For our festive King Ink, we signed off the year with a bang. We had two fabulous headliners, Pauline Plummer and Mel McAvoy, fifteen open mic poets, and a packed house!

We've included five poems in this episode: The Devil's Shoes in the Back Home Shop by Pauline Plummer, Is a Dream by Philip Wardle, Death of Civilised Society Averted by a Bus Wave by Iain Rowan, Leveling Down by Sharon Milley, and Read Poems as Prayers by Mel McEvoy.

Thanks to all of our contributors, and everyone who braved the winter chill to make our last event of the year so special. Seeya in 2023!

King Ink is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. This season is supported by Your Art funding from the Cultural Spring.