Meetings are generally held online through Zoom but we are now introducing IN PERSON events. Please look at the programme for details. A link enabling you to book tickets and open mic slots via Eventbrite will appear here about ten days before each event.
Our Event on the 8th of June to celebrate 25 years of Café Writers with Tom Corbett our Founder and including Open Mic will be held on Zoom. A link to the event will appear here about ten days before the date.
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When you walk into a room with a living, responsive poetry culture in it, you feel it in the air. Like last night @CafeWriters – Zoom-space feeling house-warmed and human
Philip Gross
Programme
Forthcoming events
8th June 2026 – Café Writers 25th Anniversary Celebration with Tom Corbett
Featuring our Founder Tom Corbett who will read poems from his new collection, this event will celebrate 25 years of Café Writers. Martin Figura will introduce Tom, former Committee Members will be invited to read and the usual Open Mic slots will be up for grabs. No...
13th July 2026 Jennifer Wong and Sue Burge
This event will be held at the Maddermarket in Norwich [Entrance St John’s Alley NR2 1DR]. Doors will be open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. We are suggesting a donation of minimum £3 for those who attend. The venue includes a bar It will be possible to sign up for an...
Saturday 1st August 2026 In Person Open Mic
We are returning to the Plantation Gardens Norwich on 1st August 2026. The event will start at 2pm until about 3.30pm. Sign up on the day for an Open Mic slot [one poem please] and tell us about your poetry news, events, publications. Please donate as you come in the...
14th September 2026 Rebecca Goss and Christine Thatcher
This event will take place on Zoom. It will begin at 7.30pm. An Eventbrite link to reserve a ticket will appear on our Home Page around ten days before the date. Rebecca Goss is a poet and mentor living in Suffolk. She is the author of four full-length collections and...