Moving Voices Fri 27. Nov 2026 with Stephen Smith / Bitterne Station Community Hub / Fri 25/9.26

Moving Voices is Southampton’s longest-running open mic, held in the unique setting of a converted train station waiting room. It’s a brave space and a safer space - welcoming, intimate, and fiercely inclusive. Whether you're taking the mic for the first time or experimenting with something new, you'll find a small but mighty audience ready to cheer you on.

We centre LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent and marginalised voices, celebrate diversity, and create room for stories that don’t always get heard, even the messy and raw ones. Come as you are, share what you’ve got - poems, songs, stories, or something in between. 

Sign up from 7pm. 

About our special guest:

Stephen Smith is a Southampton poet whose gentle, lyrical work explores life, perspective and the quiet shifts that can change how we see the world. Thoughtful, uplifting and often deeply moving, their poetry invites us to look again: at ourselves, at one another, and at the ordinary things we might otherwise pass by.

A regular and much-loved voice at Moving Voices, Stephen brings a warmth and openness to the stage, finding depth without heaviness and hope without looking away from life’s complexities.

Hosted by Jez Franck

Jez is a nonbinary poet and multidisciplinary artist whose works treads liminal worlds of symbolism, ritual, wildness and activism. 

Booking is highly advised as the venue is small and the event is popular!

Find out more about our venue including how to get there here

Pay as you feel - we don't want anyone to miss out on this event for lack of funds, so we offer a pay-as-you-feel pricing structure, or input the discount code solidarity4eva for a free ticket.

6.45pm doors open
7pm signup
7.30pm - Open mic (5 minute slots)
8.30pm Break
8.45pm Special guest
9.25pm short break
9.35pm Quick fire open mic 
10pm finish

(Times may vary slightly)

For terms and conditions of booking please see here