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SUMMARY:SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nSOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic  \nLive in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! \nReadings by a different local published poet each month. This month we’re delighted to welcome PATRICK LODGE. \nPatrick lives in Yorkshire\, but is an Irish citizen with family roots in Wales\, and a sense of searching for home has permeated his poetry.  \n  \nHe will be mostly reading from ‘There You Are’\, his fourth collection with Valley Press\, which was published in spring 2026 and which searches widely from his home in Leeds\, through the Outer Hebrides\, Greece\, Ireland and Wales. It includes an extended love poem in the form of a sonnet sequence based on a Tarot reading. \nPatrick’s work has been published in several countries and he has read at poetry festivals in England\, Scotland\, Ireland\, Kosovo and Italy. \nHe has been successful in several local and international competitions\, including winning the ‘Poetry on the Lake’ short story competition. \nOPEN MIC \nWe supply the mic – you supply the poetry \nPut your name down for a 4 minute slot (first come\, first served) or just come along and listen. \nOpen mic name listing from 6.30pm \nEvent begins with guest poet at 7.00pm \nEveryone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)
URL:https://heartcentre.org.uk/event/soundbites-monthly-poetry-open-mic-29/
LOCATION:Assembly Bar + Kitchen\, Bennett Road\, Leeds\, LS6 3HN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,poetry,poetry open mic
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SUMMARY:SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic  \nLive in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! \nSOUNDBITES and HEARTLINES writers are hosting a Leeds themed open mic. \nBring your poem (1 per person) about Leeds to read and share. \nFirst timers or experienced\, all are welcome. \nWe supply the mic – you supply the poetry \nPut your name down for a 4 minute slot (first come\, first served) or just come along and listen. \nOpen mic name listing from 6.30pm \nEvent begins with guest poet at 7.00pm \nEveryone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)
URL:https://heartcentre.org.uk/event/soundbites-monthly-poetry-open-mic-28/
LOCATION:Assembly Bar + Kitchen\, Bennett Road\, Leeds\, LS6 3HN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,poetry,poetry open mic
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SUMMARY:SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic  \nLive in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! \nReadings by a different local published poet each month.  And this month we’re delighted to welcome MARK CONNORS\, SANDRA NOEL and LIZ McPHERSON reading from Linger\, the first Three Little Birds title from Yaffle. \n  \nMARK is managing editor at Yaffle and is a published poet and novelist as well as the former host at Wordclub. \nSANDRA is an award-winning poet from Jersey whose work has been widely published and has also appeared on buses! \nLIZ is co-organiser at Rhubarb Poetry Open Mic in Shipley and rep for Heartlines Stanza in Headingley\, Leeds. Her work has also been widely published. \n  \nOPEN MIC \nWe supply the mic – you supply the poetry \nPut your name down for a 4 minute slot (first come\, first served) or just come along and listen. \nOpen mic name listing from 6.30pm \nEvent begins with guest poet at 7.00pm \nEveryone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)
URL:https://heartcentre.org.uk/event/soundbites-monthly-poetry-open-mic-27/
LOCATION:Assembly Bar + Kitchen\, Bennett Road\, Leeds\, LS6 3HN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,poetry,poetry open mic
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SUMMARY:SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic  \nLive in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! \nReadings by a different local published poet each month and this month it’s Kev the Poet. \nKev The Poet was born in Liverpool and began writing poetry in the early 90’s\, after\nreading The Mersey Poets and a bout of unrequited love.  He began again in 2022\nas a response to the incipient rise of fascism. \nHis work has been called poems of ‘angst\, disdain and scorn\, but also heart\, honesty\nand humanity’ ‘passion\, politics and a pen that pulls no punches’ and ‘sharp\, soulful\nand utterly unmissable’. \nHe has appeared on BBC Radio 2\, BBC Devon/Cornwall GWS Radio\, Express FM\nand contributes a weekly poem to Shaun Keavney’s show on Community Garden Radio. \nHe has also been published in the US poetry magazine Shine and Manchester’s\nUrban Scrawl\, which is devoted to poetry\, stories\, art and photography about cities. \nOPEN MIC \nWe supply the mic – you supply the poetry \nPut your name down for a 4 minute slot (first come\, first served) or just come along and listen. \nOpen mic name listing from 6.30pm \nEvent begins with guest poet at 7.00pm \nEveryone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)
URL:https://heartcentre.org.uk/event/soundbites-monthly-poetry-open-mic-26/
LOCATION:Assembly Bar + Kitchen\, Bennett Road\, Leeds\, LS6 3HN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,poetry,poetry open mic
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SUMMARY:SOUNDBITES - Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic  \nLive in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! \nReadings by a different local published poet each month. This month we’re delighted to welcome PETER SPAFFORD \nPeter is a writer\, songwriter and broadcaster. He has written for radio\, theatre\,\nmusical theatre and opera. \nHis poetry collections so far are QUICK (Valley Press) and FRISK\n(Yaffle). His latest collection\, SUN TANKING was released by Yaffle Press in 2025. \nHe is also Director of Words at Chapel FM Arts Centre where he curates the annual WRITING\nON AIR festival and presents the weekly podcast LOVE THE WORDS. \nOPEN MIC \nWe supply the mic – you supply the poetry \nPut your name down for a 4 minute slot (first come\, first served) or just come along and listen. \nOpen mic name listing from 6.30pm \nEvent begins with guest poet at 7.00pm \nEveryone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)
URL:https://heartcentre.org.uk/event/soundbites-poetry-open-mic/
LOCATION:Assembly Bar + Kitchen\, Bennett Road\, Leeds\, LS6 3HN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,poetry open mic
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SUMMARY:SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic  \nLive in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! \nReadings by a different local published poet each month and this month we’re delighted to welcome Amanda Crundall \nAmanda is a published author\, poet\, spoken word performer and radio presenter. Her\ndebut collection “Heart on her Sleeve” with Enigma Press Partnership Publishing was\npublished in 2024. She is based in East Yorkshire\, UK. \nHer writings are often deep rooted with raw emotion and energy.\nAmanda’s candid and brutally honest approach to writing about life has been described as heart felt\, energetic\, brave and bringing what other’s may be feeling alive and acknowledged. \nShe was delighted to have her poetry accepted for performance at the 2023 Festival of\nLove event at D31 Gallery\, Doncaster and Scunthorpe Pride (2023) in addition to having a\nselection of her poems published in The Script Magazine (2022). \nDuring 2024 her poetry has been accepted and published within the following collection:\nSisterhood Anthology\, Ripon Poetry Festival\, “Down our Street” and the High Wolds Poetry\nAnthologies. \nDuring Autumn 2024 she had a poem ‘highly commended’ as part of the Dark Poet’s\nSociety competition; her poetry has featured on LiveWire Poetry\, Online Anthologies and\nshe has been broadcast live on North Manchester FM and Phoenix Community Radio\,\nGoole. More recently\, her poetry has been successful in The Written Woman Anthology\n(2025) Collection and Write To Be Heard publication (2025). \nThe Emboldened Heart is her second publication. Her third publication is in progress. \nOPEN MIC \nWe supply the mic – you supply the poetry \nPut your name down for a 5 minute slot (first come\, first served) or just come along and listen. \nOpen mic name listing from 6.30pm \nEvent begins with guest poet at 7.00pm \nEveryone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)
URL:https://heartcentre.org.uk/event/soundbites-monthly-poetry-open-mic-25/
LOCATION:Assembly Bar + Kitchen\, Bennett Road\, Leeds\, LS6 3HN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,poetry,poetry open mic
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DTSTAMP:20260714T063622
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SUMMARY:SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic  \nLive in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen! \nReadings by a different local published poet each month. This month we’re delighted to welcome AIMEE DONNELL. \nAimee’s debut book ‘We Are All Creatures of Struggle’ is stated to be her publisher’s biggest poetry release to date. Originally from Northern Ireland but now living in York\, she has been writing since she was seven years old. \nAimee’s writing is deeply personal yet universal\, mainly focused and inspired by human experiences\, chronicling the difficulties of battling with mental health and chronic illness in delicate\, hopeful tones\, observing relationships and how they break down\, and riding the waves of female rage whilst using her words to fight for equality. Her poetry is a product of her wanting to speak up for those who may feel like they have lost their own voices with the aim to unite and celebrate what makes us vulnerable\, hopeful and human. \nShe has appeared multiple times on BBC Radio York\, the York Press\, placed third in Manchester’s ‘One Mic Stand Slam’ and second in York’s ‘Say Owt Slam’. Her debut poetry is available to buy both in and online at Waterstones\, Amazon\, FOYLES and WH Smith and she is currently writing and excited about the release of book two. \nOPEN MIC \nWe supply the mic – you supply the poetry \nPut your name down for a 5 minute slot (first come\, first served) or just come along and listen. \nOpen mic name listing from 6.30pm \nEvent begins with guest poet at 7.00pm \nEveryone welcome. Free (donation appreciated)
URL:https://heartcentre.org.uk/event/soundbites-monthly-poetry-open-mic-24/
LOCATION:Assembly Bar + Kitchen\, Bennett Road\, Leeds\, LS6 3HN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,poetry,Poetry,poetry open mic
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