Poetry Live: An Evening of Open Mic Poetry

November 5, 2023 at 6:00pm

Are you a poetry aficionado in London? Join us for Poetry Live!, an afternoon of open mic poetry at Words, hosted by Matthew Dawkins and featuring special guest Charlie Petch! We are very pleased to return to our venue at Museum London!

Where: Museum London, Centre at the Forks
When: Sunday, 5 November, 6pm - 8pm
Cost: FREE and open to all ages
Host: Matthew Dawkins
Feature: Charlie Petch

Bring a poem, bring your friends!

We also ask that everyone who plans to join us to register, so that we can send you further information about signing up to read at the event!

Everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of poetry, food, and drinks as part of the Words Festival! Over the course of the evening, our host extraordinaire, Matthew Dawkins, will open the floor. When you arrive at Museum London, you can register to read your poetry at the sign-up desk.

Come on down to Words and read your poetry on Sunday evening!

This event is held in partnership with Antler River Poetry, Poetry in Voice, and Penned by Western.

Register to join us at Museum London




Authors & Presenters


Charlie Petch


​Charlie Petch (they/them, he/him) is a disabled/queer/transmasculine multidisciplinary artist who resides in Tkaronto/Toronto.

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Matthew Dawkins


Matthew Dawkins was the 2022-23 Student Writer-in-Residence at Western University.

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