Queer & Still Here
Join Spork! for another helping of Queer & Still Here! A big dollop of spoken-word celebrating LGBTQIA+ voices
Wed 26 May (8PM)
via Zoom
Tickets: £3 (plus a £0.50 booking fee)
Featuring 2 incredible headliners; Joelle Taylor and Toby Campion. Plus an LGBTQ+ open-mic. Compered by the incomparable Rhys Slade-Jones (aka Bopa Rhys)
JOELLE TAYLOR is an award-winning poet, playwright and author who toured the world with her latest collection Songs My Enemy Taught Me. She is widely anthologised, the author of 3 full poetry collections and 3 plays.
TOBY CAMPION is an award winning British poet and playwright, a UK National Poetry Slam Champion and a World Poetry Slam finalist.
PLUS
The night will also feature work from 3 Devon-based artists: Charice Bhardwaj, Robert Garnham &
Maya de Freitas
OPEN MIC
Limited slots available for the open-mic. Open to all LGBTQ+ poets & artists. To sign up for a 3 min slot, email Chris at sporkpoetry@gmail.com. Please note, that you'll still have to purchase a ticket to perform in the open-mic!
RHYS SLADE-JONES (aka BOPA RHYS) is our hostess with the most ass. An awarding winning artist, drag queen, theatre-maker & all-round Welsh National Treasure
This event will take place via Zoom. Booking will close 15 mins before the event and the Zoom link will be sent out via the email address you booked with.
Brought to you by Spork! Poetry and made possible with the support of Arts Council England.
