City Arts are pleased to host DIY Poets, who bring their eclectic style to an online/offline hybrid event from our building in Hockley, Nottingham. Poetry of all kinds, from diverse view points.
The featured act is Vron McIntyre. There will be poetry from DIY Poets.
It will make you think, it may make you cry, but it will certainty make you laugh.
There will also be an open mic with sign up at the event. You can take part as a Zoom performer or at the venue. Anyone can sign up whether you’re new to it all or a dedicated fan.
We look forward to welcoming you, whether in person or via live zoom link.
How it works
Admission online and to the venue will be from 7pm. Performance to begin at 7.30pm. There will be an interlude part way through where you can sign up for a 3 minute open mic slot and purchase books from performers.
Click ‘Book Now’ to get your ticket. If you book an online ticket you will be sent a Zoom link to join with. There will be limited walk up seats available on the day.
This event is free, with ‘Pay-what-you-can’ tickets. DIY Poets suggest a donation of £5. A pot will be passed around the venue. Ticket buyers and zoom attendees will be invited to contribute when signing up. This allows the group to continue to host events in the future.
About DIY Poets
We’re nice and we don’t always rhyme.
DIY Poets host quarterly showcases for members, produce a quarterly zine which is distributed freely around Nottingham City Centre, and hold monthly zoom meetings.
About Vron McIntyre
Vron McIntyre (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent, disabled poet. Originally from the north east of England, Vron is a long time resident of Nottingham, and a member of the DIY Poets Collective. They are mostly housebound and they run the Facebook group Poetry+ Events Online which gathers information about online events. Vron’s poems have appeared in periodicals and anthologies, most recently in Joy//Us – Poems of Queer Joy from Arachne Press. Their debut poetry pamphlet Random Trail was published by Big White Shed in 2021 and their lyric essay Writing At Risk in 2024.