There’s a double bill of two great poets at the February Cellar Bards in Cardigan on Friday, February 27 – the bawdy and satirical Mab Jones and the playful and political Johnny Giles.

Mab Jones has graced stages all over the UK, in the USA, Ireland, Paris and Japan. She supported Phil Jupitus at the Edinburgh Fringe for the last two years, has featured on BBC Radio4, gigged at festivals such as Latitude and Green Man, and was the first resident poet at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Her political poems have her featured on the infamous Red Watch list, while her first poetry collection, Poor Queen, was published by Burning Eye Books last year. www.mabjones.com

At just 22 years old, Johnny Giles is one of the youngest poets in the UK to already have a published pamphlet. Chalk Outlines, from Blackheath Books, came out last year on National Poetry Day when he was still 21. Drawing inspiration as much from traditional forms as modern hip hop styles, Johnny's poems are highly personal as well as politically charged; playful in their use of language, as well as deeply profound. Full of passion, they display a timeless wisdom that is rare in someone so young.

The Cellar Bards meet on Friday, February 27, in the Castle Café Cellar Bar, Cardigan. Doors and the bar open at 7.30pm, the event starts at 8pm. Entry is £3.

As always, there are open mic spots for writers of poetry, short stories, micro-fiction and novels. Just put your name down at the door if you want to read. Or just go along and listen to a great variety of spoken word literature from Mab and Johnny and many talented local writers.

See The Cellar Bards Facebook page for more information.

Special guests at the March Bards event, March 27, will be Nigel Jarrett and Ros Hudis. Same times, same prices, same open mic options.