⏳️ 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 ⏳️

Calling all poetry fans in North Somerset! Join us at Front Room WSM on Thu 25 Apr for a night of electric spoken word poetry.

Featuring a stellar line-up of acts presented to you in a lush venue. Even better - tickets are Pay As You Feel 🎟

Our next poetry writing workshop in Blackburn takes place on Sat 27 Apr, with guest facilitator Louise Fazackerley (s/her)!

Join us at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery from 10am-12pm. Everybody's welcome, and tickets are PAYF - priced at £3, £5, and £7 ✍️

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Here are the competitors for our Roundhouse Poetry Slam heat! This is the first time that the iconic slam has visited Leeds, and we can't wait to show 'em what we're about 🎤

Our guest judges are Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Vanessa Kisuule, and Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼 🤩

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𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞!

Kat Lyons is a Queer writer, performer, facilitator, and creative producer. Their poetry collection 'Love Beneath the Nails' is available on Verve Poetry Press and they recently finished touring 'Dry Season', a spoken word theatre show exploring menopause.

It's time to get those summer t-shirts ready 🌻

Available in sizes S-XXL, priced at £15 plus P+P!

These were released last year to coincide with the hardback special edition of Salena Godden's #PessimismIsForLightweights collection on Rough Trade Books.

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The first of our exclusive Patreon writing prompts comes from poet and multi-award-winning theatre-maker Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼 ✍️

We're keen to see where these prompts take you...and remember, we've reopened our Insta submissions!

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🎤 𝟮 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 🎤

Join us at Hyde Park Book Club on 29 Apr, as the iconic Roundhouse Poetry Slam rolls into Leeds for the first time! Your superstar judges for these regional heats are Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Vanessa Kisuule & Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼.

🎟 £5 + booking fee
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A selection of images by Adam Webb from our recent Tubthumping event 📸

We hosted Hollie McNish as part of her Lobster 🦞 tour, enjoyed a stunning feature set from Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼, and had a brilliant showcase section.

View the full gallery on our website!

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✍️ 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 ✍️

Join us at The Theatre Shop in Clevedon for a relaxed poetry workshop with the wonderful Josie Alford.

All are welcome, and tickets are available from £3!

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Hello! Some exciting news from LIVEwire HQ ⚡

Firstly, we've launched a Patreon page, which will play a huge role in helping us to develop. Secondly, we've reintroduced our Insta submissions. It's kinda like a huge digital typed open mic!

More below 🧵
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𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼!

Laurie Bolger is a London-based poet and founder of The Creative Writing Breakfast Club. Laurie's work has been widely anthologised and featured at Glastonbury, TATE, and Sky Arts. Her debut collection 'Box Rooms' celebrated community and her W10 roots.

The second of our poetry writing workshops in Clevedon takes place at The Theatre Shop on Sat 20 Apr! This time, we welcome the fabulous Josie Alford as our guest facilitator.

The workshop takes place from 1230-1430 and tickets are PAYF (£3, £5, £7) ✍️

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The highlights from our Tubthumping event starring Hollie McNish at The Old Woollen a few weeks back, courtesy of Adam Webb ⚡️

Huge thanks again to everybody who attended - it was our largest audience to date.

⚡️ 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗲 ⚡️

We're coming to Front Room WSM on Thu 25 Apr! Join us for our first-ever LIVEwire Weston event as we present a night of electric spoken word poetry.

Starring Laurie Bolger, Vanessa Kisuule & Kat Lyons!

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We're loving these pics from our LIVEwire Manchester event a few weeks back ⚡️

View the full gallery on our website!

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The highlights from our LIVEwire Manchester event at The Edge a few weeks back, courtesy of the excellent Josh Hill ⚡️

Huge thanks again to everybody who attended and made it such a special night. We'll be announcing our June event shortly...

This was such a confidence boost for me 🙌🏻 I was genuinely gobsmacked to discover that I made it into the #NationalPoetryCompetition longlist.

They received over 19k entries from around the globe and longlisted just under 1%. Huge congratulations to everybody else on the list!

✍️ 𝟭 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼

Don't miss our poetry workshop with Toria Garbutt on Saturday 23 March! It takes place at TEN Queen Street (part of Lawrence Batley Theatre) in Huddersfield town centre from 12.30-2.30pm, and tickets start at just £3.

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This is tomorrow (Saturday) from 12.30-2.30pm, and there are tickets available for as little as £3!

If you're a poet based in North Somerset or know anybody who might be interested, please check it out or share it 🙏🏻

⚡️ 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 ⚡️

Join us at The Edge for a night of 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 spoken word poetry! Starring (🥁...) Momtaza Mehri, Jess Green and Casey Bailey.

Your hosts will be Matt (Ferguson) Abbott 🍉 and Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼. Don't miss out!

🎟 £15 (£13) • 🕢 7.30pm
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