Christmas Social
For DIY Poets' members, supporters and friends
The Navigation Inn, 6 Wilford Street By, Nottingham NG2 1AA

Why not come and join us for our Christmas Social!
Bring a friend, for our last meeting of the year...
No business, no agenda, not even any poems...
Just chilling out and having fun!
February Showcase
DIY poets Quarterley Showcase
Feat. Leanne Moden
Plus 10 Diyers
and Open Mic
Details to be announced

Leanne Moden is a poet, performer and workshop leader, based in Nottingham. She's performed at events all across the UK and Europe, including WOMAD Festival, the Brighton Fringe, Sofar Sounds, the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, and Bestival on the Isle of Wight, as well as festivals in Estonia and Spain.
She performed as part of the TEDx WOMEN talk at UCL in 2016, and was a semi-finalist at the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam in 2018. In 2019, she did her first solo show as part of PBH's Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Her first pamphlet, ‘Liaisons’, was published in 2015 and her latest collection, 'Get Over Yourself' was published in July 2020 by Burning Eye Books.
In 2025, Leanne wrote her first play, Kingmaker, which is slated for rural touring in the East Midlands in 2026. (Watch this space!)
She’s a currently writer in residence with First Story, an associate artist at Mansfield Palace Theatre, and she runs the Paper Crane Poets in Beeston.
City Arts, Nottingham NG1 6DQ
Pay what you like
The evening will also feature 10 DIY Poets, plus open mic
You can join us on Zoom!
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