BLF 2026 - VERVE presents Crate Poetry Live!
The Lab, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£10
£8 under 18s, over 60s
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Birmingham Literature Festival 2026
VERVE presents Crate Poetry Live! Hosted by Paul Stringer, with open mic.
Crate Poetry Live! Is a contemporary live poetry show in a TV studio style format.
Featuring four of the region's best performance poets and six open mic slots alongside conversations about the art of performing poetry.
The show will be live streamed through the Crate Poetry YouTube. Featuring Midlands based performance poets Nafeesa Hamid, Ty'rone Haughton, Bradley Taylor and ML Walsh, this will be an exciting, lively and informative spoken word event.
Running time approx.two hours