An electrifying night of spoken word at Chichester's only poetry slam!
After our Summer Break, we’re back with a special first slam featuring the incredible Bradley Taylor as our featured poet!
About Bradley Taylor
Bradley Taylor is an award-winning performance poet born and based in Birmingham. In 2024 he won the Roundhouse Poetry Slam, the night of which was the biggest poetry slam in history, and in 2025 he releases his debut collection ‘You Missed The Best Part’ with Verve Poetry Press. Bradley is also the co-host of The Big Gay Poetry Night alongside M. L. Walsh, which has featured poets such as Joelle Taylor, Kandace Siobhan Walker & Sanah Ahsan.
Bradley has appeared at the Hay Festival, Cheltenham Literature Festival, The Inspirational Youth Awards, on BBC News and on BBC Radio 6 Music as part of Craig Charle’s 'Class of 2024', in which Craig Charles described him as ‘A brand new voice and a fresh perspective on the art of poetry and performance’.
Bradley’s work has appeared in Gutter Magazine, Shooter, Strix and across Birmingham train stations as part of Birmingham Hippodrome’s collaboration with photographer Paul Stringer’s project The City That Spoke To Me.
He writes for, and about, people.
Event Details
Location: The Chichester Inn, Chichester
Doors open: 7:30 PM
Show starts: 8:00 PM
Age: 18+
What’s a Poetry Slam, Anyway?
A poetry slam is a high-energy, crowd-powered celebration of words, rhythm, and raw emotion. Poets take to the stage to share original pieces—funny, fierce, or heartfelt—and the audience gets to cheer, snap, and even help judge! Whether you're performing or just soaking it all in, a slam is all about connection, creativity, and community. Come experience poetry like you’ve never heard it before!
For Slammers (Performers):
Buy a Performer Ticket before they're gone (if they're sold out and you want to perform, you can buy an audience ticket and sign up to the slam reserve list on the night incase a poet gets lost along the way!). Bring 1 piece of original work up to 3 minutes long (no props and no music). All styles and themes are encouraged and you are welcome to read from paper or a phone. One winner will be crowned on the night to go forward into the SLAM FINAL (May 2026), where they will battle it out for a cash prize and future performance opportunities.
For Audience: Buy an audience ticket to come along and support our wonderful poets on the night, you might even get a chance to be on the slam judge panel!
Accessibility & Contact
The performance space is wheelchair accessible.
Seating is allocated first come, first served.
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