DIY Events
November Showcase
DIY poets Quarterley Showcase
Thursday 20th November
Doors 7 pm for 7:30 pm start Feat. Vron McIntyre Plus 10 Diyers and Open Mic
City Arts, Nottingham NG1 6DQ and on Zoom
Vron McIntyre (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent, disabled poet. Originally from the north east of England, Vron is a long time resident of Nottingham, and a member of the DIY Poets Collective. They are mostly housebound and they run the Facebook group Poetry+ Events Online which gathers information about online events. Vron’s poems have appeared in periodicals and anthologies, most recently in Joy//Us - Poems of Queer Joy from Arachne Press.
Their debut poetry pamphlet Random Trail was published by Big White Shed in 2021 and their lyric essay Writing At Risk in 2024. For links go to: click here
Pay what you like
The evening will also feature 10 DIY Poets, plus open mic You can join us on Zoom! Book Tickets
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DIY poets Quarterley Showcase
Thursday 20th November
Doors 7 pm for 7:30 pm start Feat. Vron McIntyre Plus 10 Diyers and Open Mic
City Arts, Nottingham NG1 6DQ and on Zoom
Vron McIntyre (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent, disabled poet. Originally from the north east of England, Vron is a long time resident of Nottingham, and a member of the DIY Poets Collective. They are mostly housebound and they run the Facebook group Poetry+ Events Online which gathers information about online events. Vron’s poems have appeared in periodicals and anthologies, most recently in Joy//Us - Poems of Queer Joy from Arachne Press.
Their debut poetry pamphlet Random Trail was published by Big White Shed in 2021 and their lyric essay Writing At Risk in 2024. For links go to: click here
Pay what you like
The evening will also feature 10 DIY Poets, plus open mic You can join us on Zoom! Book Tickets
February Showcase
DIY poets Quarterley Showcase
Thursday 19 February
Doors 7 pm for 7:30 pm start Feat. Leanne Moden Plus 10 Diyers and Open Mic
Leanne Moden is a poet, performer and workshop leader, based in Nottingham. She's performed at events all across the UK and Europe, including WOMAD Festival, the Brighton Fringe, Sofar Sounds, the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, and Bestival on the Isle of Wight, as well as festivals in Estonia and Spain.
She performed as part of the TEDx WOMEN talk at UCL in 2016, and was a semi-finalist at the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam in 2018. In 2019, she did her first solo show as part of PBH's Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Her first pamphlet, ‘Liaisons’, was published in 2015 and her latest collection, 'Get Over Yourself' was published in July 2020 by Burning Eye Books.
In 2025, Leanne wrote her first play, Kingmaker, which is slated for rural touring in the East Midlands in 2026. (Watch this space!)
She’s a currently writer in residence with First Story, an associate artist at Mansfield Palace Theatre, and she runs the Paper Crane Poets in Beeston.
City Arts, Nottingham NG1 6DQ
Pay what you like
The evening will also feature 10 DIY Poets, plus open mic You can join us on Zoom! Links to follow
top of the page
DIY poets Quarterley Showcase
Thursday 19 February
Doors 7 pm for 7:30 pm start Feat. Leanne Moden Plus 10 Diyers and Open Mic
Leanne Moden is a poet, performer and workshop leader, based in Nottingham. She's performed at events all across the UK and Europe, including WOMAD Festival, the Brighton Fringe, Sofar Sounds, the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, and Bestival on the Isle of Wight, as well as festivals in Estonia and Spain.
She performed as part of the TEDx WOMEN talk at UCL in 2016, and was a semi-finalist at the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam in 2018. In 2019, she did her first solo show as part of PBH's Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Her first pamphlet, ‘Liaisons’, was published in 2015 and her latest collection, 'Get Over Yourself' was published in July 2020 by Burning Eye Books.
In 2025, Leanne wrote her first play, Kingmaker, which is slated for rural touring in the East Midlands in 2026. (Watch this space!)
She’s a currently writer in residence with First Story, an associate artist at Mansfield Palace Theatre, and she runs the Paper Crane Poets in Beeston.
City Arts, Nottingham NG1 6DQ
Pay what you like
The evening will also feature 10 DIY Poets, plus open mic You can join us on Zoom! Links to follow
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