Verbose MCR

One of Manchester’s longest running spoken word events, Verbose, returns on Monday 24th November 2025 at the Kings Arms.

Verbose has a proud history of bringing together a vibrant mix of live literature from poetry, prose and everything in between. Verbose welcomes new talent to the open mic alongside established writers and performers wanting to showcase new material, giving audiences the chance to hear work that is on its way to be published or perhaps feature at festivals including Glastonbury, Edinburgh Fringe and many more.

Over the years Verbose has hosted writers who have since gone on to win local, national and international awards for their work or feature on national radio and beyond. A night that offers any audience a chance to see an incredible array of talent month in, month out.

Introducing our headliners for November!

Betty Doyle

Betty Doyle is a disabled poet from Merseyside who works in pastoral care with teenagers. Her work has been published by Agenda, Butcher’s Dog, Poetry Wales, The North, And Other Poems among others. Her debut pamphlet, Girl Parts, was published by Verve Poetry Press in 2022, followed by Fruits of Labour in 2024, published by Seren. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University. She has just finished writing a Sci fi novel.

Wendy Allen

Wendy Allen’s latest pamphlet, Portrait in Mustard, was published last year by Seren. Her debut pamphlet, Plastic Tubed Little Bird, was published by Broken Sleep Books in 2023. She has collaborated on freebleeding with Charley Barnes (Broken Sleep Books) and i get lost everywhere, you know this now and Art Sundays with Galia Admoni (Salo Books). Wendy is a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at MMU.

To enter the draw for an open mic slot, please email us on verbosemanchester@gmail.com between 1st & 6th November

Tickets are pay what you can from the link

Verbose: Monday 24th November 2025

Kings Arms, Bloom Street Salford 7.30pm to 9.30pm

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