Uplands Poetry Night

Next event: Weds Oct 7th 2027

Uplands Poetry Night is an exciting new monthly collaboration between Swansea University Creative Writing and Poetry Into Light, with readings, discussion and networking, held in the warmth and intimacy of the upstairs rooms of Bar St James. The event launched in December 2025 with poet and award-winning spoken word artist Rhian Edwards and has hosted some of Wales’ most established poets to include Robert Minhinnick and Natalie Ann Holborow.

The event features performances and Q&A with established poets alongside up-and-coming voices from across Swansea University and the community, offering a vibrant and supportive space for sharing, listening and socialising. 

Curated by: Prof. Owen Sheers (Swansea University), Dr Guinevere Clark, (Poetry into Light CIC) & CJ Wagstaff (Swansea University PhD candidate).

Previously supported by Literature Wales & currently sponsored by Seventh Quarry Press.

Info: email here for open mic slot bookings.

Bookings are through Poetry Into Light at Eventbrite

Venue: Bar St James, 30 Uplands Crescent, Uplands, Swansea SA2 0PB