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Thursday 3rd December – 6:30pm
True to form, we’re having a much needed rest in November because December brings our Dear Listener date forward to… our BIRTHDAY! To help us celebrate, we’ve got an absolute corker of a headliner joining us as well…
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. He 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, Apple’s and Snakes,FIFA, 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.
His debut collection Alanis Morissette was published by Broken Sleep Books in January 2026 and Longlisted for the Forward Prize for best first collection.
We’ve got open mic spots of 5 minutes available for anyone who’d like to throw some words around with us on the night. Drop an email to dearlisteneropenmic@gmail.com to get yourselves booked in.
Entry is £3 on the door for this event, as usual, in exchange for all-you-can-eat poetry
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