UTTER! Spoken Word supported and co-produced by Luton Culture present Luton's regular spoken-word event hosted by People's Poet Lee Nelson.

An eclectic and ever-changing line-up of Spoken Word (and sometimes musical) talent from Luton, London and further afield.

Our September line-up features:

Don Diego and the Good Fairy

Diego Brown and the Good Fairy are a brother and sister duo gouging a unique furrow in the rich soil of London’s alternative folk scene. Play a range of damaged acoustic instruments in unconventional ways, their music is lo-fi, their lyrics densely textured. Songs range across modern fairy tales, neglected 20th century novelists, dogs.. Collaborations include with the poet John Hegley, the comedian Rob Newman, and New York’s acoustic punk legend Hamell on Trial. They run the Clerkenwell ARTSlab, a regular music and poetry evening in Farringdon, London.

Simon Cleary

Simon Cleary is the author of three novels: The War Artist(2019), Closer to Stone(2012) and The Comfort of Figs(2008). Simon grew up in Toowoomba before studying literature and law at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.

Oliver Dixon

Oliver Dixon was born in Sussex and, excepting periods travelling in Europe and Asia, has lived most of his adult life in London. He is a specialist teacher for students with learning disabilities. His poems and reviews have appeared in PN Review, The London Magazine, The Wolf, Frogmore Papers, Long Poem Magazine, Blackbox Manifold, Gists & Piths and New Welsh Review.

Other Acts:
Amanda Hein

Danny Antagonist
Paul Rafferty

The event also features the Clod Magazine Bookstall where you will be able to purchase some of the Artist's work as well as other publications.

Age guidance: 16+

Doors: 7.30pm