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Poetry at Jurnet's meets from 8pm - 10pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Venue: From 2015 - 2020 we met at Jurnet's Bar on King Street, Norwich. We were hoping to return to it post-lockdown, but during its pandemic closure, the building developed structural issues, and the council have now decided to close the bar permanently, so please ignore all the info on this website about how to get there. JOIN US ON ZOOM ! Our next virtual open-mic session is on Tuesday October 18th and our open-mic theme is "Calm and Troubled Waters" - that should get you all thinking! Want to be there? Just use this link* to ask our organiser Hilary Stanton to provide you with the zoom login details. If you'd like an open-mic slot, make sure to ask Hilary to add you to the reading list. Places are limited, though, so book now to avoid disappointment. See you onscreen! * If the email link above doesn't work for you, please go to our Contact Us page and use the form there to get in touch with Hilary. Doors 7:30pm (i.e. the zoom meeting will be open for logging in). Session begins at 8pm. |
Now in its 10th year, Poetry at Jurnet's is a relaxed and informal monthly gathering at which writers of poetry/spoken word and fiction – all forms of creative writing, really – get the chance to perform their work to a zoom-room full of people who like that sort of thing. Open-mic is the bedrock of what we do.
And when we say 'open', we mean it. Old hand or first timer, whoever you are and however you identify, we want to hear you! Just turn up and sign in, and you'll be guaranteed your share of time at the ...er... 'mic'.
Broadly speaking, our calendar of events tends to alternate between evenings that are entirely devoted to open-mic contributions – usually on a pre-determined theme – and events at which we feature a guest writer who typically will perform a couple of sets, generously book-ended by open-mic activity.
A note about our themed evenings:
On these occasions, we invite you to bring along poems related to the chosen theme - but if you haven't got anything that fits, that's not a problem. The theme is just a 'serving suggestion': we want to hear your poems regardless of subject matter.
Additionally, every now and then we hold special evenings: showcase events, book launches etc. Whatever we're doing, you can always keep up to speed with it by visiting our Coming Events page.
And when we say 'open', we mean it. Old hand or first timer, whoever you are and however you identify, we want to hear you! Just turn up and sign in, and you'll be guaranteed your share of time at the ...er... 'mic'.
Broadly speaking, our calendar of events tends to alternate between evenings that are entirely devoted to open-mic contributions – usually on a pre-determined theme – and events at which we feature a guest writer who typically will perform a couple of sets, generously book-ended by open-mic activity.
A note about our themed evenings:
On these occasions, we invite you to bring along poems related to the chosen theme - but if you haven't got anything that fits, that's not a problem. The theme is just a 'serving suggestion': we want to hear your poems regardless of subject matter.
Additionally, every now and then we hold special evenings: showcase events, book launches etc. Whatever we're doing, you can always keep up to speed with it by visiting our Coming Events page.
All events start at 8pm (although the Zoom 'doors' open a bit earlier) and finish at approximately 10pm
