Welcome to Medway River Lit: Poetry Republic - Big Trouble! Join us for an evening filled with captivating performances at Coffee Republic Chatham. Listen to talented poets share their work! Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience the magic of spoken word. See you there!Big Trouble is Medway’s oldest and most highly regarded regular live lit night. Consistently bringing the very best special guests to Medway, while still fostering a real sense of community among their loyal open mic crew. Big Trouble is run by two fine poets in their own right Bethany Goodwill and David Dykes who have a great instinct about what makes a great headliner. And tonight they have Richard Scott!
Richard Scott was born in London in 1981. His poems have appeared widely in magazines and anthologies including Poetry Review, Poetry London, PN Review, Swimmers, The Poetry of Sex (Penguin) and Butt Magazine. He has been a winner of the Wasafiri New Writing Prize, a Jerwood/Arvon Poetry Mentee and a member of the Aldeburgh 8. His pamphlet 'Wound' (Rialto) won the Michael Marks Poetry Award 2016 and his poem 'crocodile' won the 2017 Poetry London Competition. Soho (Faber & Faber) is his first book.
Plus of course the usual open mic where the audience make themselves heard!
18.00 DOORS - DRINK COFFEE/EAT CAKE/BUY BOOKS
19.00 I DUNNO. IT WILL BE UP TO DAVID & BETHANY. PROBABLY RICHARD SCOTT OR THE OTHER GUEST
19.45 - 20.15 DRINK COFFEE/EAT CAKE/BUY BOOKS
20.15 - 20.50 WHATEVER DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE FIRST HALF PLUS MORE OF THE SAME
21.00 PROBABLY A LOCAL PUB I SHOULD THINK...
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Event Venue
Coffee Republic (Chatham), 181 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4BA, United Kingdom,Chatham, Medway
