Poetry can often become more accessible in performance and Hackney has some great venues for it.
Burley Fisher books is a few minutes from the library along Kingsland Road, towards Haggerston
SET is even closer - a few steps away on Dalston Lane (an upcoming highlight is the launch of polymath Jen Kalleja's new collection on Mar 24).
Both have a regular programme of events and readings, with a focus on small presses. You can check them out here
Pages of Hackney and their sister shop Pages of Cheshire Street also have readings, details here
Jawdance in Rich Mix is one of the boldest spoken word nights in London with a brilliant varied programme and cheap entry. Next up on Mar 18th is a Women's History Month special with Malika Booker and special guests.
I wanted to alert you to brilliant poet Danez Smith, who will be reading and chatting with Travis Alabanza at Sutton House in Homerton on Monday March 9th.
On stage they are a tour de force, and highly recommended.
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