{"title": "A Night with the Madpo3t: showcasing 'Po3tryVent: Before I Self Destruct'", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-night-with-the-madpo3t-showcasing-po3tryvent-before-i-self-destruct-tickets-2001069470654?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "society/mental-health"], "description": "A 90-minute live performance event titled 'A Night with the Madpo3t: showcasing Po3tryVent: Before I Self Destruct'. Acclaimed creator Madpo3t presents his latest work, Po3tryVent: Before I Self Destruct, a kinetic exploration of survival, mental architecture, and turning chaos into art through high-energy, unfiltered spoken word. 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Everyone is welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/proper-poetry-and-ro-dodgson-34626/", "official_url": "https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/proper-poetry-and-ro-dodgson-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/54932bc5ca29f5f89c0333133e11b5591f3881d09f61d5304ed88b51f2073bc8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Resonance Open Mic Poetry Night", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T21:00:00Z", "place": "Set Social", "address": "Nigel Road 55, SE15 4NP London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Resonance Open Mic Poetry Night is a friendly open mic evening where anyone who loves reading, listening to or writing poetry can share one poem of ideally under five minutes. 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