punctuated by pop up poetic responses, #SBFest24 strong poetry bill features Emilie Lauren Jones Andrea Mbarushimana Navkiran Kaur Mann Roe McDonnell (they/he) #WeArePoetyNation collective curated by Alison Manning & just announced, 10th May Jasmine Gardosi and much, much more.

Criterion Theatre Emilie Lauren Jones Andrea Mbarushimana Navkiran Kaur Mann Roe McDonnell (they/he) Alison Manning Jasmine Gardosi Please spread the word Raef Boylan Nine Arches Press Talking Birds Ann Atkins - Poet Watson Johnny JohnPoetBernard

SBFest24 Criterion Theatre bill features Emilie Lauren Jones Andrea Mbarushimana & Maxi Navkiran Kaur Mann & wesley finch WeArePoetyNation curated by Alison Manning & Jasmine Gardosi

#SBFest24 4th May Zero Hour by Andrea Mbarushimana.
A poetry drama for two voices about coming to terms with a diagnosis of epilepsy. With Martin Jordan aka Maxi di Poet creative spoken word artist and actor.
 
@Andymba24
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#SBFest24 7th May Emilie Lauren Jones
amusing anecdotes interspersed with spoken word poetry where words will tickle your funny bone and touch your heart. Featuring clever wordplay and insightful observations.

Now we're back from the Easter holidays we are VERY excited about our first ever #Coventry #PoetrySlam 🤩

Get your tickets here 👇
bit.ly/CoventryPoetry

#PoetryTwitter #poetry

What a fabulous Saturday at The Big Read with authors Julia Rawlinson Emilie Lauren Jones Brothers McLeod 📚

Thank you to Warwick Institute of Engagement for organising & Warwick Arts Centre for having us! 🙌

Make sure you keep an eye out for Resonate events on their website -
resonatefestival.co.uk

Wonderful day at #TheBigRead yesterday, immersed in the happy chaos of Fletcher’s colouring area alongside Emilie Lauren Jones, Brothers McLeod & Kenilworth Books🌱🌺🌻🦔. So many fabulous colourers and budding authors ✏️📚🖍️ #WarwickResonate #ResonateFestival #FletchersFourSeasons

Thank you for a fabulous day 💙

1/2 Delighted to be asked by suman gujral to judge the entries for `Third Space’ a poetry anthology for South Asian Poets which will be published by Renard Press Entries will be chosen via call out which is live on here: thirdspacestories.com Deadline: 17.5.24.

Alice Oswald’s draft poems are works of art in themselves ⁦Bodleian Libraries⁩ ⁦University of Oxford⁩ - free exhibition worth seeing! Manuscripts by Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, George Eliot.. #poetry #oxford #amwriting

Absolutely buzzing to announce that I’m in Propel Magazine issue 10 tomorrow! A dream come true!

Such exciting news for us! We're delighted to have been offered a more permanent London home on the 1st floor LUSH UK Spa on Oxford Street. LUSH Oxford Street
We're looking to set up a lovely team of people to work with us there! Please share far and wide!
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Join us at Historic Coventry Trust's Charterhouse on Sunday 21 April and experience Blossomise – a live music and poetry performance by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and the band LYR 🎤

Find all the info you need here: historiccoventrytrust.org.uk/whats-on/bloss…

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Springboard Festival 24 from 4th to 11th May. Drama. #SBFest24 U25 £5.00 per night.
Seven nights, two short plays a night poetry inc Andrea Mbarushimana Emilie Lauren Jones Navkiran Kaur Mann & music Lauren South wesley finch Carol Whitworth

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Since the start of the year my Saturday mornings have been spent with this lovely bunch from Coventry Young Carers and Cov Cloth at St Mary's Guildhall. Their fabulous exhibition will be up at The Guildhall for the next few weeks.
Photo Credits: Jamie Gray Photography

Last night we celebrated the Worcestershire #PoetrySlam final Palace Theatre, Redditch 🤩

Huge congratulations to winners St John's CE Middle School Academy & runners up Arden Library🐧 & Norton Juxta Kempsey School! 🏆🎉👏

And a massive well done to all 13 schools that took part!

Plus a huge thank you to host & judges Giovanni Esposito Emilie Lauren Jones Damani Dennisur and …CHRiS WHiTE… who even illustrated the front row before the show started! 😍✍🎨

What a fantastic celebration of #poetry and #creativity