
Warming up for Attila the StockbrokerDecember 7, 2024 @ 20:00
Attila the Stockbroker comes to Leicester As Attila’s Tory-free tour hits Leicester, Janine delivers a short warm-up set. Information and tickets here.

All the Rage: organising at workNovember 23, 2024 @ 13:15
Janine will run a workshop on organising at work at All the Rage, an annual socialist feminist one-day event. All the Rage agenda 11:00am – 12:15pm All the Rage Plenary: Feminism and the Rise of the Far Right Speakers: … Read More

Launch of What Rough Beast: poems on Trump and TrumpismNovember 16, 2024 @ 18:00
An online reading of poems from the anthology What Rough Beast: poems on Trump and Trumpism. This will include Janine reading Hallelujah President Trump, as well as other poets reading their contributions. Zoom link to follow. What Rough Beast: poems … Read More

Some-AnticsNovember 15, 2024 @ 19:00
Janine pops up for an open mic slot at Some-Antics, which modestly describes itself as “Leicester’s third best poetry night”. The feature poet is the marvellous Rob Gee. Some-Antics takes place on the third Friday of every month at The … Read More

Webinar: Ranting, rhyming, revolting – poems and politics for neurodiversityNovember 12, 2024 @ 18:30
Janine presents this webinar for Lotus Collaborations. Expect verse for diversity, and demands to challenge discrimination.

‘A Disorder for Everyone’ festivalNovember 8, 2024 @ 09:00
Janine will be a poetic participant in this online event challenging mainstream narratives about mental health and ‘disorder’. This will include a showing of the video of Janine’s poem Not OK. Information and tickets for the event are available on … Read More

Bodacious Poetry!October 27, 2024 @ 14:00
Janine pops up for an open mic slot at Leicester’s Sunday afternoon poetry gig. Bodacious! organised by Dare to Diva Janine performed Bristol’s Brilliant Bus Boycott and Who’s the Refuser?

Left Cultures 3: Birmingham launchOctober 23, 2024 @ 19:00
Janine will contribute a reading to the Birmingham launch of Left Cultures 3.

Soteria in the PubOctober 13, 2024 @ 14:00
Soteria in the Pub Janine will be poeting in the pub (The Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon, London), in the latest in a series of Sunday afternoon events in support of the Soteria Network, campaigners for humane, non-coercive mental health services. … Read More

Middle-aged Kicks live in PortsladeOctober 3, 2024 @ 20:00
Middle-aged Kicks live in Portslade At Railway Roots in Portslade, West Sussex, Janine and Robb Johnson will deliver a one-off performance of their acclaimed collaboration on Middle-aged Kicks. Expect some poetry too. You can download the track here for a … Read More