A Happy New Year to all you delightful wordsmiths poetry lovers - and your beloveds!
It’s a new day, it’s a new year, it’s a new life, and I’m feeling ———
That’s a slight misquote from Elephants Gerald. I think that’s what the DJ said.
We’ve Ann Atkins coming up as our headliner. Woohoo! We haven’t seen Ann for a while so it’ll be great to see her in full flow. She will be split into two but we’ll have to see which two we get. Curious?
Come and join us. Listen to fab poets and writers. Bring your own writings to share for a five-minute open mic slot. spoke@albarz.uk for a place, or leave a Facebook message.
£3 at the door or pay-as-you-feel, and 50p the raffle tickets. Free self serve tea/coffee. Please email or Facebook-message for a spoken word slot, to spoke@albarz.uk - Help us be impressed with how organised we can be.
THEME: Curious
HEADLINER: Ann Atkins
Ann Atkins is a slam-winning poet who likes playing with words and finding inspiration in unusual places, often dished up with a dash of humour. She performs across the country and worldwide online. She co-hosts Coventry's Fire&Dust open mic, and Fire&Dust Zoom for an international audience.
Ann has been published in numerous anthologies and her work has featured on several radio shows. Her collection Not a Robot was published by Allographic Press (2023). Experienced in writing for commissions, she also enjoys facilitating workshops for all ages. Ann features in the Write Club Podcast, is a Nine Arches Press Dynamo mentee (2023-24) and represented Coventry in Dresden on the Coventry Dresden Writers exchange in 2023. She is quite sure she is not a robot.
VENUE:
Brownhills Community Centre’s “The Lamp” theatre space has seating at tables, cabaret style, for us, with *Free* self-serve teas/coffees!
Other drinkies are available at the bar.
Access (including disabled) from car park at the rear.
(Car park entry via Pelsall Road)
Raffle with impressive prizes for fortunate 50p ticket purchasers.
Poetry books available to purchase from performers. Bring yours if you wish!
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In brief…
Date: Wednesday 31st January, 2024
- 7:15 for 7:30 pm
- finish approx 10:00 pm
Theme: Curious
Headliners: Ann Atkins
Place: Brownhills Community Centre, by the miner island.
- Car park entrance via Pelsall Road.
Entry: pay as you feel (suggested £3)
Raffle tickets: 50p
Free tea/coffee - bar available
Facebook Event Page: https://facebook.com/events/s/spoke-in-january-2024/328195510106716/?
spoke@albarz.uk for a place, or leave a Facebook message.
