Saboteur Spotlight: Best Spoken Word Performer 2021, Luke Wright!
Congratulations on your recent win at the Saboteur Awards Festival 2021! How did you feel when you found out that
Read moreCongratulations on your recent win at the Saboteur Awards Festival 2021! How did you feel when you found out that
Read more– Written by Hannah Ledlie – I suspect Jet Sweeney’s ‘Mountain’ might be a marmite poem. To test this theory
Read moreAnyone seeking to facilitate poetry in the digital world of lockdown must start from a place of comparison and introspection. What are the essential elements of a ‘normal’ poetry event?
Read moreWhen I was asked to start this series, I could think of some great performances off the top of my head, but I wanted to cast the widest net possible and allow myself to be surprised.
Read moreIf you have an interest in poetry and have spent much time online lately, you’ve probably noticed the emergence of a new ‘genre’ referred to by some as ‘quarantine poetry’.
Read moreLate last year, UK spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs announced their first national tour. Their goal was to bring ‘LIVEwire’ to eight different venues across the country.
Read moreUtopia – a single-hander written and performed by multi-disciplinary artist and creative producer Amahra Spence – blurred the barriers between life and art.
Read more– reviewed by Jessica Holliland – Back in July, I had the pleasure of heading along to Plymouth’s Theatre
Read moreAn introduction from our West Midlands Spoken Word Editor, Hannah Ledlie: “Regular spoken word nights are the lifeblood of the
Read more-Reviewed by Phoebe Walker- Longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2018, Toby Campion’s Through your blood is a powerful,
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