Fire & Dust at PVC: JAKE WILD HALL!
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Fire& Dust is a monthly and central poetry open mic event in Coventry. June 2026 features JAKE WILD HALL as headline poet.
!! CURRENT VENUE - Priory Visitor Centre !!
** You DON'T need a ticket to attend or read. **
Recommended arrival time: 7.30PM or a bit earlier, especially to sign up for open mic. Doors open after 7PM, gig starts 8PM.
Fire & Dust is a monthly poetry open mic event. All welcome - page poets, performance poets, slammers, rappers, spoken word artists, and anyone happy to listen to some poetry. Bring poems, bring friends, or just bring yourself along for a listen!
Open mic slots available. For a guaranteed slot: register for a ticket. Alternatively, request to sign up on the night. Slots are limited to 3 minutes (a few extended slots may be available on request.)
OPEN MIC SYSTEM: A few open mic tickets are available to reserve on Eventbrite; the other slots are for sign-up on the night. Priority given to poets who didn't get to read last month. If you read last month and want to read again, your name will go on reserve list for random draw to fill empty slots. Most poets WILL get to read, but sometimes the list is just too busy to fit everyone in!
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HEADLINE POET: JAKE WILD HALL
Jake Wild Hall is an award winning poet and one half of Bad Betty Press. He has performed on BBC Radio and at festivals and literary events across the UK. He is a multiple slam champion and his work has been published in magazines, anthologies and online journals. Jake is the Author of two pamphlets - 'Solomon’s World', which was longlisted for the Saboteur award for best pamphlet, and 'Blank'. He has worked with partners including Penguin, Apples& Snakes, Writing East Midlands, Derby Poetry Festival and Pearsons. He has also been a guest tutor for Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham University, King’s College London, Lincoln University and others.
Jake's debut collection, 'Alanis Morissette', was published by Broken Sleep Books in January 2026.
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There will be a jar for donations on the night. Alternatively, you can donate online to help Fire & Dust gigs keep going:
https://ko-fi.com/fireanddustpoetry
!! CURRENT VENUE - Priory Visitor Centre !!
** You DON'T need a ticket to attend or read. **
Recommended arrival time: 7.30PM or a bit earlier, especially to sign up for open mic. Doors open after 7PM, gig starts 8PM.
Fire & Dust is a monthly poetry open mic event. All welcome - page poets, performance poets, slammers, rappers, spoken word artists, and anyone happy to listen to some poetry. Bring poems, bring friends, or just bring yourself along for a listen!
Open mic slots available. For a guaranteed slot: register for a ticket. Alternatively, request to sign up on the night. Slots are limited to 3 minutes (a few extended slots may be available on request.)
OPEN MIC SYSTEM: A few open mic tickets are available to reserve on Eventbrite; the other slots are for sign-up on the night. Priority given to poets who didn't get to read last month. If you read last month and want to read again, your name will go on reserve list for random draw to fill empty slots. Most poets WILL get to read, but sometimes the list is just too busy to fit everyone in!
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HEADLINE POET: JAKE WILD HALL
Jake Wild Hall is an award winning poet and one half of Bad Betty Press. He has performed on BBC Radio and at festivals and literary events across the UK. He is a multiple slam champion and his work has been published in magazines, anthologies and online journals. Jake is the Author of two pamphlets - 'Solomon’s World', which was longlisted for the Saboteur award for best pamphlet, and 'Blank'. He has worked with partners including Penguin, Apples& Snakes, Writing East Midlands, Derby Poetry Festival and Pearsons. He has also been a guest tutor for Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham University, King’s College London, Lincoln University and others.
Jake's debut collection, 'Alanis Morissette', was published by Broken Sleep Books in January 2026.
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There will be a jar for donations on the night. Alternatively, you can donate online to help Fire & Dust gigs keep going:
https://ko-fi.com/fireanddustpoetry
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Where is it happening?
Priory Visitor Centre, 6 Priory Row, Coventry, CV1 5, United Kingdom
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