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Rhubarb #91 Tom Branfoot + open micWednesday 29 April 2026
@The Triangle, 47 Bradford Rd, Shipley BD18 3DS
7pm for 7.30 start
Pay-as-you-feel
Join us for the visit of local poetry hero and event host, Tom Branfoot. There will also be our usual open mic. New readers always welcome.
About our guest reader:
Tom Branfoot is a poet and critic from Bradford, and the writer-in-residence at Manchester Cathedral. He won a Northern Writers' Award in 2024 and the New Poets Prize 2022. He organises the poetry reading series More Song in Bradford. Tom is the author of 'This Is Not an Epiphany' (Smith|Doorstop) and 'boar' (Broken Sleep Books), both published in 2023. His poem ‘A Parliament of Jets’ was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem 2025. 'Volatile', his debut collection, is forthcoming with The 87 Press.
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Rhubarb is a pay-as-you feel event that welcomes poetry & prose readers on an open mic in the first half, followed by an invited guest reader. Sign up on the night for an open mic slot up to 4 minutes.
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The Triangle, 45 Bradford Road, Shipley, BD18 3DS, United Kingdom
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