Join the Trowbridge Stanza at Drawing Projects UK on Saturday 6 June at 2pm for the launch of Isabelle Thompson's pamphlet, Stalin's Parrot, and join in an open mic. You can find tickets here.

Isabelle Thompson is a graduate of Bath Spa University’s MA in Creative Writing, where she now works as a research assistant supporting programmes focused on story and inclusive ecosystems of support for writers. She has been widely published in magazines, was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize 2025, winner of the 2022 Poets and Players competition, and was a finalist in the 2021 Mslexia competition. Stalin’s Parrot is Isabelle’s debut pamphlet, and it is published with Poetry Space.

All are welcome to join this Trowbridge Stanza event - please note that entry is by pre-booked ticket only.

Trowbridge Stanza is affiliated to The Poetry Society. If you have not attended a Trowbridge Stanza event before, please take a moment to read The Poetry Society's Stanzas Code of Conduct which you can find here.

ArtHaus Coffee at Drawing Projects UK will be open from 10am to 3pm. Please arrive early to get your coffees, tea and/or cake from Arthaus.

The event starts promptly at 2:00pm, with check in from c1:45pm.