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Event Series: Poets Café

Poets Café

Friday, March 13 at 8:00 PM 10:00 PM

Organised and hosted by Vic Pickup & Katherine Meehan, Reading’s Poets’ Café LIVE brings the very best guests from around the UK alongside an open mic section for local poets to read their work in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

There are open mic opportunities for those wishing to share their poetry: one A4 page (around two minutes performance time).

Each evening has guest poets performing:

  • February 13: James Womack
  • March 13: Desree
  • April 10: Two Rivers night: James Peake, Kitty Hawkins, Peter Robinson
  • May 8: Lucy Heuschen 
  • June 12: Ali Lewis  
  • July 10: Rachel Spence
  • August 14: Oliver Fox  

For more on the poets’ cafe, read our preview from autumn 2025 here: https://cheeselogs.co.uk/2025/10/05/poets-cafe-brings-interview/

£5 £4 for readers

0118 960 6060

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21 South Street
Reading, Berkshire RG1 4QU United Kingdom
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