GOBS is proud to be partnering with Bad Betty Press on their incredible live event series at Peggy’s Skylight Nottingham. Each live event brings the best poetry talent from around the UK, includes a GOBS Collective performance slot, and is hosted by GOBS founder Bridie Squires. Bad Betty Live is preceded by a masterclass delivered by one of the performing artists in the Sillitoe Room at Waterstone’s Nottingham. Both venues are wheelchair accessible.

Bad Betty Masterclass:

Join Harry Baker for a 2-hour poetry masterclass.

Bad Betty masterclasses take place in the afternoon prior to each Bad Betty Live show, and offer a chance to work closely with one of the featured acts. Join in person at Waterstones Nottingham, or online via Zoom. Get 50% off when bought with a ticket to Bad Betty Live.

About your facilitator:

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is a poet and a maths graduate. He writes about important stuff like hope, dinosaurs and German falafel-spoons. His work has been shared on TED.com and viewed by millions online but is even better in person. He has performed all over the world and his latest collection ‘Wonderful’ is out in May 2024 alongside a UK tour of the same name.

Bad Betty Live

Award-winning publishing house Bad Betty Press presents poetry from Helen Mort (The Illustrated Woman, Shortlisted for the Forward Prize), Harry Baker (World Poetry Slam Champion), Cara Thompson (Nottingham Poetry Festival, GOBS), and Katie Ailes (Loud Poets), plus music from NeOne the Wonderer and special guests.

About Bad Betty

Bad Betty Press is an award-winning independent poetry publisher, and curator of live literature events taking place across the UK. London-born, Nottingham-based, Bad Betty was set up in 2017 with the aim of showcasing risk-taking poetry, supporting poets’ artistic development and celebrating stories less often told.

Bad Betty is a British Book Awards Small Press of the Year Finalist (2024, 2023), a Michael Marks Publishers' Award winner (2022), and the parent of pamphlet imprint, Little Betty

Book now at Bad Betty’s website
Discounts for GOBS members- email info@gobscollective.org for more information