Looking for a proper Christmas present for the poetry lover in your life? James will be chatting to readers and signing copies of On the Subject of Fallen Things at Waterstones Birmingham on 5 December!

Join Waterstones Birmingham for their annual Christmas Customer Evening! An event filled with festivities, including mince pies and mulled wine, Christmas-related activities and competitions, and the chance to meet some of your favourite authors and get a signed book – the perfect Christmas present.

The European Poetry Festival presents an exciting night of new and experimental poetry in London featuring the likes of James Kearns, Landa Wo, SJ Fowler, Alessandro Burbank, Ferdinand Jonsson, Rushika Wick, Julia Rose Lewis, Anna Reckin, Susie Campbell, Colin Herd, David Spittle, Hanna Komar, Hannah Kaip, Stephen Mooney, MJ Weller, Sylee Gore, Wiebke Leister, Callie Michail, Francis de Lima, and more!

Say Owt and Bad Betty are teaming up to bring a brilliant assortment of spoken word and performance poets from across the UK to York and the Fulford Arms. If you love a spot of poetry, keen to get more into the scene, looking for inspiration or just curious: don’t worry! Everyone is welcome to this warm evening on a chilly autumn evening.

Word Wise is a spoken word and poetry night uniting the best talent from around the UK and beyond, with Derby's finest performers. Word Wise won the 2019 Saboteur award for Best Regular Spoken Word Event in the UK.

This month, Bad Betty are taking over the night with three of their featured artists.

Award-winning publishing house Bad Betty Press brings you a dynamic night of poetry from Jack Underwood, Kareem Parkins-Brown, Amy Acre, Jasmine Cooray, James Kearns, Victoria Adukwei Bulley and special guests, plus music from Harry & Chris and Jelly Cleaver. Hosted by Jake Wild Hall.

Don’t miss the next fantastic show from Scotland’s best spoken word night! From laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets continue to prove that Spoken Word has something for everyone. November's edition is in collaboration with Bad Betty Press, made possible thanks to funding from the National Lottery through Creative Scotland and Arts Council England.

Bad Betty Live in Nottingham, showcasing the very best in live poetry and music. The evening event will follow a poetry masterclass, run in partnership with Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature.

Bad Betty Press – independent publishers of strange, raw and risk-taking poetry – are stopping in Norwich as part of their UK tour!

Raise the Bar and Bad Betty Press present an evening of dynamic and eclectic live poetry, including four feature poets and a short open mic.

Celebrate the launch of On the Subject of Fallen Things with us! This event is part of Bad Betty Press's 2023 UK tour, showcasing some of the poets on their award-winning and innovative press. Bad Betty Press and Nymphs & Thugs have partnered up once again to bring you an evening of spine-tingling poetry performance in Leeds.