WORD UP!
SPOKEN WORD STAGE @ THE FORUM
SATURDAY 24TH MAY
PEN TO POWER
Using poetry to ease anxiety and speak boldly. Word Up! Is running a workshop to help you write poetry, and get you comfortable with performing. Join us to learn how to use creativity to lower your anxiety and increase your confidence.
JACK MACKEY
The legend that is Jack Mackey is bringing his beautiful voice and guitar and doing a half our set to warm you up before showing you how to turn your poem into a song.
Find his music here; 🌐 INSTAGRAM
POEM WORKSHOP
Join Jack, bring a guitar or a poem and we will all work together to learn how you can turn a poem into a song.
Listen to jack's beautiful music here - 🎵 SPOTIFY
OPEN MIC
Your chance to make your voice heard. It's how we all become richer, so join us to share your words.
ELLE DILLON-REAMS
5:30 PM
Come join us to hear from Elle Dillon-Reams. She is an award winning, poetry slam champion, multi-hyphenate, neurodiverse, artist originally from Brighton.
Selected by Craig Charles and BBC6 music as part of the poetry class of 2023, she's currently touring the UK with her two, award-winning, spoken word solo shows (MEAT and HoneyBEE). On 26th May she'll be in Leicester at The International with HoneyBEE then back on the road again from September - all details via Elle's website or IG:
🌐 INSTAGRAM@elledillonreams
Her debut poetry collection - Maladaptive was published by Verve Poetry Press and is available in person with Elle wherever you see her perform, online, and at all good book stores.
SUNDAY 25TH MAY
PEN TO POWER
Using poetry to ease anxiety and speak boldly. Word Up! Is running a workshop to help you write poetry, and get you comfortable with performing. Join us to learn how to use creativity to lower your anxiety and increase your confidence.
JACK MACKEY
The legend that is Jack Mackey is bringing his beautiful voice and guitar and doing a half our set to warm you up before showing you how to turn your poem into a song.
Find his music here; 🌐 INSTAGRAM
POEM WORKSHOP
Join Jack, bring a guitar or a poem and we will all work together to learn how you can turn a poem into a song.
Listen to jack's beautiful music here - 🎵 SPOTIFY
OPEN MIC
Your chance to make your voice heard. It's how we all become richer, so join us to share your words.
SENXE
5:30 PM
Come join us to hear words form Senxe, a rapper and spoken word artist from South London.
You can find more about his work here:
FOOD
CHARLIE'S ANGELS KITCHEN
ABOUT WORD UP!
A Spoken Word community event open to all. Originally held at the Forum and now held the first Wednesday of every month at the Old Auction House (Linden Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5QL).
The Forum, Fonthill, Tunbridge Wells, England TN4 8YU, United Kingdom
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