When Zoe Beaumount and Tara Lightfoot organised the first poetry slam in April they never expected it to grow like it has.
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After the first night they had to move to a bigger venue to accommodate the numbers with around 80 people attending each of the nights since moving to Romano’s Chandelier room.
“We have a core group turning up each month and new people,” Ms Beaumount said.
“I thought people would turn up once or twice, I didn’t expect them to schedule it in.”
The age range in the audience is also varied with people in their 50s down to 16 and 17 year-olds.
Due to the nature of the themes which can be expressed in slam poetry the cut off age is 16 years.
The fourth poetry slam will be held tonight from 6pm at Romano’s Hotel Chandelier room.
