Poetry / Spoken Word in Westminster

43 upcoming poetry / spoken word events in Westminster, London. Browse dates, venues, and prices.

Tonight

Shadowlands Tickets

1:30 PMAldwych Theatre+67 more dates

From £37.00

Next Week

Tuesday 7 April

Westminster Abbey: Entry Ticket

8:30 AMWestminster Abbey

£14.00

Poetry Writing Workshop

5:00 PMThe Exchange

Free

Thursday 9 April

Lucky Dip

5:30 PMEssex Hall+1 more date

Free

Soho Poly Poetry: Caspari, Jarrett, McCarthy Woolf, Rishi

6:00 PMSoho Poly

£7.00

Friday 10 April

Creative writing workshop

4:00 PMCharing Cross Library, 4-6 Charing Cross Road

Free

North Paddington Foodbank Fundraiser, Poetry Evening

5:30 PMThe Exchange

£6.00 - £8.00

Friday Night @ CX - Open Mic Night

6:00 PMCharing Cross Library, 4-6 Charing Cross Road+1 more date

Free

Monday 13 April

Writer in Residence: 121s with poet Romalyn Ante (RCN members only)

3:00 PMRoyal College of Nursing+4 more dates

Free

Wednesday 15 April

Lunchtime Talk: English history through poetry

12:00 PMSt Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey

£5.00

Transcription: Ben Lerner and Octavia Bright

6:00 PMSt James's Square

£15.00 - £26.00

Thursday 16 April

Poems Not Bombs at Spice of Life, Soho

12:30 PMThe Spice Of Life+8 more dates

Free

IN PERSON EVENT - POETRY EVENING

6:00 PMRudolf Steiner House

Free

Friday 17 April

The Creative Writing Breakfast at Poetry Pharmacy Friday 17th April 2026

9:00 AMPoetry Pharmacy

£30.00 - £36.00

April 2026

Monday 20 April

Join author Derek Owusu for a talk to celebrate World Book Night

4:00 PMVictoria Library

Free

Tuesday 21 April

How languages make us: explorations through performance

5:30 PMThe British Academy

£5.00

Wednesday 22 April

Ian Hamilton, the Pillars of Hercules, and 1970s Soho Literary Scene

7:00 PMHorse & Groom

Thursday 23 April

International Book Day - Between Worlds and Verses: Lorca and Machado

5:30 PMInstituto Cervantes London

Free

Monday 27 April

An Exploration of Sylvia Plath, Poetry and Witchcraft

5:00 PM21Soho

She Speaks! Harriet Walter and Friends Hosted by Clean Break

6:00 PMMarylebone Theatre

Sylvia Plath, Witchcraft & Radical Poetry

6:00 PM21Soho

Free

Tuesday 28 April

Draw Your Feelings

9:00 AMPoetry Pharmacy

£25.00

Louie Cameron

5:00 PMThe Blue Basement

Free

Wednesday 29 April

Cosmic Pumpkin Poetry Open Mic Night

5:30 PMMuse at RSA+6 more dates

From £5.25

Middle Name John EP Release Show

6:00 PMThe Social

Free

Thursday 30 April

The Living Room: An Evening of Poetry, Music and Conversation

5:30 PMFitzrovia Chapel

£10.00

Pipistrelles and Poems: A bat walk and poetry performance

6:30 PMOutside the Espresso Bar, The Regents Park

Free

May 2026

Monday 4 May

Amazing Walks - Famous Abbey Road & also the enchanting canals of Little Venice

12:00 PMEdgware Road tube station

Free

Thursday 7 May

Conversations in Poetry

5:00 PMThe RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)

Free

Friday 8 May

Josephine Foster + Joe Harvey-Whyte

6:00 PMStone Nest+1 more date

Free

Friday 15 May

The Creative Writing Breakfast at Poetry Pharmacy Friday 15th May 2026

9:00 AMPoetry Pharmacy

£30.00 - £36.00

Sunday 17 May

Walking to Relax: A Literary Stroll through London

9:00 AMSt James’s Park Tube Station

£35.00

Tuesday 26 May

Writer in Residence: 121s with poet Jennifer Wong (RCN members only)

10:00 AMRoyal College of Nursing+7 more dates

Free

An Evening with Philip Larkin

6:00 PMCentury Club

£10.00

Ocean Vuong in conversation at Emmanuel Centre, London

6:00 PMEmmanuel Centre

£18.00 - £25.00

Wednesday 27 May

From Gibraltar to the Caspian Sea -Poets and singer-songwriters summon traces of shared humanity

7:00 PMNoho Showrooms

Saturday 30 May

Dark Fantasy Sketching and Poetry at Kasa Cafe

12:45 PMKasa Cafe London

£13.50 - £17.50

Sunday 31 May

Healing Through Words Open Mic

6:00 PMKarma Sanctum Soho London

£8.00 - £10.00

June 2026

Saturday 13 June

Cyrano de Bergerac

7:30 PMNoël Coward Theatre+7 more dates

Thursday 18 June

Cyprus at the European Poetry Festival

5:30 PMThe Cyprus High Commission

Free

September 2026

Saturday 5 September

Back to Back

6:30 PMRudolf Steiner House

Sunday 6 September

Tim Key: Loganberry

6:45 PMRegent's Park Open Air Theatre+1 more date

Friday 11 September

The Fire Doors + The InCureables

6:45 PM229. London England