Poetry Reading and Open Mic with Hannah Copley and Pratibha Castle

Hannah Copley and Pratibha Castle will be our guest readers on Friday 5th December in St Albans Central Library.
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Hannah​ is the author of "Speculum" (Broken Sleep Books, 2021) and "Lapwing" (Pavilion Poetry, 2024). The latter was a Poetry Book Society Summer 2024 Recommendation, won second prize in the 2024 Laurel Prize and was nominated for the T. S. Eliot Prize. She is a poetry editor at "Stand" and runs the regular Soho Poetry night. Hannah works as a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Westminster.
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Pratibha has been a finalist in the Fool for Poetry Chapbook Award, highly commended in the McLellan Poetry Prize 2025 and shortlisted in the Fish, Live Canon and Bridport Competitions. She is widely published in magazines such as "Under the Radar", "Southword" and "Aftershock". Her second pamphlet, "Miniskirts in The Waste Land", was a Poetry Book Society winter selection in 2023.​
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Their readings will be followed by an open mic (sign up on the day from 7.00 pm; first come, first served). The event is free and open to all.

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