Join us for Bury’s brand new and only regular poetry open mike night!
Once More with Meaning is a night of poetry, local ale, and eccentricity, featuring reading from open mike-ers and some very special guest poets. Want to read your work? Just come along. The best poem read (voted by the audience) will be published online.
This month’s guests are Ben Mellor and Alabaster DePlume.
Please note: admission is through Automatic Restaurant. Tickets on the door only.
Dates & Times
The Box @ The Met
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