Name: Art:Up! Homecoming Poetry Reading and Open Mic
Start: 2026-06-20T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-20T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Reubys Salt Beef and Cheesecake Bar

Art:Up! Homecoming Poetry Reading and Open Mic

A showcase of collaborative poetry from around Essex, including headline performers and a poetry open mic!
About this Event

Come along to our HOMECOMING Open Mic and Poetry Reading!

4-6PM -- FREE!!

This event is a poetry reading and open mic, and an opportunity to get involved witht the Art:Up! Poetry Accelerator!
If you write poetry, please come and read your work with us, and hear voices from across Essex.

We are inviting people to respond to the prompt: HOMECOMING!

If you want, you can just come and listen or read; if you are interested, you can sign up to contribute to our poetry collection, or to collaborate with a partner!

This event is particularly designed to be accessible to neurodivergent writers.

Tickets are free, but please do book.

The Art:Up Poetry Accelrator is a collaborative poetry project organised by Waxes Lyrical in Chelmsford; Poetry Plus in Manningtree; Boho Banter in Clacton-On-Sea; and the University of Essex.