Stephen Payne at Fire River Poets, Taunton on May 3, at the Creative Innovation Centre (CIC) starting at 8 pm. Doors open from 7:30. Entrance Fee £5. For available Open Mic slots, please contact John Stuart ...via http://www.fireriverpoets.org.uk/

Michael Grieve and Joan Lennon at The Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh, launching Luckand Granny Garbage, 8.00 – 9.30 pm. Book tickets by following the bookshop link: space is limited!

Alison Brackenbury and Hamish Whyte at The Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh, launching Aunt Margaret’s Puddingand Now the Robin, 8.00-9.30 pm. Book tickets by following the bookshop link: space is limited!

Fiona Moore, launching her first full collection, The Distal Point, at Exmouth Market Centre, 24 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QE, 6.45-9.00 pm. Please email nell at happenstancepress.com, or send an email via the Contact Box,if you’d like to come.