# Poetry events in Liverpool, Today and Upcoming Poetry events in Liverpool - **Subtitle**: All Poetry events in Liverpool, England. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Liverpool like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance - **Category**: ## About All Poetry events in Liverpool, England. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Liverpool like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance ## Events in Liverpool - **Event Name**: Desert Island Dissent with Linton Kwesi Johnson - **Description**: The legendary poet reflects on the music, poetry and politics that shaped his life — and the enduring power of art as resistanceAbout this EventJoin legendary poet and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu May 28 2026 at 09:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/desert-island-dissent-with-linton-kwesi-johnson/100001987119899110 - **Venue**: The British Music Experience - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy84OGM3YmY5Y2Y2Y2MxNDg5YzIyODBlOTM5YmQ5NjhmZDQyZWUxYTk1ZDc3ZDJkMjk5N2VlNmFmM2Y1OTBmMDE5LXJpbWctdzgwMC1oODAwLWRjZWFlYWU3LWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3NTgzODc2NA.avif - **Price**: GBP 12 - **Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, fine-arts, contests, reggae - **Event Name**: Dr. John Cooper Clarke at Philharmonic Hall - **Description**: 🌟 Step into a world of wonder at Dr. John Cooper Clarke at Philharmonic Hall, where extraordinary moments await! 🏛️ Located at Philharmonic Hall in dynamic Liverpool, EN, this event will - **Date**: Wed Oct 28 2026 at 07:00 pm (+00:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/dr-john-cooper-clarke-at-philharmonic-hall/2400029323970835 - **Venue**: Philharmonic Hall - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8yOWI4MTkzMC00ODNhLTExZjEtYjhmYS1kMWZmOTNlODlkYjQtcmltZy13MTIwMC1oODAwLWRjN2I3YjdiLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3Nzk1NTAwNw.avif - **Categories**: trips-adventures, Contests - **Event Name**: Queer Verses - a night of poetry and spoken word - **Description**: Step through the doors into an evening brimming with warmth, queer celebration, and words.About this EventScarlett Rose presents - Queer Verses: a night of poetry and spoken wordSt - **Date**: Thu May 21 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu May 21 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/queer-verses-a-night-of-poetry-and-spoken-word/100001987897438752 - **Venue**: Lovelocks Coffee Shop - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvODQ2ZWZiOTJkY2NmNzBiNTgwMTZhOTBhNzM5NTU5MzZjNTA5NWM4MWJmOWNmMTAzZTU5OTIzNmIzMjljNTBkMi1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWg2MDAtZGNmM2YzZjMtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzc3Mzc5OTM2.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: art, literary-art, spoken-word, performances, entertainment - **Event Name**: Against All Odds: Class and Resistance in the Arts - **Description**: a dynamic and thought-provoking event that delves into the intersections of class, creativity, and resilience within the arts.About this EventAgainst All Odds is a dynamic and thought-pro - **Date**: Wed May 13 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed May 13 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/against-all-odds-class-and-resistance-in-the-arts/100001988536014750 - **Venue**: The Black-E - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy82ZjRlN2I0YTMxMzQ1YTI0ODU4NzRhMWQ4ODFkNmMwMDJkOWQ2MzgzMzY5MjAxZjEyNzRiNzIyNjcwMDBkODdlLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDU5MS1kY2RkZGRkZC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3Nzc2ODEwMTU.avif - **Price**: GBP 5 - **Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, entertainment, theatre, spoken-word, storytelling - **Event Name**: Joshua Idehen - **Description**: Lately, it feels like the world is one endless bad news cycle. Joshua Idehen isn’t here to pretend otherwise – but on the spoken word artist’s new album, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try, he provides a ph - **Date**: Thu Nov 12 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Nov 12 2026 at 11:00 pm (+00:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/joshua-idehen/3600029817090942 - **Venue**: Arts Club - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9mYTU4MGI3MC00Y2UyLTExZjEtODUzNC02YjY0NzI1OTE4MWItcmltZy13MTIwMC1oNjc1LWRjMDMwMTAxLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3ODQ2NzMxNw.avif - **Categories**: Art, Entertainment, Music, literary-art, performances, Festivals, Nonprofit - **Event Name**: Late Notes - **Description**: Spoken word poetry and improv jazz fusion, with a heavy emphasis on community connections. - **Date**: Sun Jun 21 2026 at 05:30 pm – Sun Jun 21 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/late-notes/300042410154 - **Venue**: The Kazimier Garden - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8wMGEzNDM5MjA4YTcyMTZmNTA1NTFiYzVmN2VjODY0ZDNkNWQxMDYyY2JhZWU1MGUzMzFlYTYyNGFkN2IzMjY5LXJpbWctdzEwMjQtaDEwMjQtZGMxMDBmMGQtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzc3OTgzODUx.avif - **Categories**: music, art, literary-art, entertainment, spoken-word - **Event Name**: Global Liverpool 2026 - **Description**: This is a free community event and all are welcome! Once again we will celebrate the roots and routes that brought us to Liverpool with multicultural displays of art, music, dance, poetry, traditional food and all things migrants have brought from all ove - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 113 - **Date**: Sat Jul 11 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Jul 11 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/global-liverpool-2026/200028706271753 - **Venue**: Kirkdale Community Center (The Gordon - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8xN2YxOWQ4ZjZmN2JlOTg1N2Q0ZDUxMGQ4ZmU5OWNiYmNkMzcyZDdmMWVlNjVhN2RiNWJlYTMzMTQ1ZGM4Y2Q0LXJpbWctdzgyMC1oMzYwLWRjNTg1M2U1LWdtaXI_dj0xNzc3Mzc4NjY2.avif - **Categories**: art, literary-art - **Event Name**: Meet Liverpool’s Literati - **Description**: Enjoy a literary walk with readings, poetry and even a song exploring the creative works of Merseyside residents.About this EventLiverpool has an important literary history, from radical theatre and bookshops, poets, writ - **Date**: Tue Jun 30 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue Jun 30 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/meet-liverpool’s-literati/100001987781358553 - **Venue**: News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy8zZGQyZWRhMjQ1MGQ0NGU3Y2NjZjI4NWNmODU5YmMyMGUyYzdmOGE0ZTFiMjJhM2VkZWNmMzAxYzEyZTYzYWFjLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzE4MWExNS1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzczNzg4MTQ.avif - **Price**: GBP 7 to 9 - **Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre, comedy, trips-adventures, entertainment - **Event Name**: "We Roar" Exhibition Talk - by artist and creator Faye Claridge - **Description**: Artist Faye Claridge will discuss the "We Roar" Exhibition, on display at Liverpool Central Library from 2nd to 30th June. All Welcome.About this EventWe Roar is an extraord - **Date**: Tue Jun 30 2026 at 01:00 pm – Tue Jun 30 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/we-roar-exhibition-talk-by-artist-and-creator-faye-claridge/100001987076120166 - **Venue**: Central Library - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy85NjI3ZjM0ZGExMzZkNjZjNGU0MWEwZWNjNGY3YjQwMDZmMmUyMzg3NThkZTdhMzUwMDdhNGY5YzhlNmM2NTEwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDE3MDAtZGM0MzQ2NGItZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzc2MzM5MDQz.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: Art, Exhibitions, literary-art, health-wellness - **Event Name**: The most excellent poetry group - **Description**: Read a Poem or two, then talk about it Ezzy isn't it everybody welcome just bring you favourite poem not too long please ! - **Date**: Wed May 20 2026 at 02:00 am – Wed May 20 2026 at 04:00 am (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/the-most-excellent-poetry-group/100001988906292260 - **Venue**: Pocket cafe bar - **Banner**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=The+most+excellent+poetry+group&date=Wed+May+20+2026+at+02%3A00+am&bg=1 - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: art, literary-art ## Trending Events in Liverpool - **Event Name**: Best of Liverpool Heritage, History & Culture Guided Sightseeing Walking Tour- Afternoon Tour - **Description**: Immerse yourself in the rich heritage culture and history of the vibrant & colourful city. This walking tour is perfect for visitors to Liverpool or anyone who wants to get to know some interesting facts and history about their own city. - **Venue**: Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, UK - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb64d9596e8e2d6.jpg - **Event Name**: Liverpool Barber Bash - Barber Culture, Education & Socialising - **Description**: 🔥 Barber Bash Liverpool – 13th September 🔥VIP tickets for the first 100. This will give you exclusive early access to the show plus you will receive a goodie bag worth £20.0 - **Venue**: Content - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69b3d3e1f1393.jpg - **Event Name**: Beatles Famous Walking Tour of Liverpool - Morning - **Description**: A 'must do' if you're a Beatles fanatic. Our local guides will bring the Fab 4 to life while delving into the Fab 4 and local music scene.About this EventAs you start your tour from outside the B - **Venue**: Liverpool Meet outside the front gates/black railings The Bluecoat - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb687cca7de7905.jpg - **Event Name**: LIVERPOOL- Heritage, History and Culture Walking Tour - Shore Excursion - **Description**: Explore Liverpool's rich heritage delve into its fascinating history and immerse yourself in its vibrant culture.About this EventImmerse yourself in Liverpool's rich heritage culture and history. - **Venue**: Cruise Liverpool - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb688f3edf86c06.jpg - **Event Name**: BEST OF LIVERPOOL: Guided Heritage, History and Culture Sightseeing Walking Tour- morning tour - **Description**: THIS IS THE MORNING TOUR- WE ALSO HAVE AN AFTERNOON TOUR:Step into Liverpool's rich heritage and immerse yourself in the city's vibrant history and culture with the BEST OF LIVERPOOL: Guided Heritage History and Culture Walking Tour - **Venue**: The Bluecoat - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb65bfb72907373.jpg - **Event Name**: ULTIMATE BEATLES Ticket to Ride - Half Day Small Groups Private - **Description**: Take a ticket to ride and experience everything Beatles in an executive vehicle. You'll get to stop for photos on route. Pick your own city centre pick up location including the train station, and start time.About this Event - **Venue**: Memorial to the Marine Engine Heros - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb687ccadc2ded1.jpg - **Event Name**: Beatles Famous Walking Tour of Liverpool - Shore Excursion - **Description**: A 'must do' if you're a Beatles fanatic. Our local guides will bring the Fab 4 to life while delving into the Fab 4 and local music scene.About this EventYou will meet your guide who will be wear - **Venue**: Cruise Liverpool - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb687ccd1922ebf.jpg - **Event Name**: Barber Battle Liverpool - Freestyle Registration - **Description**: Competitors will have 30 mins to create their Freestyle look.This is a cut and style competition.You can produce a mod, mullet, pompadour or any style you decide on, anything goes in this competition. If you finish quicker this will - **Venue**: Content - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69ba4a7754447.jpg - **Event Name**: ULTIMATE BEATLES Ticket to Ride - Half Day Shore Excursion Private Groups - **Description**: Take a ticket to ride and experience everything Beatles in an executive vehicle. You'll get to stop for photos on route.About this EventA must-do for all Beatles fans this Ultimate Ticket-To-Ride - **Venue**: Cruise Liverpool - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb687ccc43dbf97.jpg ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Liverpool? - **A:** Desert Island Dissent with Linton Kwesi Johnson (Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at The British Music Experience), Dr. John Cooper Clarke at Philharmonic Hall (Wed Oct 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Philharmonic Hall), Queer Verses - a night of poetry and spoken word (Thu May 21 2026 at 06:30 pm at Lovelocks Coffee Shop), Against All Odds: Class and Resistance in the Arts (Wed May 13 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Black-E), Joshua Idehen (Thu Nov 12 2026 at 07:00 pm at Arts Club). - **Q**: What are the top free events in Liverpool? - **A:** Queer Verses - a night of poetry and spoken word (Thu May 21 2026 at 06:30 pm at Lovelocks Coffee Shop), "We Roar" Exhibition Talk - by artist and creator Faye Claridge (Tue Jun 30 2026 at 01:00 pm at Central Library), The most excellent poetry group (Wed May 20 2026 at 02:00 am at Pocket cafe bar). - **Q**: What events are happening in Liverpool in May 2026? - **A:** Desert Island Dissent with Linton Kwesi Johnson (Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at The British Music Experience), Queer Verses - a night of poetry and spoken word (Thu May 21 2026 at 06:30 pm at Lovelocks Coffee Shop), Against All Odds: Class and Resistance in the Arts (Wed May 13 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Black-E), The most excellent poetry group (Wed May 20 2026 at 02:00 am at Pocket cafe bar). - **Q**: How can I find events in Liverpool? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Liverpool on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Liverpool? - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets. - **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Liverpool? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Liverpool include The British Music Experience, Philharmonic Hall, Lovelocks Coffee Shop. - **Q**: What is the price range for events in Liverpool? - **A:** Prices for events in Liverpool range from GBP 5 to GBP 12. Many events also offer free entry. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Liverpool? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Liverpool include Writing on the Wall, Vivid Events, Scarlett Rose. - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere. - **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Liverpool? - **A:** Follow the category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Liverpool. ## Poetry Events from nearby cities - [Poetry Events in Wallasey](https://allevents.in/wallasey/poetry) - [Poetry Events in St Helens](https://allevents.in/st-helens-en/poetry) - [Poetry Events in Chester](https://allevents.in/chester/poetry)