Poets Café

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/