EVENTS
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND FEATURED POETS
Hosted by Dónall Dempsey downstairs at THE KEEP, 29 Castle Street, Guildford GU1 3UW ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH (except where changed below) February 4th 2019: Open Mic with John Wheeler and Ian McLachlan
March 2nd 2019: Open Mic at the Cranleigh Arts Festival
March 4th: Open Mic with Alan Franks featuring
April 1st: Open Mic with Linda Rose Parkes featuring
May 6th 2019: Open Mic with David Cooke featuring
June 3rd: Open Mic with Richard Woolmer featuring
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The Keep,
29 Castle Street, Guildford GU1 3UW Monday 7th January 2019 7.30 - 10.00 Open Mic featuring John Wheeler and Ian McLachlan |
Ian McLachlan is a popular performer and slam-winner on the London circuit who comes from Surrey. He was placed in the Dempsey & Windle National Poetry Day Competition in October 2018 and his poem "PDF" was published in the competition anthology, "20-20". |
John Wheeler is a multiple slam winner whose work ranges from Shakespearean parody to lyrical nature poems and humorous observations of the everyday. He teaches performance workshops and is a respected performer on the London circuit. His first collection, "What did I just say?" was published by Dempsey & Windle in 2018 and he has been a performer with the 1000 Monkeys three times in the past few years, always a popular featured poet.
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THE ROUTE FROM GUILDFORD STATION TO THE KEEP
(10 minutes on foot)
There is also parking next door to the Keep and 50 yards away in the Castle Car Park (£1 for the evening after 6pm) or, in the evenings, there's often space on the High Street, nearby.
(10 minutes on foot)
There is also parking next door to the Keep and 50 yards away in the Castle Car Park (£1 for the evening after 6pm) or, in the evenings, there's often space on the High Street, nearby.
Other events in 2019
Tuesday 2nd March 2019 - 8pm
The Opening Night of Cranleigh Arts Festival
The Jack Wragg Theatre, Cranleigh Arts Centre, 1 High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey
An evening of poetry by Surrey poets with an Open Mic.
The Opening Night of Cranleigh Arts Festival
The Jack Wragg Theatre, Cranleigh Arts Centre, 1 High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey
An evening of poetry by Surrey poets with an Open Mic.
Picture Archive
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ANTHOLOGIES
Once a year we publish a collection of poems, many by writers who have read at 1000 Monkeys events.
The books are available on our publishing website, www.dempseyandwindle.co.uk
Once a year we publish a collection of poems, many by writers who have read at 1000 Monkeys events.
The books are available on our publishing website, www.dempseyandwindle.co.uk
Contributors to the Anthologies
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2016
EVENTS ARCHIVE
2019
- January 7th 2019: Open Mic with Paul A W Sutherland and Eddie Chauncy,
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2018
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2017
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2015
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November 5th 2018: Open Mic with Heather Moulson
2016
- 5th December 2016: Raymond
- 7th Nov 2016: Wendy Klein
- 3rd Oct 2016: Seamus Fox
- 5th Sept 2016: Bethany Pope
- 4th July 2016: Paul Cree
- 6th June: Chrys Salt and Alan Franks
- 17th May: Celebrating Robert Desnos poetry with Timothy Adés
- 2nd May 2016: Alex Twyman and Becky Fury
- 4th April 2016: Gary from Leeds
- 23rd Mar 2016: Launch of Paris Lit Up Magazine #3
- 7th Mar 2016: Daniel Smith
- Monday 4th Jan 2016: Eddie Chauncy at the Keystone
2014
- Tuesday 16th December 2014- Spoken Word at the Bar des Arts with A F Harrold, Amy McAllister, Jen McGowan.
- Tuesday 18th November 2014 - Spoken Word at the Bar des Arts with Graham Buchan, Graham Brown, Alwyn Marriage
- Tuesday 9th December 2014 - the Keystone Slam at The Keystone with The Dirty Carols
- Tuesday 21st October 2014 - Spoken Word at the Bar des Arts Karen Withecomb and Pete Jardine
- Tuesday 14th October 2014 - The Keystone Slamat the Keystone - Guest: Cecilia Delatori
- Friday 10th October 2014 - The 1000 Monkeys at PoetryJam at the Tea Box, Richmond (Headliner Alex de Suys).
- Tuesday 16th September 2014 - Spoken Word at the Bar des Arts - Guests: Pauline Sewards, Tom V & Friends; Harry Man.
- Saturday 20th September 2014 - The 1000 Monkeys at The Artists and Makers Guild Festival
- Tuesday 30th September 2014 - Launch party for the Pop Up Anthology 2014 at the Bar Des Arts. Readings by the contributors and a performance by the Dirty Carols.
