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Stanzas Under the Sky is an open-air evening of poetry set against the slow fade of a summer sunset.
Join us at Nina’s Farm Café for a night of live words, warm air, and shared stillness, where strangers gather, listen, and become a community. Expect an open mic full of honest, unfiltered voices, soft fairy lights as dusk settles in, and the gentle hum of conversation between sets.
And, we’ll be feeding you properly: Smash and Grab will be on site with his smashburger van (yes, it’s as good as it sounds), alongside drinks from the café to keep everything flowing. So come hungry!
Sign up on the door if you’d like to read; names are pulled at random from the hat throughout the evening. Each speaker has up to 5 minutes and is welcome to share their own poetry, read on behalf of someone else, or perform a piece by a poet they love.
There’s no pressure, just a gentle, welcoming space to try something out or share something you love. Of course, you’re equally welcome to sit back, eat, drink, and take it all in.
6pm — Doors open
Arrive, get a drink, grab a burger, find your spot
7pm — Open mic begins
Names drawn at random throughout the evening
8:15 pm — Short interval
Refill, reset, and watch the light start to change
8:30 pm – sunset (~9:15 pm) — Final readings
The sky softens, the poems land a little deeper
9:30 pm — Close
Nina’s Farm Café
Waldegraves Farmhouse, Waldegraves, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3RZ
Saturday 18th July
Stanzas Under the Sky is an open-air evening of poetry set against the slow fade of a summer sunset.
Join us at Nina’s Farm Café for a night of live words, warm air, and shared stillness, where strangers gather, listen, and become a community. Expect an open mic full of honest, unfiltered voices, soft fairy lights as dusk settles in, and the gentle hum of conversation between sets.
And, we’ll be feeding you properly: Smash and Grab will be on site with his smashburger van (yes, it’s as good as it sounds), alongside drinks from the café to keep everything flowing. So come hungry!
Sign up on the door if you’d like to read; names are pulled at random from the hat throughout the evening. Each speaker has up to 5 minutes and is welcome to share their own poetry, read on behalf of someone else, or perform a piece by a poet they love.
There’s no pressure, just a gentle, welcoming space to try something out or share something you love. Of course, you’re equally welcome to sit back, eat, drink, and take it all in.
6pm — Doors open
Arrive, get a drink, grab a burger, find your spot
7pm — Open mic begins
Names drawn at random throughout the evening
8:15 pm — Short interval
Refill, reset, and watch the light start to change
8:30 pm – sunset (~9:15 pm) — Final readings
The sky softens, the poems land a little deeper
9:30 pm — Close
Nina’s Farm Café
Waldegraves Farmhouse, Waldegraves, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3RZ
Saturday 18th July
