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It opens with participants collectively pulling out the archive, reading and scanning materials together, followed by readings from the archive and then from two contemporary poets, Lila Matsumoto and Sarah Riggs. The collection features historical and contemporary dissident, heretical, non-conformist and revolutionary poetries, and the series invites people to congregate and discuss these texts. 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The poet, writer and artist Lauren Bulla runs the sessions, which form phase one of a two-phase process leading from writing to performing at seasonal open mic events, and whose work has been featured on BBC Radio 1 and LOOSE.FM.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/regular-poetry-club-lost-in-the-foxglove-38776/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/regular-poetry-club-lost-in-the-foxglove", "image": "https://noky.io/images/288722e200b233096a4f0971c0258bec8f182bae9b4bef47b3a0e432de827b9c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Soho Poly Poetry", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00Z", "place": "The Soho Poly", "address": "16 Riding House Street, W1W 7DT London", "price": "", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002713859064?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Soho Poly Poetry is a poetry night at the Soho Poly. It is part of the venue's poetry series, curated by Hannah Copley, and returns for the autumn season. Full details are yet to be announced.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/soho-poly-poetry-70648/", "official_url": "https://sohopoly.co.uk/events/soho-poly-poetry-11/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b9b4c3b7982bfc4ae061d31812c43062738ca79f258a83f81b5d51caaa92b858-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Word Space", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "Donations", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-space-poetry-open-mic-writing-workshop-words-based-chill-kings-x-tickets-698383091627", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Word Space is an open mic and poetry night with poem sharing, discussion, feedback and communal writing activities. 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It is a Pay What You Can event, where donations support independent, community art and help offer tickets to those who cannot afford one.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/word-space-60801/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/open-mic-and-poetry-night-in-london-10/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fa7925a8b7c8eddd343810a0cd31530ef1704754584d4e2ac4656953d47ed380-600.webp"}, {"title": "Wild Thing Poetry Ma...", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "place": "Torriano Meeting House", "address": "Torriano Avenue 99, NW5 2RX London", "price": "£20 (£15 concessions) for the complete 5 hour series of sessions", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Wild Thing Poetry Masterclass is a five-hour series of poetry workshops ending in a reading, held around Samhain. 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