Past Events

To be updated for 2019 to 2023, see below for previous happenings.

2019

January 12th - The Ljubljana Camarade : European Poetry Festival - Skuc Gallery, Ljubljana

January 17th - Writers’ Centre Kingston with Max Porter, Winsome Pinnock at Rose Theatre, Kingston

January 24th - The fourth English PEN Modern Lit Fest for Writers’ Centre Kingston

January 26th - The Vienna Camarade : European Poetry Festival

February 9th - The University Camarade IV at Rich Mix, London

February 20th - Exhibition Special View at Avivson Gallery, London

February 21st - PhotoLit Exhibition : Camarade at Museum of Futures for Writers’ Centre Kingston

March 5th - Poem Brut at Museum of Futures for Writers’ Centre Kingston

March 20th - European Writers Series : celebrating László Krasznahorkai at Balassi Institute, London

March 28th - The Brexit Camarade : European Poetry Festival

April 4th - European Poetry Festival at Writers’ Centre Kingston

April 6th - European Poetry Festival Camarade at Rich Mix, London

April 7th - European Poetry Festival : Sound poetry celebration at Iklectik Artlab

April 8th - European Poetry Festival : Swiss poetry in collaboration

April 10th - European Poetry Festival : Austrian poetry in collaboration

April 11th - European Poetry Festival : Latvian poetry in collaboration

April 12th - European Poetry Festival Camarade at National Centre for Writing, Norwich

April 13th - European Poetry Festival Camarade at International Anthony Burgess Centre, Manchester

April 15th - European Poetry Festival Camarade at Maynooth College, Ireland

May 2nd - Illuminations VI : Reilluminating seven Austrian writers who lived in the UK

June 5th- European Writers Series : celebrating Attila József at Balassi Institute, London

July 13th - Poem Brut at Rich Mix, London

July 14th - The Torriano Camarade, London

2018

November 25th - Prose Poem Poetics at Torriano Reading House

November 24th - Kingston Camarade - Writers' Centre Kingston at Rich Mix

November 23rd - European Poetry Festival : Babelsprech 

November 10th - Poem Brut at Rich Mix

October 13th - European Poetry Festival : Camarade at Rich Mix

October 10th - Illuminations V : Ingeborg Bachmann at Austrian Cultural Forum / London, UK

June 30th - The Oldest Sports / Rich Mix, London

June 7th - Illuminations Thomas Bernhard / Austrian Cultural Forum, London

May 10th - Illuminations Anthology Launch / Austrian Cultural Forum London

April 5th to 14th - European Poetry Festival / London, Manchester, Middlesbrough

March 22nd - Poem Brut at Writers' Centre Kingston / London, UK

March 17th - The Poem Brut III: Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

March 7th - English PEN Modern Literature Festival at Writers' Centre Kingston / London, UK

February 10th - University Camarade : Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

January 13th - Poem Brut exhibition opening : Rich Mix Gallery / London, UK

2017

December 15th - Poem Brut at Poetry Society / London, UK

November 25th - Poem Brut: Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

November 15th - Illuminations III : Peter Handke - Austrian Cultural Forum / London, UK

August 24th - Worm Wood exhibition Closing event / Kensal Green Cemetery Dissenters Chapel / London, UK

August 16th - Worm Wood exhibition Poetry Night / Kensal Green Cemetery Dissenters Chapel / London, UK

July 15th - Worm Wood exhibition: Landscape Learn symposium / Kensal Green Cemetery Dissenters Chapel / London, UK

July 13th - Worm Wood exhibition: The Ecchoing Green / Kensal Green Cemetery Dissenters Chapel / London, UK

July 9th - Ledbury Poetry Festival Camarade : Ledbury, UK

July 6th - Illuminations II: Erich Fried : Kensal Green Cemetery Dissenters Chapel / London, UK

July 5th - Special Edition at National Poetry Library : Celebrating Shearsman Books / London, UK

June 9th 10th 11th - Land of Scoundrels : Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

June Saturday 3rd - Beyond Words: a South Korean Enemies Project : Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

May Saturday 6th - London European Poetry Night II: Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

May Friday 5th - European Poetry at Libreria Bookshop / London, UK

May Thursday 4th - Norwich European Poetry Night : Writers Centre Norwich, UK

April 26th - Illuminations I: Elfriede Jelinek : Austrian Cultural Forum / London, UK

April Thursday 6th - Arnolfini reading with John Hall, Holly Corfield Carr & co : Bristol, UK

April Saturday 1st - The 2nd English PEN Modern Literature Festival : Venue 2: Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

February Saturday 25th - The University Camarade II : Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

February Saturday 18th - Museum of Futures: Visual Poetry opening reading / Surbiton, UK

February Saturday 11th - North x North West Poetry Tour Everyman Theatre / Liverpool, UK

February Friday 10th - North x North West Poetry Tour Bank St Arts / Sheffield, UK

February Thursday 9th - North x North West Poetry Tour Wharf Chambers / Leeds, UK

January Saturday 28th - Fiender: a Swedish Enemies Project : Rich Mix Arts Centre / London, UK

January Wednesday 19th - North x North West Poetry Tour : Edge Hill University / Ormskirk, UK

January Saturday 14th - North x North West Poetry Tour : International Anthony Burgess Centre / Manchester, UK

January Friday 13th - North x North West Poetry Tour : City Screen / York, UK

2016

October Tuesday 11th - Kakania Berlin at Lettretage: Berlin, Germany

October Friday 7th - Soundings VII with SJ Fowler & Phil Minton  / Kings Place, London

August Sunday 7th: Bruton at Hauser and Wirth Somerset - The South West Enemies Project / Somerset, UK

August Friday 5th: Bath at Royal Literary Society - The South West Enemies Project / Somerset, UK

August Wednesday 3rd: Dartington at Schumacher College - The South West Enemies Project / Devon, UK

August Tuesday 2nd: Falmouth at The Poly - The South West Enemies Project / Cornwall, UK

August Monday 1st: St Ives at Barbara Hepworth Museum Tate St Ives - The South West Enemies Project / Cornwall, UK

July Tuesday 19th - Night-time Economy Exhibition special view & event : Rich Mix Gallery / London, UK

July Sunday 17th - The Poetry School Camarade at the Rich Mix Arts Centre

July 21st - States of Mind at Wellcome Collection: Narrative & Consciousness / London

July 14th - States of Mind at Wellcome Collection: Sound & Consciousness / London

July 7th - States of Mind at Wellcome Collection: Language & Consciousness / London

July 4th - Soundings VI with SJ Fowler & Sharon Gal  / London

June 16th - Symposium at Forumstadtpark / Graz, Austria

June 9th to 12th - 'My Century' at Milosz Festival with UNESCO city of literature Krakow / Poland

May 16th to 21st - Mtrebi: a Georgian Enemies project : Tbilisi / Georgia

May Saturday 14th - European Poetry Night: Rich Mix Arts Centre / London

May Friday 13th - The Enemies Project European Literature Night Edinburgh: Summerhall / 

May Monday 9th - Kakania in Berlin: Austrian Cultural Forum / Berlin, Germany

May Monday 2nd - Rich Mix 10 Year Anniversary Camarade: Rich Mix Arts Centre / London

April Saturday 30th - The University Camarade: Rich Mix Arts Centre / London

April Wednesday 6th - Night-time Economy Exhibition special view & event : Riverfront Gallery / Newport, UK

April Saturday 2nd - The English PEN Modern Literature Festival : Rich Mix Arts Centre: Venue One / London

March Thursday 31st - Kakania in London & The Kakania Symposium : Austrian Cultural Forum / London, UK

March Friday 18th - Soundings IV with SJ Fowler & Tamarin Norwood : Wellcome Library / London, UK

March Sunday 20th - The Essex Camarade at the Essex Poetry Festival / Colchester, UK

March Wednesday 16th - Lexicon: responses to an exhibition by Alida Sayers : Marsden Woo Gallery / London, UK

March Saturday 5th - The StAnza Camarade : St Andrews / Scotland

February 2nd to 9th - Enemigos: Argentina : Buenos Aires / Argentina

January Saturday 30th - Ovinir: Icelandic Enemies : Rich Mix Arts Centre / London

January 23rd - Ovinir: Icelandic Enemies : Stykkholmur / Iceland

January 22nd - Ovinir: Icelandic Enemies : Reykjavik / Iceland

January 16th - Camarade 61 at Apiary Studios : London

January Saturday 9th - A World without Words V : Apiary Studios / London

2015

December Thursday 10th - a Norwich Camarade / Norwich

November Friday 20th - The European Camarade : The Freeword Centre / London

November Wednesday 18th - Soundings III with Maja Jantar : St Johns on Bethnal Green / London

November Sunday 15th - Globe Road walking tour for the Globe Road Festival / London

November Friday 13th - a World without Words IV : Frontline Club / London

November Saturday 7th - Nemici: an Italian project : Rich Mix Arts Centre {Venue 2} / London

November Wednesday 4rd - Pugilistica: a literary celebration of Boxing : Apiary Studios / London

October Friday 9th - Global Cities at London Literature Festival : Southbank Centre / London

September Wednesday 30th - a World without Words III : Somerset House / London

September Friday 4th - Soundings II : The Wellcome Collection late / London

August Tuesday 18th - Soundings I : Camley Street Natural Park / London

August Friday 7th - Croatian Enemies in Groznjan: Forest Poets in Istria / Croatia

August Thursday 6th - Croatian Enemies in Zagreb / Croatia

July Friday 31st - Croatian Enemies project : Rich Mix Arts Centre {Venue 2} / London

June Saturday 27th - Mahu: an exhibition - Closing night: If P then Q / Visual art & Poetry event

June Tuesday 23rd - Berlin Camarade : Lettretage in Kreuzberg / Berlin

June Friday  26th - Mahu: an exhibition - Influx press event

June Thursday 25th - Mahu: an exhibition - Kakania anthology launch event

June Wednesday 17th - Mahu: an exhibition - a World without Words

June Sunday 14th - Mahu: an exhibition - Camarade

June Saturday 13th - Mahu: an exhibition - Cinepoetry event

June Friday 12th - Mahu: an exhibition - Test Centre press event

June Wednesday 10th: Mahu: an exhibition - a Complete reading of Railtracks by John Berger & Anne Michaels

June Tuesday 9th -Mahu: an exhibition -  Celebrating the poetry of Tom Raworth

June Sunday 7th - Mahu: an exhibition - Blart Book / Home baked Books event

June Saturday 6th - Mahu: an exhibition - Special view reading : Hardy Tree Gallery / London

June Friday 5th - Gelynion: a Welsh Enemies project : Rich Mix Arts Centre {Venue 2} / London

May Friday 29th - Gelynion: a Welsh Enemies project at the Hay on Wye festival

May Tuesday 26th - Gelynion: a Welsh Enemies project in Bangor

May Monday 25th -  Gelynion: a Welsh Enemies project in Aberystwyth

May Friday 22nd -  Gelynion: a Welsh Enemies project in Swansea

May Wednesday 20th -  Gelynion: a Welsh Enemies project in Cardiff

May Tuesday 19th - Gelynion: a Welsh Enemies project in Newport

May Thursday 14th - UNESCO European Literature Night : Edinburgh

May Tuesday 12th - Feinde at the Austrian Cultural Forum / London

May Sunday 10th - Feinde: an Exhibition (runs May 1st to 14th) - special view reading : Hardy Tree Gallery / London

May Friday 8th - Fiende: an Austrian Enemies project : Rich Mix Arts Centre {main space} / London

April Tuesday 14th - Enemigos: a Mexican Enemies project : Rich Mix Arts Centre {main space} / London

March Saturday 28th - Cemetery Romance : Kensal Green Cemetery / London

March Saturday 28th - Wrogowie: a Polish Enemies project : Rich Mix Arts Centre {venue 2} / London

March Thursday 26th - Kakania IV : Austrian Cultural Forum / London

February 19th 2015 : Kakania III at the Horse Hospital - London, UK.

February 18th 2015 : Enemies of the North : Liverpool Camarade (Fly in the Loaf) - Liverpool, UK

January 22nd 2015 : Kakania II at the Freud Museum - London, UK

2014

November 11 2014 : Camarade at the Interrobang Bookfair (Betsey Trotwood) - London, UK

November 25th 2014 : Kakania I at the Rich Mix Arts Centre - London, UK

November 5th 2014 : Enemies: Slovakia II (Freeword Centre) - London, UK

October 31st 2014 : Day of the Deaded (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

October 25th 2014 : Camaradefest II (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

October 27th 2014 : ZimZalla : an exhibition: Closing event (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London UK

October 21st 2014 : MOPHA: a collective (UEA) - Norwich, UK.

October 18th 2014 : ZimZalla : an exhibition: Opening event (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London UK

October 11th 2014 : Enemigos anthology launch (Casa del Lago) - Mexico City, Mexico

October 3rd 2014 : Enemigos event at Hay Xalapa - Xalapa, Mexico

September 28th 2014 : MOPHA: a collective (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London UK

September 27th 2014 : Yes But Are We Enemies?: an Irish Enemies project (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

September 26th 2014 : Enemies & Translation Games #3 (The British Library) - London, UK

September 25th 2014 : Yes But Are We Enemies?: an Irish Enemies project (Irish Writer's Centre) - Dublin, Ireland

September 23rd 2014 : Yes But Are We Enemies?: an Irish Enemies project (Triskel Arts Centre) - Cork, Ireland

September 21st 2014 : Yes But Are We Enemies?: an Irish Enemies project (Galway Arts Centre) - Galway, Ireland

September 19th 2014 : Yes But Are We Enemies?: an Irish Enemies project (Verbal Arts Centre) - Derry, UK

September 18th 2014 : Yes But Are We Enemies?: an Irish Enemies project (Crescent Arts Centre) - Belfast, UK

July 26th 2014 : Auld Enemies: a Scottish Enemies project (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

July 17th 2014 : Auld Enemies: a Scottish Enemies project (Kirkwall Library) - Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, UK

July 14th 2014 : Auld Enemies: a Scottish Enemies project (Mareel Arts Centre) - Lerwick, Shetland Islands, UK

July 12th 2014 : Auld Enemies: a Scottish Enemies project (Cellar 35) - Aberdeen, UK

July 11th 2014 : Auld Enemies: a Scottish Enemies project (Summerhall) - Edinburgh, UK

July 10th 2014 : Auld Enemies: a Scottish Enemies project (Mchulls) - Glasgow, UK

July 9th 2014 : Auld Enemies: a Scottish Enemies project (University of Dundee) - Dundee, UK

July 3rd 2014 : Cabaret Hrabal (Horse Hospital) - London, UK

June 28th 2014 : Illuminations #2: Tim Atkins (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

June 24th 2014 : Enemies & Translation Games #2 (Guildhall Music School) - London, UK

June 20th 2014 : Enemies at the Anthology Symposium for the Midsummer Poetry festival (Banks Street Art) - Sheffield, UK

May 20th 2014 : Camarade at the Saison Poetry Library - London, UK

May 14th 2014 : TRYIE: a collective at the Prague Microfest - Prague, Czech Republic

May 10th 2014 : Kiddy Kamarade: a children's Enemies project (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

May 9th 2014 : Vikings at the British Museum - London, UK

May 7th 2014: Crossing Voices at the University Coscari - Venice, Italy

May 6th 2014 : Poetry in Collaboration: an exhibition (May 6th to July 6th) Special View (Saison Poetry Library) - London, UK

April 7th 2014 : Fjender: a Danish Enemies Project (Writers House) - Copenhagen, Denmark

March 25th 2014 : Camarade at the Hidden Door festival (the Vaults) - Edinburgh, UK

March 20th 2014 : Fjender: Wordpharmacy exhibition Special View (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

March 15th 2014 : Fjender: a Danish Enemies Project (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

March 5th 2014 : Enemies & Translation Games #1 (Saison Poetry Library) - London, UK

March 1st 2014 : Illuminations #1: Bill Griffiths (Goodenough college) - London, UK

February 8th 2014 : Wrogowie: a Polish Enemies project (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

2013

December .. 2013 : Wildermenn collective exhibition Special View (House Gallery) - London, UK

November 16th 2013 : Enemies: Slovakia (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

November 24th 2013 : Erkembode: Pilgramage walking tour (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

November 23rd 2013 : Erkembode: Poets as Saints (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

November 11th 2013 : Erkembode: Saints on Film (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

November 9th 2013 : Erkembode: Krampusnacht - performance art (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

November 7th 2013 : Erkembode: not just another Saint exhibition Opening (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

November 1st 2013 : Enemigos: Day of the Dead for the Expandible festival (CCEMX) - Mexico City, Mexico

October 31st 2013 : Enemigos (Laboratorio de Arte Alameda) - Mexico City, Mexico

October 26th 2013 : Camaradefest (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

October 25th 2013 : The Launch of Enemies: the collected collaborations of SJ Fowler (Toynbee studios) - London, UK

October 21st 2013 : Gilles de Rais / The Estates of Westeros: an exhibition Special View reading (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

July 20th 2013 : Enemies: Visual Art & Poetry - celebration of Art Writing (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

July 18th 2013 : Enemies: Visual Art & Poetry - P.O.W. edited by Antonio Claudio Carvalho (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

July 15th 2013 : Enemies: Visual Art & Poetry - Contemporary Poetics Research Centre (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

July 13th 2013 : Enemies: Visual Art & Poetry - Dear world & everything in it anthology (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

July 11th 2013 : Enemies: Visual Art & Poetry - Mini-lecture poetics (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

July 8th 2013 : Enemies: Visual Art & Poetry - Voice Art (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

July 6th 2013 : Enemies: Visual Art & Poetry - Exhibition Opening Night (Hardy Tree Gallery) - London, UK

June 30th 2013 : Fight Music (LSO St Lukes) - London, UK

May 30th 2013 : Enemigos: London to Mexico city (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

Aoril 27th 2013 : Enemies of the South: Bristol Camarade (Arnolfini) - Bristol, UK

April 15th 2013 : Synesthesia exhibition Special View (Darnley Gallery) - London, UK

March 30th 2013 : Enemies of the North : Manchester Camarade (Cornerhouse) - Manchester, UK

February 15th 2013 : Wortwedding (Wortwedding Gallery) Berlin, Germany

February 9th 2013 : Camarade IV (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

2012

November 11th 2012 : Poets for Pussy Riot II (Freeword Centre) - London, UK

August 29th 2012 : Poets for Pussy Riot (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

August 15th 2012 : Xing the Line - London, UK

July 27th 2012 : The Rasenna (My Pixxa Gallery) - London, UK

July 8th 2012 : Camarade at the Nova Festival (Bignor Park) - Sussex, UK

July 7th 2012 : Camarade III (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

July 1st 2012 : Enemies at the Poetry Parnassus - Maintenant reading II (Southbank Centre) - London, UK

June 30th 2012 : Enemies at the Poetry Parnassus - Avant Garde poetry (Southbank Centre) - London, UK

June 29th 2012 : Enemies at the Poetry Parnassus - Balkan Poetry (Southbank Centre) - London, UK

June 26th 2012 : Enemies at the Poetry Parnassus - Maintenant reading (Southbank Centre) - London, UK

April 26th 2012 : Enemies: Croatia (Europe House) - London, UK

April 18th 2012 : A Joyful Summit of Old Savages - Hollo, Raworth, Codrescu, Harding (Horse Hospital) - London, UK

March 31st 2012 ; Enemies - a celebration of contemporary avant-garde poetry (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

March 29th 2012 : Marton Koppany: Broked and Reduced (Birkbeck College) - London, UK

March 12th 2012 : Enemies presents Maintenant at the Southbank Centre - London, UK

March 16th 2012 : The Enemies project at the Calvert Gallery - London, UK

February 11th 2012 : Camarade II (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

2011

November 23rd 2011 : Minimum Security Prison Poetry (Horse Hospital) - London, UK

October 13th 2011 : Camarade (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

August 31st 2011 : Enemies at the Soho Curzon - London, UK

July 28th 2011 : Pugilistica: a celebration of boxing & art (Birkbeck College) - London, UK

June 18th 2011 : Enemies: Slovakia (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

April 9th 2011 : Enemies: Lithuania (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

April 8th 2011 : Enemies Lithuania - Nauja Poezij (Europe House) - London, UK

March 5th 2011 - Howl: celebrating Allen Ginsberg (Poetry Cafe) - London, UK

2010

November 27th 2010 : Enemies: Iceland - nýr skáldskapur (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

November 25th 2010 : Enemies: Iceland - nýr skáldskapur (Icelandic Embassy) - London, UK

November 20th 2010 :Tolstoy centenary event (Travel bookshop) - London, UK

October 6th 2010 : Enemies at the Curzon Soho - London, UK

September 25th 2010 : Enemies: Norway (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK

September 24th 2010 : Enemies: Norway - Ny Poesci (Poetry Cafe) - London, UK

May 29th 2010 : Enemies: Romania (Rich Mix Arts Centre) - London, UK