Homebrew Poetry ft. The Couch of Contemplation with Matt Cummins

Homebrew is a freshly-brewed poetry night at the Hillbilly Social 101, Bounds Green.

Host Laurie Eaves invites you to come share your words on the open mic or just kick back with some lovely food and drink and check out work from some of the UK's best poets.

Our next event is on Wednesday 22nd of January and this month we're doing something a little different…

THE COUCH OF CONTEMPLATION WITH SPECIAL GUEST MATT CUMMINS!

To kick off 2025, we're sacking off our usual "two features and open mic" format to play The Couch of Contemplation – a game that features a whole lot of open mic!

HOW DOES THE COUCH OF CONTEMPLATION WORK?

The hosts kick off each half of the night with a poem. Once they've finished we play a little music while the poets in the room decide if they feel inspired in any way by the piece they just heard, or perhaps have some work of their own they feel they could follow the poem up with, whether the link is a phrase, a line, a theme, a disagreement or even just a feeling deep down inside!

Those who feel they might like to "follow-on" from the poem make their way to the Couch of Contemplation and state their case. Then all of us assembled on the couch have a good old natter and decide who performs next. We do this until we're all so overstuffed with verse and warm feelings that we just can't manage another stanza!

Over the course of the night we'll weave the narrative threads of our poems together into a very cool tapestry.

– Date / time: Weds 22nd January. Doors 19:00, Start 19:30, End 22:00

– Price: All tickets £5

– Location: Hillbilly Social, 101 Myddleton Road, N22 8NE

– Tube: Bounds Green (8 mins walk)

– National Rail: Bowes Park (3 mins walk)