Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word, presented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries.

Thursday 30th October, 6.00pm – 7.45pm, at Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD.
Doors open 5.40pm and free entry.
Hosted by Tony Curry with special guest Richard Easton.

Book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 14th October via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk.

N.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer – it is essential that you stay within this timeframe.

Performance slots are allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis from the stated booking time. If they are already filled you will be offered a place on the reserve list.

Our special guest Richard Easton has been writing poetry for ten years and is often inspired by his experiences in the 70s and 80s. Writing poetry provides him with meditative solutions to a world which can leave him feeling bewildered. His fourth poetry collection, Life’s Too Short, is available now.

Event host Tony Curry is a performance poet, playwright and workshop facilitator. Raised in Crawley by English and South African parents, he has lived and worked in Manchester for three decades, running literature-in-the-community projects with a specific leaning towards mental health and wellbeing. His play, The Teddy Bear, was staged at Manchester’s Contact Theatre, whilst his solo spoken word shows include Brit Boy, Complicit Relations, Moving and The Odyssey, performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. Tony has recently toured his solo show Tall Tales for All Men, adapted from his collection Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short (Flapjack Press, 2012), at the Brighton Fringe and Chorlton Arts festivals.