Diversion turns 4! Gray Taylor & JLM Morton
Mews Bouche, Herefordshire, HR8 1BN
Friday 27th November 2026 7:00PM
Diversion turns 4!
Join us on 27th November 2026 to celebrate this special edition of your favourite Friday night spoken word event! With Emma C and Adrian Mealing hosting, there will be a few surprises....plus an open mic (sign up on the door). £8 per ticket.
Mews Bouche, Ledbury.
Starts 7pm on the dot, finishes at 9:30pm (in time for your last train home).
Your headliner:
Gray Taylor is a Brighton-based spoken word artist with a penchant for punchlines. Originally from Derby, he discovered his love of poetry after attending 'STATUS FLO' at Brighton Dome, hosted by AFLO. the poet. Gray Taylor is a relatable storyteller, mixing serious subjects with elements of humour encouraging audiences to explore reality from angles they may not have previously considered, and laugh along the way. His poetry includes themes of masculinity, Blackness, family relationships and social change. He has featured at Spit Nights and is the 2026 Shambala festival slam champion.
And featuring:
JLM Morton’s poetry has featured on BBC6 Music and in Poetry Review, Poetry London, Rialto, Magma, Mslexia and The London Magazine. She is the winner of the Geoffrey Dearmer, Laurie Lee and Poetry Archive Worldview Prizes and was highly commended by the Forward Prizes. Her debut poetry collection is Red Handed (Broken Sleep Books, 2024). Her second is Borrowed Ground, a Poetry Book Society Book of the Week (2026).
Join us on 27th November 2026 to celebrate this special edition of your favourite Friday night spoken word event! With Emma C and Adrian Mealing hosting, there will be a few surprises....plus an open mic (sign up on the door). £8 per ticket.
Mews Bouche, Ledbury.
Starts 7pm on the dot, finishes at 9:30pm (in time for your last train home).
Your headliner:
Gray Taylor is a Brighton-based spoken word artist with a penchant for punchlines. Originally from Derby, he discovered his love of poetry after attending 'STATUS FLO' at Brighton Dome, hosted by AFLO. the poet. Gray Taylor is a relatable storyteller, mixing serious subjects with elements of humour encouraging audiences to explore reality from angles they may not have previously considered, and laugh along the way. His poetry includes themes of masculinity, Blackness, family relationships and social change. He has featured at Spit Nights and is the 2026 Shambala festival slam champion.
And featuring:
JLM Morton’s poetry has featured on BBC6 Music and in Poetry Review, Poetry London, Rialto, Magma, Mslexia and The London Magazine. She is the winner of the Geoffrey Dearmer, Laurie Lee and Poetry Archive Worldview Prizes and was highly commended by the Forward Prizes. Her debut poetry collection is Red Handed (Broken Sleep Books, 2024). Her second is Borrowed Ground, a Poetry Book Society Book of the Week (2026).
Event Details
Starts at 7:00PM
