Join us for a double lift-off as ten intrepid poets set off for the stars, testing their bodies, their resolve and their navigation skills. From musical legends to mythology to Mare Frigoris and back, they’re on a mission to bring back the finest lunar verse.
LAUNCH ONE: ROYAL HOLLOWAY SMALL PRESS TAKEOVER, 29TH APRIL 2025
We’re joining the wonderful Dr Briony Hughes to take part in Royal Holloway’s Small Press Takeover series. There’ll be readings, a Q&A and many, many Moons!
TIME: 6.30pm-8pm
ADDRESS: Stewart House Room, Senate House Library, London WC1E 7HU
NEAREST TUBE: Russell Square (Piccadilly Line)
COST: FREE
Readers: Al Crow, Kat Dixon, Andy Jackson, Elizabeth Gibson, Giles Goodland, Jerrold Yam and more!
LAUNCH TWO: WATERSTONES CAMBRIDGE, 6TH MAY 2025
Image: bbc.co.uk
After that, we’re heading east to Waterstones Cambridge for some high-flying tales in low-lying regions!
COST: £8 Admission(£5 Waterstones Cardholders)OR £10 Book and Ticket
READERS: Kat Dixon, Freya Sacksen, Richard Price, Emma Reay and more!
FREE VERSE BOOK & MAGAZINE FAIR 2025
And next Saturday, 26 April, Sidekick Books will be at the Free Verse Book and Magazine Fair in London!
Come and visit us at the Sidekick stall for early-release copies of Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon, or grab a bargain from our slightly-scuffed £10 kilo sale!
Click the image for more info, or visit the Poetry Society’s Free Verse page.
Look forward to seeing you, on earth or in outer space!
The incomparable Bad Betty Press, run by poets Amy Acre and Jake Wild Hall, have been hard at work organising a new online festival – the One-Off Indie Poetry Press festival (OOIPP). It’s a week-long jamboree of dynamic independent publishing from 19-25 July, and a tasty tapas for all.
Events start tonight (19 July) and run from 19.15-20.45 BST. It’s pay-what-you-can, so book on Eventbrite and enjoy the rich range of indie poetry being published in the UK today.
We’re joining the wonderful Dr Briony Hughes to take part in Royal Holloway’s Small Press Takeover series. There’ll be readings, a Q&A and many, many Moons!
Look forward to seeing you, on earth or in outer space! 
The incomparable 
