Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
Following our recent mini-tour of Sussex, Janine and Attila are back - this time in Eastbourne! You can just turn up on the night, or book a place here for free, with the option of making a donation. An evening of ... Read More
Come to the online launch of At the Heart of a Mad Movement: The Life and Work of Peter Campbell, Psychiatric System Pioneer! Janine will be reading some of Peter Campbell's poems as part of this launch. Peter Campbell: about ... Read More
Janine will be the feature poet at April's SpeakEasy in Lincoln. SpeakEasy takes place on the second Friday of every month. It features poetry, spoken word, comedy and flash fiction. There will also be an open mic section, with slots ... Read More
Janine Booth and Sammy Nour (Some-Antics) are among the performers at Leicester's laid-back, fun Friday evening! Buy your ticket here. Last Friday at Leicester's LCB All ages welcome (under 14s must be accompanied by an adult) Food + Drink available ... Read More
Join us for the online launch of the Spring 2026 issue of Asylum, the radical mental health magazine. Janine is the magazine's poetry editor. This year, the magazine is celebrating its fortieth anniversary. It provides a platform to voice and ... Read More
The Class Lines and Red Rhymes juggernaut arrives in Doncaster, appearing at the regular Well Spoken! event. Anthology editor Janine Booth will be joined by contributor Joe Zux in performing a variety of poems from the book, together with some ... Read More
Four months after her previous appearance, Janine once again puts in a turn for Soteria in the Pub! Spend the afternoon in great company, with entertaining and thought-provoking contributions, and all for the very worthy cause of supporting Soteria London, ... Read More
Class Lines and Red Rhymes hits the beating heart of the We Shall Overcome movement - The Station Hotel in Ashton-under-Lyne. Janine Booth and Joe Zux will read contributions to our anthology of left-wing poems, plus some stuff of their ... Read More
An evening of poetry from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology, Class Lines and Red Rhymes, in the Red Room in the Victoria Institute in Arundel, West Sussex.
Attila the Stockbroker, Janine Booth and Henry Normal hit Hastings!
Harlow's finest, the Newtown Neurotics, reunited with their 80s gigging companion Attila the Stockbroker, Radio 4 legend Henry Normal and the fiery Janine Booth for an afternoon of powerful poetry and passionate punk at the pulsating Prince Albert! Henry, Janine ... Read More
An evening of poetry from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes.
The Class Lines and Red Rhymes juggernaut arrives in Shoreham-by-Sea, in Sussex, taking over the seaside town's regular poetry night, Outspoken Words.
An evening of poetry from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes. The new poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes features 25 left-wing poems from old names and new, with striking illustrations throughout. ... Read More
After winning March's contest, Janine competes against other winners of last year's monthly Some-Antics slam competition for the title of 2025 winner!
Railworkers 200: Two centuries of class struggle on Britain's railways 2025 marks the bicentenary of the first passenger-carrying, locomotive-hauled railway journey, from Stockton to Darlington. It was the birth of the modern railway. While the rail industry and rail enthusiasts ... Read More
Join us online to launch the new issue of the radical mental health magazine, Asylum. As in previous launches, contributors to the latest issues will talk about their articles, and of course, there will be poems! Asylum magazine launch, Winter ... Read More
📢 Tubeworker / Off the Rails online meeting 📢
🗓 Thursday 18 December
🕰️ 15:00-16:30
An evening of poetry from contributors to the new Left Cultures poetry anthology, Class Lines and Red Rhymes. Plus (limited) open mic. The new poetry anthology Class Lines and Red Rhymes features 25+ left-wing poems from old names and new, ... Read More
Come to the author event in the village where Janine lives! Kirby Muxloe's new bookshop hosts Janine talking about her new book, Railworkers 200.
Janine talks through the history of railworkers, their lives and struggles, in this bicentenary year of the modern railway.
2025 is the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. That is two centuries of hard labour from railway workers, laying the tracks, building the trains and stations, digging the tunnels, maintaining and repairing the infrastructure, driving the locomotives, operating the ... Read More
Janine will be speaking at this online event about two centuries of railworkers, their lives and struggles.
Two months after her previous appearance, Janine once again puts in a turn for Soteria in the Pub! Spend the afternoon in great company, with entertaining and thought-provoking contributions, and all for the very worthy cause of supporting Soteria London, ... Read More