Poetry / Spoken Word Events in London

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May 2026

Friday 1 May

Headache

5:00 PMVillage Underground+1 more date

Free

SpitNights | pure poetry

6:00 PMThe Ministry

Free

Open Mic Night & WIN a studio recording session

6:00 PMMelanin Health & Wellness

£5.00

Saturday 2 May

The Poet Behind The Mic - 3rd Year Event - May 2026

5:00 PMMAP Studio Cafe

£12.00

Sunday 3 May

Sean Taylor

1:30 PMGreen Note

Jerry Leger: The Making of “Waves of Desire”

3:30 PMBetsey Trotwood

Monday 4 May

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

12:00 PMEdgware Road tube station

Free

Tuesday 5 May

SRP: Reptile B | Kimmortal (CA)

6:30 PMStrongroom Venue

Free

Wednesday 6 May

The White House Poetry Group

9:00 AMThe White House+5 more dates

Thursday 7 May

Conversations in Poetry

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

Free

Soul Compositions : A Spoken Word / Poetry Open Mic Night

5:45 PMThingy Cafe

£5.00 - £10.43

Well Versed: Spring Session

6:00 PMMezzanine - Tooting

£6.50

CARAVAN R&B AND SLOW JAM EDITION

8:00 PMThe Jago

Friday 8 May

Josephine Foster + Joe Harvey-Whyte

6:00 PMStone Nest+1 more date

Free

Tsatsamis

6:30 PMVillage Underground

Free

Vimala Rowe Trio

7:00 PMGreen Note+1 more date

Jawdance

7:00 PMBrixton House+3 more dates

Saturday 9 May

Poetry Booklet Launch: Breathe It All In

11:00 AMWandsworth Town Library, 9 Courthouse Way

Free

RETURN: Album Listening Evening | Songs + Storytelling + Poetry

6:00 PMOca London

£40.00

Live Jazz & Flamenco ft. Adriana Blu

6:00 PMNinety One

Free

Sunday 10 May

A visit to John Keats House then coffee and cake 🍰

1:00 PMJohn Keats House

Free

Father & Son Convo Live

1:00 PMSway Bar

From £15.00

Shake Your Afro

2:00 PMThe Jago

Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets

6:00 PMSebright Arms

Free

Monday 11 May

Ismael Serrano

6:30 PMEartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney)+1 more date

Free

M.O.P. - 25th Anniversary of Warriorz

7:00 PM1 Town Hall Parade

£41.97

Tuesday 12 May

Writing the Trees of Harlesden

1:00 PMHarlesden Library Plus

Free

God’s Little Artist with Sue Hubbard

6:00 PMCarnegie Library, Herne Hill

Free

Poets Palace x Soul Girl Collective

6:30 PMThe Fox And Firkin

£8.00

The Artist’s Way: a 12 week course for creatives and wannabe creatives.

6:45 PMGoldsmiths Arms+1 more date

From £150.00

Nina Antonia & The Lunar Moths - London

7:00 PMCircle and Star Theatre

Wednesday 13 May

A Poet’s Love: London CD Launch Concert

6:30 PMLeighton House

£25.00

David Floyd book launch!

6:30 PMWalthamstow Trades Hall

Free

Thursday 14 May

Bilingual Poetry Writing Workshop with Lola Koundkjian

5:30 PMArmenian Institute

£14.00 - £17.00

Da Poetry Jam

5:30 PMSoul Mama+4 more dates

£16.98 - £22.55

Art Gallery Open Evening with live Jazz and drinks

6:00 PM2nd floor, 15 Bermondsey Sq

£5.00

A Live Band Performs Beyonce (20 Years of Lemonade)

6:00 PMNight Tales Loft

Free

Da Poetry Jam

6:30 PMThe Gantry London Curio Collection By Hilton+4 more dates

£16.98 - £22.55

Friday 15 May

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

9:00 AMPoetry Pharmacy

£30.00 - £36.00

Saturday 16 May

An Evening Of Afrocentric Poetry with The Man With Many Faces

6:00 PMTheatre Deli

£25.00

Rachel Love + Telecom + Keiron Phelan & Peace Signs

6:45 PMBetsey Trotwood

Sunday 17 May

Walking to Relax: A Literary Stroll through London

9:00 AMSt James’s Park Tube Station

£35.00

Tavi Nights

7:30 PMGreen Note

Coocoolili at Jamboree

8:00 PMJamboree With Lourdes Fernandez and Her Band

Tuesday 19 May

Weavers of Grass: An Evening of Jazz, Storytelling, and Poetry

5:30 PMKilburn Library (Brent)

Free

Wednesday 20 May

Poetry at Lala Books: Desree & Ashley Hickson-Lovence + open mic

6:00 PMLala Books

£12.00

Good Ship Comedy feat. Jacob Hawley

7:00 PMThe Honor Oak

From £11.00

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

Friday 22 May

SHIFT+SPACE | Rulebook to Society by Hannah Whitfield

6:30 PMTheatre Deli+1 more date