Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word

  • DATE

    25 March 2025

  • TIME

    6:00 pm to 7:45 pm

  • AGES

    All ages welcome

  • PRICE

    Free

  • VENUE

    Manchester Central Library
    St Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 5PD

Hosted by Tony Curry with special guest Lateral G.

Book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 11th March 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.

Political, quirky and authentic, our special guest Lateral G tells stories of life from her downwardly mobile perspective, with wry observations on society, ageing, and the general impossibility of living well in a capitalist system. It’s an engaging combination of serious stuff, with an amusing performance. A nomadic traveller, she lives on the road and has recently returned from a solo winter in southern Europe for a spring and summer of poetry events, festivals and slams all over the North and as far south as the Midlands. You can keep up with her at lateralg.co.uk.

Presented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. Doors open 5.40pm and free entry.