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Steve and April Greenhalgh of Castle Cafe, Quay Street, Cardigan suggested early in 2006 that they would like to run a performance poetry night as part of their entertainment programme. They approached local poet Sue Hamblen with the idea, and the first session took place on Wednesday March 8th 2006. "Word Up" is a once a month - first Thursday - spoken word/poetry night in the Cellar Bar under Castle Cafe, originally organised by Sue Hamblen and Jim Harwood, now organised and hosted by Simone, (who came along to listen in November 2006 -and kept coming back!) The quality and variety of our guest poets has been astounding. The open mic slots have been a huge success. Many who have never performed their poems in public have taken to the stage at our "Word Up" Night for the very first time. Some have gained the confidence to perform at other venues. Some have gone on to become regular contributors. Word Up aims to give a platform to all poets, from first timers to experienced stand up performers. Don't be shy. Give it a try. You'll be sure of a warm welcome. Cardigan was the site of the first ever Welsh Eisteddfodd, with its long history of supporting the bardic tradition of the spoken word. "Word Up" seeks both to entertain and to keep that spoken word tradition alive.

A Short History of Word up

Cellar Bar Castle Cafe Quay Street Cardigan SA43 1HU

Guest Poets Aug 10-Sue Hamblen/Nick Fisk Jul 10 - Haiti night Jun 10 - Brendan Hawthorne May 10 - Local Poets night Apr 10- Ric Hool Dec 09 - Local Poets Night Nov 09 - Jo Roach Oct 09 - David Woolley Sept 09 - Rhys Trimble Aug 09 - Clare Potter Jul 09 - Phil Carradice Jun 09 - Liz Bentley May 09 - Alexandra Trowbridge-Matthews Apr 09 - Peter Read Dec 08 - Local Poets Night Nov 08 - Sara Jane Arbury Oct 08 - John Bilsborough Sept 08 - Mab Jones Aug 08 - Ifor Thomas Jul 08 - Rachel Pantechnicon Jun 08 - Phil Bowen May 08 - Susan Richardson & Maggie Harris Apr 08 - A F Harrold Mar 08 - Emily Hinshelwood