** Note. It is advised you check with the organizers before each event as they are not run by Tower Poetry Society.
Hamilton Poetry Centre Workshop, (3rd Thursdays of each month) in the program room of the Westdale Library in Hamilton. From Donna: Our workshops now begin at 4:45 p.m. and finish at 6:45 p.m. to allow us as much time as possible. As before, poems will be read in the order they’re received, so you may want to arrive a little earlier. We welcome those who have not attended the HPC before. You may bring a poem or not. If you do bring a poem (no longer than one page), please bring copies to share with the group (15-20 suggested). The workshop leader will direct a friendly discussion of each poem and ask that the writer refrain from comments until the end of the discussion.
Write On Write Now open mic. Poets, writers, musicians, stand-up comics. Takes place the third Friday of the month (usually). The Centre for Talking Arts, 8:00pm, 154 James St. South, Hamilton. Snacks and drinks available for purchase. Free, but you can donate. Sign up starts at 7:30pm. https://www.cfta.live/
Rhyme, Rhythm, and Reason open mic. Poets, songwriters, fiction – anything literary goes. Takes place the first Thursday of the month (usually). Laidlaw Memorial Church, 7:00-9:00pm, 155 Ottawa St. North, Hamilton. Free parking. Snacks, coffee/tea/water available to purchase. Free, but you can donate. Sign up starts at 6:30pm. This is an old link (waiting for a new one).