Torriano Meeting House

Poetry Art Politics Community 

Torriano Meeting House  is a user-funded grass-roots volunteer-run arts and community organisation in Kentish Town. We are best known for our poetry events but we have many other long running strands including storytelling for adults, writing and storytelling workshops, hosting local political campaigning groups, theatrical events, left wing folk club, and we very much support grass-roots creativity and social change.  

Torriano is a space for you to organise events and projects.

“What is the purpose of resisting corporate globalization if not to protect the obscure, the ineffable, the unmarketable, the unmanageable, the local, the poetic and the eccentric? So they need to be practiced, celebrated and studied too, right now.” – Rebecca Solnit

 

We are making preparations for safely coming together again.
Autumn brings stirrings of new growth in a topsy turvey world. 
Our capacity audience is 8 people. Please bring a mask to events.

If you would like to make a financial contribution, donate here:

We’re live!

Poetry at Torriano Meeting House

Sunday 24 October
Rosemary Norman + Tom McColl

As Torriano is a small venue we will initially be limiting the audience to around 20. Please sign up via Eventbrite for the reading(s) that you are planning to attend. There is an option to either pay via Eventbrite or to pay in cash on the door. If you are planning to pay on the door please still sign up so we know that you are planning to attend. 

We understand that not everyone will currently feel comfortable and/or be in a position to attend in-person readings so Torriano in Cyberspace will also continue via Zoom (and details are below).  

Despite the ongoing challenges, I’m really looking forward to seeing you soon. 

David
Torriano Poetry  

(i) Reading at Torriano booking now 
24th October – Guest Readers: Rosemary Norman and Thomas McColl 

– book tickets here.  

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Torriano in cyberspace

On Sunday 24 October at 7.30 Joan Michelson, will be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there
Join Zoom Meeting 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09 

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487 
Passcode: 8dFNdW  

Torriano in cyberspace

On Sunday 17 October at 7.30 Dan Kennedy, the fierce head poet, will again be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there
Join Zoom Meeting 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09 

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487 
Passcode: 8dFNdW  

Madge Heron at Torriano mid 1980s

Live poetry 2021

We will be beginning in-person readings at Torriano Meeting House on Sunday October 24th, when the guest readers will be Rosemary Norman and Thomas McColl. Readings will then take place every Sunday at 7.30pm until mid-December. 

 As Torriano is a small venue we will initially be limiting the audience to around 20. Please sign up via Eventbrite for the reading(s) that you are planning to attend. There is an option to either pay via Eventbrite or to pay in cash on the door. If you are planning to pay on the door please still sign up so we know that you are planning to attend. 

We understand that not everyone will currently feel comfortable and/or be in a position to attend in-person readings so Torriano in Cyberspace will also continue via Zoom (and details are below).  

Despite the ongoing challenges, I’m really looking forward to seeing you soon. 

David
Torriano Poetry  

(i) Reading at Torriano booking now 
24th October – Guest Readers: Rosemary Norman and Thomas McColl – book tickets here.  
31st October – Guest Readers:  Gboyega Odubanjo and Patrizia Longhitano, introduced by Lisa Kelly – book tickets here. 

(ii) Other upcoming readings  
November 7th – Alan Price, Louise Warren and Neil Elder
November 14th – Ruth Valentine, Anna Robinson and Selina Rodrigues 
November 21st – David Floyd and Lisa Kelly 
November 28th – Susannah Hart and Cheryl Moskowitz – introduced by Lisa Kelly 
December 5th – Dinah Livingstone 
December 12th – Hannah Lowe + others 

Please continue to check the Torriano Meeting House website for information on future events. 

(iii) Torriano Poetry in Cyberspace Sundays at 7.30pm. All welcome to read or listen. Free.
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09
 Meeting ID: 394 099 1487
 Passcode: 8dFNdWq 

Torriano in cyberspace

On Sunday 10 October at 7.30 Dan Kennedy, the fierce head poet, will again be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there
Join Zoom Meeting 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09 

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487 
Passcode: 8dFNdW  

Torriano Fun Palace

Saturday 2 October noon until 6pm.

Big fun, small space, the universe in a grain of sand. In past years we have celebrated the Russian revolution; built a time machine; explored the cutting edge of architecture; there has always been and will always be orange peel sculpting, dramatic interludes, making things, science experiments, important conversations and a tea urn.

Torriano in cyberspace

On Sunday 26 September at 7.30 Dan Kennedy, the fierce head poet, will again be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487

Passcode: 8dFNdWq

Live poetry at Torriano will be recommencing with limited audiences on Sunday 10 October in parallel with cyberspace readings.

Torriano in cyberspace and in Kentish Town space

On Sunday 19 September at 7.30 Dan Kennedy, the fierce head poet, will again be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487

Passcode: 8dFNdWq

Live poetry at Torriano will be recommencing with limited audiences on Sunday 10 October in parallel with cyberspace readings.

Torriano in cyberspace

On Sunday 12 September at 7.30 Dan Kennedy, the fierce head poet, will again be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487

Passcode: 8dFNdWq

Torriano in cyberspace

On Sunday 5 September at 7.30 Dan Kennedy, the fierce head poet, will again be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487

Passcode: 8dFNdWq

Torriano in cyberspace

On Sunday 22 August at 7.30 Dan Kennedy, the fierce head poet, will again be hosting Torriano Poetry in cyberspace. 
Bring poems to read or just listen. Join us there:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3940991487?pwd=VXN0djNHU0F5M2pDK0dscXdRTkJwZz09

Meeting ID: 394 099 1487

Passcode: 8dFNdWq