# Poetry at Lala: Joelle Taylor & Olive Franklin + open mic

Poetry at Lala: Joelle Taylor & Olive Franklin + open mic at Lala Books, Thursday 29 October 2026, 19:00.

- Price: £12
- Venue: Lala Books, Grove Lane 4a, SE5 8SY London
- With: Joelle Taylor, Olive Franklin, Page of Wands
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A monthly poetry night at Lala Books, headlined by T.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet Joelle Taylor and Olive Franklin, with readings from the writers' collective Page of Wands and open mic slots. Taylor is the author of four poetry collections, including 2025's Maryville, whose C+NTO & Othered Poems won the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Polari Book Prize; she is a former UK Poetry Slam Champion and hosts Out-Spoken at the Southbank Centre. Franklin's debut pamphlet Dyke Juvenilia won the Poetry London Pamphlet Competition, and her poems have appeared in Granta, Poetry and The Poetry Review. Open mic performers get five minutes each on a first come, first served basis and receive complimentary drinks.

## Dates

- Thursday 29 October 19:00 — Lala Books

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