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Thirty-five years of Apples and Snakes poetry shows: a lot of shows, a lot of artists.

There are still a few gaps, but we're gradually uploading details of them all. Search away, using the boxes on the left. You can search by year (maybe you want to trace your first ever Apples and Snakes gig), by artist (from Dirg Aaab-Richards to Zk the Poet) or by venue (what was the name of that place with the really narrow staircase?).

You'll see that there are some artists we don't know much about - maybe they did one gig for us in 1983 - and we'd therefore welcome any information that you might have. Even better, you might be that artist - and we'd be delighted to renew our acquaintance with you.

And if you have details of any A&S shows that seem to be missing, we'd very much like to hear from you. Especially '80s and '90s; the last few years we've got covered (probably).

  • Spine Festival

    Spine Festival

    01 March 2018 - 31 March 2018 at 
    London Libraries (4)
  • Deranged Poetesses: Maidens

    Deranged Poetesses: Maidens

    10 March 2018 at 
    ARC (Stockton-on-Tees) (25)
  • Apples and Snakes Takeover: A Festival of Spoken Word!

    Apples and Snakes Takeover: A Festival of Spoken Word!

    12 March 2018 - 17 March 2018 at 
    Bike Shed (Exeter) (41)
  • Hit the Ode

    Hit the Ode

    16 March 2018 at 
    Birmingham Hippodrome (Birmingham) (1)
  • Sexy

    Sexy

    17 March 2018 at 
    Bike Shed (Exeter) (41)
  • The No Panic Book of Not Panicking

    The No Panic Book of Not Panicking

    17 March 2018 at 
    Attenborough Arts Centre (Leicester) (1)
  • Say Owt Scratch York

    Say Owt Scratch York

    18 March 2018 at 
    York Explore Library (York) (3)
  • Find The Right Words

    Find The Right Words

    21 March 2018 at 
    Upstairs at the Western (Leicester) (12)
  • Jawdance

    Jawdance

    21 March 2018 at 
    Rich Mix (113)
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