Poetry / Spoken Word in Camden

46 upcoming poetry / spoken word events in Camden, London. Browse dates, venues, and prices.

Tomorrow

Word Space - Poetry open mic, writing workshop, words-based chill Kings X

5:00 PMJamboree+2 more dates

Next Week

Thursday 9 April

Roundhouse Poetry Slam Final Tickets

6:30 PMThe Roundhouse

Friday 10 April

The Song of Songs: Poetry in History

1:00 PMIAS Common Ground, G11, South Wing

Free

This Weekend

Word Space & Waterstones: Poetry Writing Workshop

11:00 AMWaterstones+12 more dates

£6.50 - £15.00

Emily Maguire

1:30 PMGreen Note

Shane Koyczan

6:00 PMDingwalls

Free

Mataio Austin Dean (with ensemble)

The Horse Hospital+1 more date

Sunday 12 April

How to Think Like a Poet

2:00 PMConway Hall

Free

Monday 13 April

Roundhouse Three Sixty: SpitNights

6:30 PMThe Roundhouse

Free

Wednesday 15 April

Pray For Me (WIP)

Camden People's Theatre

£10.00 - £12.00

Crossword Lyric

6:00 PMThe Harrison

£5.55

An Inklings Book Club Live Event with Seán Hewitt and Jack Edwards - TCR

6:00 PMWaterstones

£7.00 - £15.00

An Evening with Plato and the Moondogs

6:00 PMThe Fiddler's Elbow - Music Venue

Thursday 16 April

Down The Rabbit Hole

9:00 AMCrypt Gallery+2 more dates

Within the Shop of the Divine: Poetry Reading with Mary Gilliland

5:30 PMKeats Community Library

£7.00

Connecting Lines of Resistance through Poetry — between Ukraine and the UK

5:30 PMThe Poetry Café..

Saturday 18 April

Gráinnemir Stand Up

Camden People's Theatre

£10.00

GAHO x KAVE

5:00 PMThe Underworld

Free

DARE TO SPEAK 12: Spoken Word & Poetry Night

5:30 PMThe Libra Theatre Cafe

£4.00 - £6.50

April 2026

Sunday 19 April

Dare We Laugh: Using the Arts to help Adult ADHD

1:00 PMThe London Art Therapy Centre

£65.00

Soul Fuel April

6:00 PMRosslyn Hill Chapel

Free

Rose Ford and Eden Rose

7:00 PMGreen Note

Monday 20 April

Poetry Mondays -Melting Clocks and the languid hands of time-

7:30 PMJamboree With Lourdes Fernandez and Her Band

POETRY JAM NIGHT

The Fiddler's Elbow - Music Venue

Friday 24 April

Labyrinth and Roundhouse Three Sixty present: Carl Craig Live and Octave One Live

6:00 PMThe Roundhouse+1 more date

Free

Monday 27 April

Book Club - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

5:30 PMNew Diorama Theatre

Free

In the Round: Sarah Jane Scouten, Maddie Storvold & Toria Wooff

7:30 PMGreen Note

Tuesday 28 April

No Photos (WIP)

Camden People's Theatre

£10.00

Pull Up & Vibes London

5:00 PMThe Camden

Pull Up & Vibes London

5:00 PMThe Camden

May 2026

Sunday 3 May

Sean Taylor

1:30 PMGreen Note

Friday 8 May

Vimala Rowe Trio

7:00 PMGreen Note+1 more date

Sunday 10 May

A visit to John Keats House then coffee and cake 🍰

1:00 PMJohn Keats House

Free

Tuesday 12 May

Nina Antonia & The Lunar Moths - London

7:00 PMCircle and Star Theatre

Thursday 14 May

Bilingual Poetry Writing Workshop with Lola Koundkjian

5:30 PMArmenian Institute

£14.00 - £17.00

Sunday 17 May

Tavi Nights

7:30 PMGreen Note

Coocoolili at Jamboree

8:00 PMJamboree With Lourdes Fernandez and Her Band

Thursday 21 May

William Caxton Meets Small Press Poetry: a zine-making workshop

10:00 AMRoom 349, Senate House, Malet Street

Free

John Keats's 'Poems': Readings from his First Volume

5:30 PMKeats Community Library

£7.00

Saturday 23 May

9th Annual Stuart Hall Public Conversation with Fred Moten

2:00 PMConway Hall

Free

Sunday 31 May

Francesca Dego & Alessandro Taverna + Pre-Concert Talk

4:30 PMConway Hall

Free

June 2026

Wednesday 3 June

New Roots presents Gabriel Moreno & The Quivering Poets

7:30 PMGreen Note

Thursday 11 June

Summer Poetry and Jazz

5:30 PMKeats Community Library

£10.00 - £12.00

Friday 19 June

Raw Milk Conspiracy

6:30 PMThe Dublin Castle

Saturday 20 June

Climate Stories in Writing, Joy and Hope

12:30 PMSwiss Cottage Library

Friday 26 June

Marie Buhl (EP & poetry zine release party)

7:00 PMThe Harrison