Testing Ground March: open-mic poetry and music

Laurie Eaves is a writer and editor from the village of Yapton. His work has been published by Bad Betty Press, fourteen poems, Fawn Press and Shooter amongst others. Most of his poems these days are sonnets based on the Sony PlayStation game Metal Gear Solid. He co-hosts the Dead Darlings podcast and hosts / produces Genesis Poetry Slam, Genesis Poetry Workshop, Homebrew Poetry and the Vogon Slam. His first collection, Biceps, is out on Burning Eye and his second, Metal Gear Sonnets, is out on Broken Sleep in Feb 2026.