# Poems Not Bombs

Poems Not Bombs at Walthamstow Trades Hall, Thursday 29 October 2026, 18:30.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Walthamstow Trades Hall, 17 Hoe Street (off Tower Hamlets Road), E17 4SB London
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Poems Not Bombs is a free monthly poetry open mic held upstairs at Walthamstow Trades Hall, open to poets of all experiences and levels. It is hosted by Paul McGrane of the local poetry collective Forest Poets. Sign-up on the night runs from 6.30pm to 7pm, and time permitting everyone gets five minutes; anyone can read poems on any theme, or simply come along to listen. For the 29 October 2026 session near Halloween, attendees are invited to bring scary poems, though themed poems are optional and all poems are welcome.

## Dates

- Thursday 29 October 18:30 — Walthamstow Trades Hall
- Monday 16 November 18:30 — Walthamstow Trades Hall

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