Poets' Café Live

Organised and hosted by Vic Pickup & Katherine Meehan, Reading’s Poets’ Café LIVE brings the very best guests from around the UK alongside an open mic section for local poets to read their work in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.Set up thirty years ago by Susan Utting, previous curators include beloved children’s author AF Harrold and poet and novelist Claire Dyer, who have brought Britain’s best loved poets to our stage.Taking place on the 2nd Friday of every month, twenty open mic slots are available to seasoned poets and newcomers alike on a first-come-first-served basis.

We welcome poets to read one A4 page or equivalent (approximately 2 minutes) of their best work.Special Guest Poets coming up: 11th September - Rick Dove9th October - Jen Feroze13th November - Katrina Naomi11th December - Safety in NumbersAll Welcome