Hammer & Tongue Hackney

Hammer & Tongue Hackney Next event, Thurs 12th March Friendly mixup mashup crowd, live and loud, from all around, once a month downstairs at The Book Club in Shoreditch.

East London branch of the organisers of the 'Best poetry nights in Europe hands-down.' Joined the H&T family in 2011 in the backroom of a Dalston pub, we are returning to a new venue, Queen of Hoxton, for 3 shows in 2025-26. Every month we put on two of the best in spoken word: our guests have included Kae Tempest, Jam Baxter, Simon Munnery and Staceyann Chin. Then we open the stage for anyone to

share their own words, 3.5mins a time, 8 places available each month. Sign up on the door. Winner goes through to the regional final and from there can win a place in the annual Hammer & Tongue National Slam Final.

Get your tickets for Thursday, the final poetry slam of our 191526 spoken word season
07/07/2026

Get your tickets for Thursday, the final poetry slam of our 191526 spoken word season

The third and final slam of the Hammer & Tongue Hackney comeback season opens the stage to poets an...

Grab yourself a ticket for our last show of the season - in just over a week's time. One final slam, one slam final and ...
02/07/2026

Grab yourself a ticket for our last show of the season - in just over a week's time. One final slam, one slam final and a guest feature poet, Samatar Elmi. It's going to be a great night! Queen of Hoxton, doors from 7:30pm.

https://billetto.co.uk/e/hammer-tongue-hackney-july-2026-slam-final-tickets-1926059

The third and final slam of the Hammer & Tongue Hackney comeback season opens the stage to poets an...

H&T Hackney have been creating slam champions since 2011, and on 9th July 2026, we’re going to do it again. We start the...
28/06/2026

H&T Hackney have been creating slam champions since 2011, and on 9th July 2026, we’re going to do it again. We start the night with one last open mic slam. And while the winner of that gets ready for a final showdown, we’ll keep you entertained with a set from our guest feature poet, the brilliant, award-winning Samatar Elmi. Then the grand finale: we end the night with a 3 way final, where the winner of the evening’s slam will go up against the two previous season winners to see who will be crowned our Hammer & Tongue Slam Champion 2026 and who will win a full weekend ticket for the UK's coolest festival, WeOutHere.

We got a show coming up (Thurs 9th July at Queen of Hoxton) and we'd love you to be there. It's fun, inspiring, and movi...
22/06/2026

We got a show coming up (Thurs 9th July at Queen of Hoxton) and we'd love you to be there. It's fun, inspiring, and moving. You'll meet people, you'll hear some poetry, you'll hear some music, you'll have a laugh, you'll think about things, be moved and you'll have a great evening, perhaps surprising yourself to discover that you can enjoy live poetry as something entertaining to come out to. So here's the ticket link. Grab one!

The third and final slam of the Hammer & Tongue Hackney comeback season opens the stage to poets an...

FAQs Hammer & Tongue Hackney poetry slamQ: What's a poetry slam?It's a poetry competition, open to any poet of any style...
05/03/2026

FAQs Hammer & Tongue Hackney poetry slam

Q: What's a poetry slam?

It's a poetry competition, open to any poet of any style, judged by randomly selected members of the audience.

Q: Who are Hammer & Tongue Hackney?

We've been running poetry nights in Hackney for the last 15 years, putting on the best in spoken word and opening the stage for aspiring poets to take part in our poetry slams. We also host the poetry slam at We Out Here festival

Q: How's the H&T slam working this year?

there are three heats: November 2025 (won by Tilly Mackintosh), 12th March and 9th July 2026. The three winners will go head-to-head at the end of the July event to be crowned the new H&T Hackney slam champion.

Q: What's in it for the winner?

Kudos of course. But also a 10 min set at the next event AND the chance of a free ticket for We Out Here festival and to perform at the H&T WeOutHere slam!

Q: How do I book?

Get a ticket now at https://billetto.co.uk/e/hammer-tongue-hackney-march-2026-tickets-1837132 and email [email protected] to secure one of the last few places in March slam.

Goodbye to The Book Club! We made some great memories in your basement, brought some of the UK's best poets to grace you...
05/03/2026

Goodbye to The Book Club! We made some great memories in your basement, brought some of the UK's best poets to grace your stage: we drank, we laughed, we danced, we were inspired.

Sadly, the venue is no longer. But we are carrying on at Queen of Hoxton, just down the road. Join us for our first show in our new venue next week, Thurs 12th March: https://billetto.co.uk/e/hammer-tongue-hackney-march-2026-tickets-1837132

Kat François Shauna O'Brien Jake Wild Hall Michelle Madsen Alex Patten Tony Hamlet Chris Poetcurious Beschi Jaz Kahina

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