Poetry Evening: BBPC’s Open Mic at The Nunnery
Friday 20th November 2026 , 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Come and join Nunnery Gallery’s multilingual poetry Open Mic hosted by Eeshita Azad of British Bilingual Poetry Collective (BBPC). BBPC is made of poets and poetry lovers, with a passion for multilingual sharing of poetry, to explore and celebrate the colourful heritage of the east London community.
All are welcome to book a spot for the OPEN MIC or join us as an audience. Bring along a favorite poem to share. You don’t need any prior experience; just a desire to share some poetry. Feel free to read in any language, or mix English with any other language! Whether you are a fluent speaker or have a smattering of another language, we invite you to share your words with us.
Open mic presenters each have up to 4 minutes, you can read or recite an original poem or a piece by another poet/writer. Register to book a spot and you’ll receive a message from the host to confirm your spot.
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This event will be held at Nunnery Café, 181 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ.
About the British Bilingual Poetry Collective
Based in East London, the British Bilingual Poetry Collective (BBPC CIC) brings together poets and poetry enthusiasts to support mental wellbeing and build community through multilingual poetry. Using poetry and accessible English, we celebrate East London’s rich multicultural heritage and foster intergenerational connection through performance, writing, translation, and publication.
About Eeshita Azad
Eeshita Azad is a page and stage poet and an arts facilitator with a career spanning fifteen years in New York, London and Dhaka. She is currently the Executive Director of British Bilingual Poetry Collective, a London based poetry collective that specialises on community work around heritage, mental wellbeing and poetry for second language speakers. She was one of the poets-in-residence for Bok Bok Books ‘Sensing Bangladesh: A Children’s Guidebook to Art from Bangladesh’. Her work includes a commissioned poem for The Francis Crick Institute and Poet in the City’s ‘A drop of Hope’ project. Her book of poetry, ‘Elegiac Songs’ by Journeyman Books was published in 2018.
Access information
The Nunnery Café has step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this event or would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of attending, please email nunnery@bowarts.com
Transport Information
Opening hours: Tues-Sat 8:30am – 3pm; Sunday 9am – 3pm
Address: Nunnery Cafe, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away.
Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area.
Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station.