Words on Tap: Stoppard's Birthday

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Not-for-profit literary evening Words on Tap offers many reasons to attend this month: once again there will be a stellar line-up of headlining poets, featuring Tim Ellis, Rosalind York and Kate Morgan (see below for more details), host Matthew Hedley Stoppard will be celebrating his 29th year (to heaven), the headliner of WoT's final event on November 28th will be revealed and tickets for that event will go on sale and there will be the usual open-mic opportunities available. Info at: wordsontapblog.wordpress.com

A professional gardener in Harrogate by day, Tim Ellis also runs the town's "Poems, Prose & Pints" open mic night. He produced two books with reputable publishers before plunging into the murky waters of self-publication. Winner of the 2011 Huddersfield Grist prize, he also has several slam victories under his belt. When time allows you are most likely to find him lurking behind a bush on a local bird reserve, unless he is roaming restlessly across the globe seeking out more exotic forms of wildlife.

Under her real identity, Rosalind York read Theatre at Dartington College of Arts, has been a prize winner in the York Open Poetry Competition and features in the Other Poetry anthology, Miracle and Clockwork. Under this newly assumed identity, she is featured in the Otley Word Feast anthology, Spokes. She is an occasional gatecrasher of Otley Poets and a member of Ilkley Writers and will feature with them on the Ilkley Literature Festival Fringe in October.

Kate Morgan is a 24-year-old PhD student and writer. She is really interested in gender, sexuality, power dynamics and the construction of self, but with a personal emphasis on doing that through storytelling. She lives in Leeds where she drinks copious amounts of tea.

Entry: FREE

Time: 7:30pm