# TESTING GROUND - open mic poetry and performance

TESTING GROUND - open mic poetry and performance at Bàrd Books, Wednesday 4 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: £6
- Venue: Bàrd Books, Roman Road 341-343, E3 5QR London
- With: Cia Mangat
- Go to page: https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/testing-ground-open-mic-poetry-and-performance-5

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TESTING GROUND is an open mic night of poetry, music and performance at Bàrd Books, where anyone can sign up at the door for a slot, assigned on a lottery basis. It is a welcoming night for first-timers and seasoned performers alike to try out new things. This edition features headline guest Cia Mangat, a London writer and zinemaker whose work has appeared in fourteen poems, gal-dem, Propel and bath magg, been broadcast by the BBC, and whose debut pamphlet is Lobe. She founded and edits Zindabad, a zine for people in diasporas worldwide, and facilitates writing and zine-making workshops.

## Dates

- Wednesday 4 November 19:00 — Bàrd Books

Written by a model, sources: [wearebardbooks.co.uk](https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/testing-ground-open-mic-poetry-and-performance-5)

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