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  • Out-Spoken Press | Live in Bristol 2018

    UK publisher of poetry, Out-Spoken Press, brings its national tour to Bristol this Autumn, featuring performances from acclaimed poets Joelle Taylor and Anthony Anaxagorou, as well as newly published writers Harry Giles and Ollie O'Neill. Out-Spoken Press is an independent publisher of poetry and critical writing founded in 2013. All collections will be available for […]

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  • Meta-Slam

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A brand new slam is coming to Bristol and it's coming in hot! Meta-Slam is a competition where 10 poets will be randomly selected from a pool of applicants to compete for £100 in prize money, using nothing but their words, their wits and their ability to impress our 3 judges. After 2, 5 person […]

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  • Meta-Slam V2.0 – Featuring Imogen Downes

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Meta-slam: A slam that aims to refine the Poetry Slam into a well oiled machine, with no score creep, real judges and a cash prize for the winner. Updated ruleset, new visuals, faster runtime, better content, expect updates of this size and magnitude every time a new Meta-Slam roles around, a trend we're starting with […]

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  • Bread & Roses: International Women’s Day Poetry Fundraiser

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Raise the Bar Presents: BREAD & ROSES – An International Women's Day poetry fundraiser celebrating the strength and achievements of women and folks of other oppressed genders and raising money for Refugee Women of Bristol. 'The worker must have bread, but she must have roses too' – activist Rose Schneiderman 1911. Featuring incredible spoken word […]

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  • Meta-slam V2.1 Featuring Leilah King and Ruari Quinn

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Meta-Slam is a competition where 8 poets will be randomly selected from a pool of applicants to compete for a £50 headlining set in the heart of Bristol. We strive to make the event as close as possible to a fair and balanced cometition where pure lyrical skill and poetic crafstamnship are rewarded in a […]

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  • Potent Whisper + Question Time – ‘How can the left beat Boris?’

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Come and join us for an evening of performance and a People's Question Time ahead of the demonstration at the Tory party conference in late September. London based spoken Word artist, author and community organiser Potent Whisper will open the evening before a panel of speakers discuss the question of how the left can beat Boris?

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  • Raise the Bar ‘Spotlight’ | Tom Sastry’s Book Launch

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Raise the Bar's popular 'Spotlight' open mic event is back for a special edition at PRSC, celebrating the launch of Tom Sastry's 'Complicity' with Nine Arches Press. Spotlight focuses on the emerging talent pool of Bristol and its surrounding areas, providing a relaxed and welcoming environment for newbies, veterans and anybody in between to perform their work to a warm and intimate audience in the heart of Stokes Croft.

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  • Seamus Fox – author of No Homeless Problem – Showcase

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Free entry, free refreshments, cakes, snacks - everyone welcomed. This event will feature the work of Seamus Fox. Fox came to understand the social and human injustices that result in so many people finding themselves living in the streets. His work is to be heeded and embraced at this illuminating event.

  • Lower the Bar

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Back by unpopular demand, Raise the Bar presents its awful Christmas event Lower the Bar - the worst hour of poetry you've ever heard.

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  • YardArts presents: Stuff & Nonsense

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    This is a cabaret of Stuff & Nonsense, anything goes! From music to circus, spoken word to traditional Chinese jar throwing, expect the unexpected, at this consortium of performance. With a raffle and fully stocked bar, you have everything you need for an evening of entertainment!

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  • The People’s Poetry

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A brand new open mic poetry & spoken word night. Part of the People's Art Fair.

    Entry by donation

  • TangFest: The World’s Shortest Literature Festival (probably)

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    TangFest revealed! The World's Shortest Literature Festival (probably) features Broadmead: The Movie, creative writing workshops, spoken word & more.

    £0-20

  • The People’s Poetry

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A new open mic poetry & spoken word night. Part of the People's Art Fair.

    Entry by donation

  • School of Activism 3.0

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Throughout April we're running a series of workshops, events and activities designed to empower and galvanise active citizenship.

  • Exhibition Opening People’s Art Fair: Activism

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Opening night! Join us for live music, tiny painting, and the first look at our activism themed People’s Art Fair.

    Free

  • People’s Art Fair: Activism

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A special activism themed edition of the People’s Art Fair, a collaborative group exhibition devised and hosted by the PRSC, and open to all artists.

    Free

  • Translation as Activism – Turkish and Kurdish Poetry in Translation

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    An evening of Turkish and Kurdish poetry in English. A range of voices from 1960s 'Second New' movement, Sufi Bektaşi poets, gay and lesbian poets post-1980s and from Kurdish poet in prison Ilhan Sami Çomak.

    Pay-what-you-can

  • The People’s Poetry

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    An open mic poetry & spoken word night, hosted by activist and poet, Book of Lilith.

    Pay-what-you-can

  • Poetry & Music Open Mic

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    An open floor for poets, musicians and performance artists. This is a reunion/celebration of the old Arts House open mic which ran for 8+ years weekly in Stokes Croft, hosted by Jeremy Toombs. Sign up on the door for the open mic.

    Donation

  • People’s Art Fair: September

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A collaborative group exhibition devised and hosted by the PRSC and open to all artists. See The People's Art Fair for details of how to get involved.

    Free

  • The People’s Poetry

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    An open mic poetry & spoken word night, hosted by activist and poet, Book of Lilith. Part of the People's Art Fair.

    Pay-what-you-can

  • People’s Art Fair: Opening Night

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us for the opening night of the People's Art Fair - be among the first to see all the amazing artwork on offer, access your inner artist with some fun & easy creative activities, and have a drink while you browse & schmooze.

    Free

  • People’s Art Fair: December

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Open 12:00 - 18:00 daily, the People’s Art Fair is a collaborative group exhibition devised and hosted by the PRSC and open to all artists. See People's Art Fair for a full list of happenings.

    Free

  • Micro-poetry, mini-zines!

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Whether you want to write half-pint haikus or small sonnets, this workshop will focus on no-rules micro-poetry, tucked between the pages of an eight-page, easy to make zine. Part of the People's Art Fair.

    £5

  • The People’s Poetry

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    An open mic poetry & spoken word night, hosted by activist and poet, Book of Lilith. Part of the People's Art Fair.

    Pay-what-you-can

  • UpFront Survivors Pop-Up Cultural Space

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Free Creative Workshop & Events Programme For Adult Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse, Friends and Allies

  • People’s Art Fair: Opening Night

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us for the opening night of the People's Art Fair - be among the first to see all the amazing artwork on offer, access your inner artist with some fun & easy creative activities, and have a drink while you browse, schmooze & enjoy live music from Brainbeau.

    Free

  • People’s Poetry with Pete the Temp & Book of Lilith

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A radical words open mic and education event run as a collaboration between activist poets Pete the Temp and Book of Lilith.

    £4 / £6 / £8

  • Unsilenced – Voices of Survivors

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    FREE event for survivors of sexual violence and allies. An evening of reclaiming our voices, celebrating survivorship, and strengthening the community through music, poetry, dance & art. The event is open to all, no matter your gender, your story, or where you are with your journey there is a space for you with The Survivor Zine UK.

    Free entry

  • Are You Complaisant?

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A politically-driven debut art exhibition, featuring local artists, poets and anti-music bands.

    Free

  • Creative Jam x PRALER

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    PRSC Outdoor Gallery 37 Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us in The Yard for an evening of music, art, education, spoken word and a jam to launch a new mural on the PRSC Outdoor Gallery wall.

    Free

  • Alcove

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A night of spoken word poetry, open mic, photography and film

    £6 adv / £7 OTD

  • Poetry & Art Auction Fundraiser for Palestine

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Listen to poetry and bid on various art pieces to help raise funds for families in Palestine who have been displaced while fleeing the genocide Israel is perpetrating against them.

    Pay-what-you-can from £5

  • Muneera Pilgrim: Spoken Word: Stokes Croft Calling

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Award-winning spoken word artist Muneera Pilgrim brings her razor sharp observation to a specially commissioned performance at PRSC. Capturing the essence of Stokes Croft, Muneera will use her unique power to spark connections, nourishing us with ideas that we’ll carry with us around the street.

    Free entry

  • Sing for Peace ~ raising funds for BPA

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Singing for peace in Palestine & raising funds for BPA, with a poetry workshop, group singing with BPA choir, & live music from Chai for All.

    £5 with option to donate more

  • An Evening in Solidarity: Palestinian Relief

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Art, music, and community come together in aid of Palestinian families displaced by the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

    £6-12

  • The People’s Poetry

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    An open mic poetry & spoken word night, hosted by Smiley and Constellation Poet. Part of the People's Art Fair.

    Pay-what-you-can/suggested donation £5

  • PRSC & Immigrant Jamms Presents: The Cyborg Cypher

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Come one come all, everyone is welcome to the jamms! Expect interplanetary multilingual lush vibratory experiments and raps...

  • PRSC & Immigrant Jamms Presents: The Cyborg Cypher

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Come one come all, everyone is welcome to the jamms! Expect interplanetary multilingual lush vibratory experiments and raps… Bring voices, bring instruments, bring vibes.

    Free / donations

  • PRSC & Immigrant Jamms Presents: The Cyborg Cypher

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Come one come all, everyone is welcome to the jamms! Expect interplanetary multilingual lush vibratory experiments and raps…

    Free / donations

  • School of Activism x The Avon River Bride: Is the river safe to swim in?

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    In partnership with PRSC's School of Activism, Meg will share campaign updates on UK water pollution, perform new poetry and some from her 2025 collection 'My Avon' and ultimately attempt to answer the question - is the river safe to swim in?

    £8

  • PRSC & Immigrant Jamms Presents: The Cyborg Cypher

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Come one come all, everyone is welcome to the jamms! Expect interplanetary multilingual lush vibratory experiments and raps…

    Free / donations

  • Reparations Season!

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Following the thread of 100 years of resistance. An evening of music, poetry, education and internationalist solidarity community building.

    PWYC, minimum £3

  • FOCUS CONGO

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    We gather once again in solidarity with the Congolese people, raising funds for Focus Congo, an organisation working directly with families impacted by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    £12 General Release, £6 Concession

  • I Am Feeling… Photography + Poetry Exhibition

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    SNAPSHOT presents 'I am Feeling...': a photography and poetry exhibition exploring human emotion through the lens of loneliness, supporting the charity Marmalade Trust.

    PWYC, Minimum £6

  • UpFront Survivors Weekender

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A powerful weekend of creativity, connection, and community for adult survivors of child sexual abuse, friends, and allies

    Free