
TESTING GROUND - July
Wed, Jul 02
|Bàrd Books
A night of open-mic poetry and music from the team behind 'Off The Chest', featuring a headline act by LALAH-SIMONE SPRINGER


Time & Location
Jul 02, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Bàrd Books, 341-343 Roman Rd, Bow, London E3 5QR, UK
Guests
About the event
OPEN-MIC
Testing Ground is a night to try out new things - whether it's your first open-mic, or you're a seasoned pro, it's a welcoming, supportive audience who want you to succeed as much as you do. Open-mic slots are first-come-first-served at the door.
HEADLINE ACT
Our headline act for this month is Lalah-Simone Springer - a poet and speculative fiction writer. Lalah’s first poetry collection, An Aviary of Common Birds was published by Broken Sleep Books in August 2023. Lalah was long-listed for the Merky New Writers Prize in 2021 and has been published on the ANTHEMS podcast, Ink, Sweat & Tears, Onyx Magazine and more.
Tickets
Testing Ground - July
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