Spoken word performance
I'll be performing extracts of my solo show Dry Season as part of an evening of poetry themed around women and non-binary people’s experience of health and resilience.
Quay Words
Spoken Word event at UWE
Speak For Yourself: LGBT+ Showcase & Open Mic
This second Speak For Yourself event will celebrate LGBT+ History Month at UWE, with a variety showcase of Bristol-based poets and an open mic.
FREE ENTRY for all UWE students and staff
Verve Poetry Festival
Spoken word performance: Dry Season extracts & poetry reading
Join me for a performance of poetry from my debut collection from Verve Poetry Press and extracts from my spoken word solo show Dry Season to launch the UK tour. Expect honest explorations of perimenopausal chaos and musings on societal ideas of age and gender, as well as poems about love, grief and living through both.
In-person and online tickets available at the link below.
Milk Poetry
Milk Poetry presents Strong Bones: The Words That Built Us
Strong Bones is a special Milk Poetry event, celebrating the words that built us up to become the lyrical grown-ups we are today.
SpitFire: Spoken Word. Older Voices. LIVE!
Spoken word event celebrating the experiences of 40+ women
In collaboration with artist Catrin Osborne's touring exhibition ‘This Is What The Menopause Looks Like’, join me for a special SpitFire LIVE! event celebrating the experiences of older women. Expect an extract of my spoken word show Dry Season, sparkling words from three talented guest poets and the chance to take part in an open mic.
NOTE: This is a FREE event but spaces are limited. Please book your free tickets in advance at the link below.
Courtroom Cabaret
Cabaret set
Life is a cabaret! Join me and a bevy of talented performers for a fabulous evening of live(!) in-person(!) performances ranging from spoken word (me) to standup to burlesque
Rainbow Fish Speakeasy
A spoken word night for the broken, the beautiful and all their friends.
Hosted by Liv Torc of 'Haiflu' fame, this lovely event includes a headline set from me, a perfromance from Liv, a collaborative audience poem, and open mic spots. Possibly the friendliest night in the South West!
FlushFest Cabaret
Spoken word performance as part of a Menopause Cabaret!
Created by the Menopause Cafe, FlushFest is the world's first Menopause Festival! I'll be presenting extracts of my show Dry Season in the evening cabaret, alongside a bevy of amazing poets, speakers, musicians and singer-songwriters.
Sonnet Youth
Sonnet Youth + Raise the Bar join forces for a night of spoken word awesomeness
Poetry, comedy, hip hop and a feature set by yours truly- this night has it all!
Tickets are via Patreon- for only £5 + VAT you can sign up to the GUEST STAR tier via their Patreon below to watch the stream. This price gives you access to 2 shows per month!
SpitFire
Spoken word. Older womxn. No holds barred.
Join your lovely host (me) for another night of incredible intergenerational spoken word poetry featuring internationally recognised headliner and former World Poetry Slam Champion, Kat François, with brilliant support from Lucy English, Brenda Read-Brown and Shaguft K Iqbal. Sit back in the comfort of your own home and celebrate the talent, voices and diverse experiences of older women.
SpitFire is part of my Dry Season project and is funded and supported by Arts Council England