 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
One week today!! 😊
Next Sunday, Yes We Cant is back at the Great Western. Expect great poetry from Emilie Lauren Jones and @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social, cheese & onion cobs the size of a small house, and a fantastic atmosphere! Get in touch for a) an open mic spot, or b) if you want to join us on Zoom. 😊
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Next Sunday, Yes We Cant is back at the Great Western. Expect great poetry from Emilie Lauren Jones and @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social, cheese & onion cobs the size of a small house, and a fantastic atmosphere! Get in touch for a) an open mic spot, or b) if you want to join us on Zoom. 😊
This evening! Bring poems about pumpkins, short stories about spooks, haiku about horror. 😊
This Tuesday, PASTA returns to Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. It's our free open-mic night, with a themed first half. And this month the random theme generator (pieces of paper in a hat) spewed out... HALLOWEEN. How clever of it. Come and join us, and bring your best Halloween poems and stories. 😊
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This evening! Bring poems about pumpkins, short stories about spooks, haiku about horror. 😊
This Tuesday, PASTA returns to Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. It's our free open-mic night, with a themed first half. And this month the random theme generator (pieces of paper in a hat) spewed out... HALLOWEEN. How clever of it. Come and join us, and bring your best Halloween poems and stories. 😊
October 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This Tuesday, PASTA returns to Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton. It's our free open-mic night, with a themed first half. And this month the random theme generator (pieces of paper in a hat) spewed out... HALLOWEEN. How clever of it. Come and join us, and bring your best Halloween poems and stories. 😊
This evening we're at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre for the first EVER 'Arena Nights'. Come along – it's going to be amazing!! wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This evening we're at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre for the first EVER 'Arena Nights'. Come along – it's going to be amazing!! wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Tomorrow evening, folks! 😊
Next Tuesday. It's a PAYF event, with all money going to the Fringe performer. This time, it's Coventry poet Ann Atkins with her show 'Not a robot'. Come along! 😊
One week today, the first ever 'Arena Nights' is at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. It's a game of three halves. One: open-mic for poets who've *learned* their piece. It's about performance. Two: a 10-min work in progress. Three: a fully-fledged Fringe show. wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
October 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Tomorrow evening, folks! 😊
Next Tuesday. It's a PAYF event, with all money going to the Fringe performer. This time, it's Coventry poet Ann Atkins with her show 'Not a robot'. Come along! 😊
One week today, the first ever 'Arena Nights' is at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. It's a game of three halves. One: open-mic for poets who've *learned* their piece. It's about performance. Two: a 10-min work in progress. Three: a fully-fledged Fringe show. wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
October 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Next Tuesday. It's a PAYF event, with all money going to the Fringe performer. This time, it's Coventry poet Ann Atkins with her show 'Not a robot'. Come along! 😊
One week today, the first ever 'Arena Nights' is at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. It's a game of three halves. One: open-mic for poets who've *learned* their piece. It's about performance. Two: a 10-min work in progress. Three: a fully-fledged Fringe show. wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
October 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
One week today, the first ever 'Arena Nights' is at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre. It's a game of three halves. One: open-mic for poets who've *learned* their piece. It's about performance. Two: a 10-min work in progress. Three: a fully-fledged Fringe show. wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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I'm very concerned about all the #GlobalSumudFlotilla detainees, but especially Hannah Schafer, who seems likely to be held in extended detention in Israel. Israeli armed forces have committed grave and multiple breaches of international law in attacking the flotilla and mistreating its crew.
October 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I'm very concerned about all the #GlobalSumudFlotilla detainees, but especially Hannah Schafer, who seems likely to be held in extended detention in Israel. Israeli armed forces have committed grave and multiple breaches of international law in attacking the flotilla and mistreating its crew.
Tonight! Tonight! Tonight! 😊
Two days away! And it's on Zoom, so in the comfort of your own* home, too!
*Or somebody else's. Just make sure they're OK with that.
*Or somebody else's. Just make sure they're OK with that.
October 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Tonight! Tonight! Tonight! 😊
Two days away! And it's on Zoom, so in the comfort of your own* home, too!
*Or somebody else's. Just make sure they're OK with that.
*Or somebody else's. Just make sure they're OK with that.
October 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Two days away! And it's on Zoom, so in the comfort of your own* home, too!
*Or somebody else's. Just make sure they're OK with that.
*Or somebody else's. Just make sure they're OK with that.
This is brilliant. Let's have more of it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bridgwater welcomes life-size versions of £65m worth of art
The artworks, from London's National Gallery, have been hung across a Somerset town.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This is brilliant. Let's have more of it!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...