Poeting at Glastonwick 2024
Coombes Farm Coombes Farm, Coombes Road, Lancing, West Sussex, United KingdomJanine will be pumping out the poetry on the first night of the 2024 Glastonwick Festival, returning two years after her last tour de force at the Sussex shindig. Held at Coombes Farm, Coombes Road, Lancing BN15 0RS, Glastonwick is ... Read more
Soteria in the Pub – a Sunday of solidarity
The Betsey Trotwood 56 Farringdon Road, London, United KingdomThree months on from the previous instalment, here comes an afternoon of information and entertainment from radical mental health campaign Soteria, featuring poetry from Janine, music from Dadford and Sons, and an open mic for others to contribute their experiences, thoughts, poetry or music.
Write Out Loud Sale
Sale Waterside Arts Centre 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale, TraffordJanine is a feature poet at the lovely Write Out Loud Sale at the Waterside Arts Centre. Expect poems from Janine's book, Amplify.
Oswestry Pride 2024 Variety Show
The Attfield Theatre Bailey Head, Oswestry, United KingdomDungeons & Drag Kings Founder Jenn Deere will be hosting the Oswestry Pride Variety Show at Attfield Theatre, featuring performances from Chester’s drag king Mr Brake Down, poet Janine Booth, drag queen Coco Canal, and more!
Left Cultures exhibition launch
Jamaica Street Studios Bristol, United KingdomLeft Cultures exhibition launch, Bristol Janine Booth is one of dozens of left-wing writers and artists featured in the new issue of Left Cultures, a compendium of life stories accompanied by images. Janine writes the story of her poetry and ... Read more
Love Music Hate Racism, Worthing
Toad in the Hole Worthing, West SussexJanine contributes half an hour of poetry to this evening of anti-racist entertainment. Love Music Hate Racism
Big Words at Tiny Rebel
Venue: Tiny Rebel, Womanby Street, Cardiff CF10 1DD Janine is the feature poet at this poetry night, which also includes an open mic.
Run Your Tongue, Leicester
Watson's Cocktail Bar aka the Vegan Bar Granby Street, Leicester, United KingdomJanine will be popping up for an open mic slot at Leciester's Run Your Tongue. A word from the organisers of Run Your Tongue We are back for another edition of Run Your Tongue - the spoken word open mic ... Read more
Wigan Diggers’ Festival
Gerrard Winstanley Gardens The Wiend, Wigan, Greater Manchester, United KingdomJanine joins the roster of artists performing at this annual labour movement shindig, which celebrates the life and ideas of Wigan born and bred Gerrard Winstanley and the 17th Century Diggers' (True Leveller) Movement. The full Wigan Diggers' festival line-up: ... Read more
Poeting at Shrewsbury Pride
In Good Hands 88-90 Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United KingdomJanine will be performing at Shrewsbury Pride, in the spoken word event at In Good Hands between 2 and 4pm. This is after the main march through Shrewsbury town centre. Expect poems including Stonewall Was a Riot and Pride Is ... Read more
Middle-aged Kicks live in Portslade
Railway Inn 2 Station Road, Portslade, West Sussex, United KingdomMiddle-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
Soteria in the Pub
The Betsey Trotwood 56 Farringdon Road, London, United KingdomSoteria 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
Left Cultures 3: Birmingham launch
Voce Books 54-57 Allison Street, Birmingham, United KingdomJanine will contribute a reading to the Birmingham launch of Left Cultures 3.
Bodacious Poetry!
Omi 46 Welford Road, Leicester, United KingdomJanine 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?
‘A Disorder for Everyone’ festival
OnlineJanine 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
Webinar: Ranting, rhyming, revolting – poems and politics for neurodiversity
Janine presents this webinar for Lotus Collaborations. Expect verse for diversity, and demands to challenge discrimination.
Some-Antics
The Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre 4 Midland Street, Leicester, United KingdomJanine 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
Launch of What Rough Beast: poems on Trump and Trumpism
OnlineAn 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
All the Rage: organising at work
SADACCA (Sheffield And District African Caribbean Community Association) 48 Wicker, Sheffield, United KingdomJanine 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
Warming up for Attila the Stockbroker
Real Ale Classroom Leciester, United KingdomAttila the Stockbroker comes to Leicester As Attila's Tory-free tour hits Leicester, Janine delivers a short warm-up set. Information and tickets here.
Poeting at In Good Hands, Shrewsbury
In Good Hands 88-90 Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United KingdomJanine returns to the venue where she wowed the audience at Shrewsbury Pride this year and last year. This festive evening of poetry will be hosted by the fabulous Sofia Lewis, and will include some of Shrewsbury's excellent local poets ... Read more
Launch of Asylum, Winter 2024
OnlineJoin us online for the launch of the new issue of radical mental health magazine Asylum. Launching the new Asylum The online launch of the Winter 2024 issue (volume 31, number 4) of Asylum will feature: contributors speaking about their ... Read more
Poetry Scum, Nottingham
Robin Hood 540 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomPoetry Scum Janine will be the headline poet at this Nottingham poetry night dedicated to platforming working-class, marginalised and activist artists and creatives. Come to the Robin Hood in Nottingham for some ranting, rhyming and revolting. Poetry Scum also includes ... Read more
