Picture of Moor Poets presents:  An Open Mic Poetry Evening

Moor Poets presents: An Open Mic Poetry Evening

Moor Poets presents: An Open Mic Poetry Evening at Ashburton Arts Centre, Newton Abbot

Thursday 2 July 2026
at
7:00pm
  • Moor Poets presents: An Open Mic Poetry evening • special guest, Fiona Benson From £3.30

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About the show

Moor Poets is “a community of friendly poets based in and around Dartmoor in Devon” – for more, see moorpoets.weebly.com. This evening of poetry readings features Fiona Benson, reading and talking about her work, plus an Open Mic session.

Fiona Benson PhD, FRSL, is a poet, teacher and mother. She’s had four poetry collections published by Jonathan Cape. The most recent, Midden Witch, was the Poetry Book Society’s choice. Her second collection, Vertigo & Ghost  won the Forward Prize. Her first three collections were all nominated for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Other recent work has included ?co-translations of Ukrainian poetry and writing a script for the Belgian dance company Ultima Vez. 

If you’d like to take part in the Open Mic please email boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk and we’ll pass your details ?on to the organiser at Moor Poets.

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