"Which would you save if your house was on fire - your books or records?" An impossible choice, according to the guys behind this mix of spoken word and songwriting. Present are cult folk collective Woodpigeon and dark, satirical, former £1m record deal-clutching wordsmith Murray Lachlan Young, fellow poet Aoife Mannix and accordionist Janie Armour. Topping off the lyrical feast are Dead Poets, offering a mash-up of trad poetry and razor-sharp MCing.

• South Hill Park, Bracknell, Sat; The Cross Kings, N1, Sun; Norwich Arts Centre, Mon; Arc, Stockton-on-Tees, Tue; Assembly Rooms, Derby, Wed; Phoenix, Exeter, Thu, phrasedandconfused.co.uk