Join us for our regular poetry-exchange every second month - now online! - where top poets from Stamford and the surrounding area are invited to present their poetry.
This Zoom event will see invited poets perform plus an open mic opportunity. To book your place to read or to listen, please email karen.b@stamfordartscentre.com
Weds 18 November line-up
Lee House

Lee House uses the label ‘performance poet’ to tell strangers about gingerbread men, pasta sauce and the vague feeling that nothing we ever do will be good enough.
Carina Beatrix

Dark comedic playwright and poet
When: Weds 18 November, 8pm
Where: Via Zoom, please email karen.b@stamfordartscentre.com to join or to read
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