Apples and Snakes
@ApplesAndSnakes
England’s leading organisation for #SpokenWord and #PerformancePoetry.
#NoWordUnspoken #PoetryWithBite
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Salena Godden
Author of 'Mrs Death Misses Death' & 'Pessimism is for Lightweights' - New books 'Springfield Road' & 'With Love, Grief and Fury' published May 2024
Roger Robinson
TS Eliot and Ondaatje Prize winning poet, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and alumni of The Complete Works and collaborator on The Rest Residency.
Dr Kim Moore
She/Her 'All the Men I Never Married', 'The Art of Falling' (SerenBooks)'What The Trumpet Taught Me' (@poetrybusiness) agent: @chriswellbelove
Anthony Anaxagorou
✍🏽 After the Formalities with @PennedintheM. How To Write It with @merkybooks. Heritage Aesthetics with @grantabooks - Rep'd by @ClaudiaL_young.
Jake Wild-Acre Hall
💚Co-founder of @badbettypress, poet and dad! contact: [email protected] He/Him. Creator of @ooippfest [email protected]
Had a cracking night at Apples and Snakes's Jawdance last night, great to see Salena Godden illuminate a stage again reading from a fierce brand new collection. I don't get to go to that many events at the moment, so glad I made a special journey to this one.
Forward Prizes T. S. Eliot Prize Royal Society of Literature Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa is a British-born, Barbadian-raised choreopoet. Her interdisciplinary art braids dance and poetry. Safiya is an Obsidian Foundation fellow and an Apples and Snakes/Jerwood Foundation Poetry in Performance recipient.
🎧 Latest podcast episode is live! 🎧
Yomi Ṣode 🇳🇬 chats to Roger Robinson about his experience in different poetry scenes. They talk on the different dynamic talent that Roger has encountered & how it has highlighted the value of individuality.
Listen here: bit.ly/3PMpAZm
Calling Manchester's performance poets - apply to slam with a chance to win £100. Night of music and poetry with special guests headliners. Three minutes to wow industry judges!
🗓️ 30th May The Blues Kitchen
🎫 Apply & Tickets: youngidentity.org/one-mic-stand
❌ Deadline: 19th May
This week...Apples and Snakes Jawdance returns for another epic night, Irene Taylor Trust x Drake Music present the Emerging Artists Showcase, Phosphoros Theatre 🧡 bring TENDER to our stage and join us for the premiere of Star Nhà Ease: Vietnamese Cinema💚
See what's on > richmix.org.uk/whats-on/
Your weekend writing prompts ⚡ Inspired by our Black Writers: After Hours interviews with SuAndi and Cherrelle Anne
Tag us in your responses or e-mail your work to [email protected] – we’ll share our favourites next week 🤩
#getcreative #amwriting
OUR ace Rachel Long zoom workshop, the 2nd in our series (tinyurl.com/3bp9cnrd) is TOMORROW (Tues 14th Feb, 7pm). We can squeeze a couple more in if you're keen - go here to book! tinyurl.com/5r4eudaz ❤️
LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ The Edge Nafeesa Hamid Apples and Snakes New Writing North Manchester Poetry Library Manchester Literature Festival Manchester City of Literature Royal Exchange Theatre ChorltonBookFestival Chorlton Bookshop The Mancunion Manchester Street Poem What a beautiful line up! See you soon! BIGlove Xx
Jawdance is heading to Rich Mix this Wednesday!
Yomi Ṣode 🇳🇬 is hosting + we have a fab line up... don't miss your chance to see performances from Salena Godden, Chloë Clarke Jeremiah Brown & Kobie Dee.
📅 Wed 15 May
🕖 7pm
📍Rich Mix
🔗 bit.ly/3I09cyk
Take a read of our latest blog 'From Baby Poet to Croydon's poet Laureate' by Shaniqua Benjamin
A truly fascinating read, charting Shaniqua's amazing creative career from it's beginnings to her current role as Croydon's Poet Laureate! Take a read here 👉 bit.ly/3USTDB9
Welcoming Kobie Dee to the Jawdance line up for May!
He joins an incredible line up featuring host Yomi Ṣode 🇳🇬 & Salena Godden Chloë Clarke and Jeremiah Brown.
Join us for an incredible evening Rich Mix on Wed 15 May. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3I09cyk
Calling all West Yorkshire-based poets! Our second Huddersfield workshop takes place this coming Saturday (11am-1pm) and will be led by the phenomenal Dr Kim Moore ✍️
Tickets are available below from just £3, and everybody is welcome.
eventbrite.com/e/891856786657
Wishing our wonderful patron Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 a very happy birthday! 🎂
Hope you have a lovely day! As a special treat we're sharing a recording of Michael's recent live stream + Q&A of his short film coma2020 with you all.
Take a watch & enjoy here👇 bit.ly/3QCkwqK
