Open-mic – 6th July
Thank you to everybody who came along to read and support in June! It was our biggest turnout ever, and special thanks, of course, go the our spotlight readers: Nashwa Nasreldin, Isobel Jane, Dragana Lazici, Anna Shelton, and Alesha Racine. Looking forward, our next open mic is the 6th July! This month we’re welcoming the wonderful writer and long-time CB1 reader, J.S Watts.
J.S.Watts is a poet and novelist who weaves the fantastical and the literary with other vibrant strands to create glowing, multi-faceted writing. Originally from London, she read English at Oxford and now lives in South Cambridgeshire, which means she is very conflicted when it comes to the Boat Race.
Her poetry, short stories and non-fiction appear in a wide variety of publications in Britain and abroad and have been broadcast on BBC and Independent Radio. She has edited various magazines and anthologies and performed her poetry across England, Scotland and Wales, but sadly not yet in Ireland . Along the way, she has won various awards and had honourable mentions in others, but nothing so outstanding that she wants to make a big thing out of it.
We’re very excited to hear J.S. Watts read but don’t forget, we’ll also have plenty of open-mic spots. CB1 is an incredibly welcoming, encouraging place to read so feel free to bring along a poem to share! We can’t wait to hear what you’ve been working on!
Entry will be £2: time & venue the same as ever, the Town and Gown at 18:30. We look forward to seeing you there, whether you come just to listen or also to read a poem of your own.
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