About this Event
Join Bad Betty Press and Independent Electric Group for a night of dynamic poetry and music, showcasing world-class artists and local favourites in a warm and inclusive setting.
This June, the award-winning publishing house presents poetry from Sam Fain (Are You There), Molly Naylor (Whatever You’ve Got), Jasmine Cooray (Inheritance) and Ichabod Wolf (Too True To Be Good). Hosted by Matthew McAteer.
About Independent Electric:
An art collective co-founded by Matt McAteer (Performance Poet), Ichabod (Musician & Songwriter) and Lippy Kid (Electronic musician and producer).
About Bad Betty Press:
Bad Betty Press:
Bad Betty is an award-winning independent publisher of new poetry, and curator of live literature events taking place across the UK.
London-born, Nottingham-based, Bad Betty Press was set up in 2017 by Amy Acre and Jake Wild Hall with the aim of showcasing exciting and risk-taking poetry, supporting poets’ artistic development and celebrating stories less often told.
Bad Betty won the Michael Marks Publisher’s Award in 2022, and was a regional finalist for the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year in 2023. Our books include a Michael Marks Pamphlet Award winner, a Telegraph Poetry Book of the Month, five Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice selections, Laurel and Polari First Book Prize longlistees, and a BAMB Readers’ Award shortlistee. We’re grateful for the support of Arts Council England.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chesterfield Labour Club, 113 Saltergate, Chesterfield, United Kingdom
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