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“A wonderfully distinctive literary event”
Poets&Writers

Welcome to the Poetry Brothel – an underground soiree where the articulate reign promiscuous with their work.

For more pictures of the Poetry Brothel by Marc J. Grundy, please click here.

Loosely based on bordellos of early 20^th Century France, the Poetry Brothel initially appears to be a drink-fuelled burlesque event, but when a client delves below the candlelight to peruse the menus offer, its true purpose becomes startlingly apparent:  for a small fee, they can slake their literary lust with personal, one-on-one readings from the “poetry whores” upstairs.

The 2007 Brighton Fringe Festival saw the launch of the worlds first Poetry Brothel, Ars Poetica, and since then Poets from New York City and Barcelona have intoxicated their cities with verse. Now the movement returns to England, ready to seduce clients with a spectrum of sultry sonnets, bawdy ballads and fantastical filth.  Such individuals, those too shy to partake and those still recuperating will be treated to a full bar with absinthe, live entertainment and other [dark] surprises.

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“What do you like? Eh? What do you like?  Do you like your poetry long or do you like you like your poetry fast and quick?  We’ve got something for all tastes!  Oh, are you a Poetry Brothel virgin?  Don’t worry – we’ll change that.”
Jimmy Cairney
Ars Poetica

Lips trembling, skin tingling: words penetrating your very soul.

“Whether or not you reciprocate is up to you”

The New Yorker