(IMAGE CREDIT: Seth Guy)

*NOTE: Many thanks to those who have already purchased tickets for our next Kertecz event.

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Pagan Paul will be unable to perform at this event. We hope to feature him at a later Kertecz event.

CLARA BULLOCK:

Clara Bullock is a queer poet and music journalist. She has taken poetry classes at the University of Bristol and edits the poetry zine Good Bones. She is the editor at WAX Music Magazine and a freelance journalist for BBC West. Clara regularly appears at poetry events in Bristol and is currently working on her first pamphlet.

BEN DALI:

Ben Dali is the UK's premier stage-hypnotist-turned-comedy-cabaret-poet. He is currently developing two shows to tour the UK arts festivals this year, from Brighton to Edinburgh. His adult show, 'Humdinger Words for Lollygaggers & Fuddy-Duddies' constantly subverts expectations, combining poetry with a range of other disciplines, from mind-reading to quizmastery. You'll never know what's coming next, but you can guarantee it'll be entertaining.

PAGAN PAUL:

I have been writing poetry/stories/comedy/lyrics since 2015 and appearing at open mics since 2016. I publish on hellopoetry.com. I used to run and host a spoken word open mic night called Fables at the now closed Aesops in Easton, and I regularly perform at Presence Open Mic based at The Greenbank Pub BS5. I have recently had one of my poems adapted for a classical piece of music for Choir and Solo Violin.

MARK WYNNE:

Mark Wynne's poetry has appeared in many magazines, including Ambit, Lighthouse Journal and The Moth. He has two pamphlets published with tall-lighthouse: Frank & Stella, an acclaimed fictional interpretation of the life and work of Frank Auerbach, and Point Bolivar Light, a narrative sequence juxtaposing private and ecological catastrophe. His visual poetry has been published by Paper View and steel incisors and his first full collection, Self Portrait in a Blue Jacket was published by tall-lighthouse in 2025.