Hammer & Tongue Poetry Slam

Brighton's longest running spoken word night, featuring headline performances and our legendary poetry slam Join us for a night of exhilarating spoken word poetry, featuring our iconic poetry slam, plus performances from Skye Lilly, Ava Le Long and last month's slam winner, Mark Hamon. Hosted by the hilarious Leanne Shorley in the glorious Tusk Club @ The Walrus. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. Seating is cabaret style and unreserved. HOW TO SLAM: Get yourself a 'Performer Ticket' and prepare an original poem of 3 minutes or less (no music, no props). Any style, any theme, anything you want! It doesn't have to be memorised and you're more than welcome to read from paper/your phone. Please be aware the performance space is in a basement which is only accessible via a flight of stairs. There is space to store wheelchairs / a mobility scooter on the ground floor. Assistance dogs are welcome.