Beneath the streets of Newcastle there is an old tunnel. Built for moving coal, then used as an air raid shelter, now something far more sinister lurks there… the Spooky Poet Club!
Join Lewis Brown and Mark Gallie for an hour of hauntings, horror and Halloween-inspired poetry in the historic Victoria Tunnel, hosted by the Ouseburn Trust. Inspired by ghost stories, classic creatures, and terrors both modern and ancient, you’re in for some poems that’ll make even your nightmares turn pale! And some of them might even rhyme.
Tickets available from the Ouseburn Trust website: https://ouseburntrust.org.uk/events/event/?eid=22293
Lewis Brown is a local Poet, Performer & Facilitator. As the proprietor of the Spooky Poet Club, he runs monthly online writing workshops with a supernatural theme. His writing has been featured in publications including The Selkie, Far Off Places, The Cadaverine and soon the Ey Up Anthology of northern writing. He has performed at events including Lindisfarne Festival, Out of Your Head, Born Lippy and Newcastle Poetry festival. His favourite month is October (aka Spooky Poem Month).
Mark Gallie is an Edinburgh-based Actor, Poet, Producer & Writer. He is one of the directors of I Am Loud and has been performing poetry since 2015. He has performed across the UK and Internationally as a feature performer, organized & hosted multiple Fringe shows & monthly events, supported Shane Koyczan and was a featured poet at Glastonbury Festival in 2022 and 2023. By day, Mark can be found exploring, performing and writing about the weird & wonderful, fantasy & fun, order & chaos. By night, he tries to take over the world.