Poetry Open Mic presented by Spoken Word St. John’s

*Tickets at the door only*

The featured reader for July is *Evan Costigan.

The set-up for July will be the same as previous events — anyone is welcome to read (or to just sit back and listen). If you are interested in reading, though, it’s as easy as showing up and signing up (there will be a sign-up sheet at the bar)!

So bring your lovely selves to the The LSPU Hall’s Second Space on Tuesday, July 15th and read a poem or two 🙂

Best of all, The LSPU Hall has beverages for sale! So make sure to bring your i.d.!

(hair of the dog works best when taken with a dose of poetry)

The night will begin at 7:00PM.

Cover charge is $5. All money will go towards covering rental costs and supporting future nights like this one.

About July’s featured reader:

*Evan Costigan has had poems published in national and international journals and magazines. He won the 2012 Francis Ledwidge International Poetry Award, has twice been nominated for The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem and was shortlisted for this year’s Hennessy Literary Awards. The recipient of several bursary awards for his poetry, he has read his work at numerous events and festivals in New Zealand, Canada, Japan and in his home country, Ireland.

His fiction has broadcast on national radio in Ireland. Non-fiction articles have appeared in broadsheet newspapers and international magazines such as The Irish Times, Sunday Business Post, Get Lost! and Outsider.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, he has lived abroad for long periods – in Argentina, America, Australia, Japan and, for the past year, Canada.