About this Event
We couldn't finish our 2026 events any other way: with a big night of poetry readings to celebrate the festive season! For the second year in a row we close our events calendar with one of our very favourite poets, Richard Scott, and welcome for the first time - from Belfast, no less! - Padraig Regan.
Richard Scott is a poet from London. His debut collection, Soho, was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Costa Poetry Award. His second poetry collection, That Broke into Shining Crystals, was released in 2025. Richard is a lecturer in creative writing at Goldsmiths, University of London, and he teaches poetry at the Faber Academy.
Padraig Regan is a poet and essayist from Belfast. Their second collection, The Matter, was published by Carcanet in 2026. Their debut, Some Integrity (Carcanet, 2022), received the Clarissa Luard Award and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.
is a writers’ collective that meets weekly at SET Social in Peckham. They are for anyone that’s interested in and enjoys words.
Tickets are £12 and fully redeemable against any poetry book on the evening.
Open mic performers have five minutes (on a first come, first served basis) and receive complimentary drinks.
If you'd like to come but can’t afford a ticket, please select a pay it forward ticket or email [email protected] — we have a limited number of free tickets available through our community pay-it-forward scheme.
Event venue & nearby stays
Lala Books, 4a Grove Lane, London, United Kingdom
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.