Award-winning poet Dominic Berry is the guest at Write Out Loud Bolton open-mic night at Bolton Socialist Club on Sunday 2 February. Dominic, who has twice won the Saboteur award for performance poets, has a new collection out with Flapjack Press, How Can I Be Now?, containing selected poems from previous collections, plus new poems as well.

There are 14 open-mic slots, and you can book them on the door. Entry is £2, with a raffle and a licensed bar. Your host is Dave Morgan, and doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. More details