This year – for the first time ever – the Gate to Southwell Festival in Nottinghamshire will be hosting poetry and spoken word alongside its more usual musical fare.

Spoken Word Showcase

The Spoken Word Showcase will be taking place on the afternoon of Saturday 11^th June, with poetry and storytelling courtesy of DIY Poets, performing some of the best spoken word in the East Midlands. They’ll be plenty of tall tales, comedy, rhythms and rhymes, as well as loads of poems based on the themes of music and community.

It’s a chance to check out the broad range of talent on the local spoken word scene, and see some of the rising stars ‘Before They Were Famous’! The showcase is loosely based on the themes of music and community, but anything can happen with spoken word!

Southwell Slam

Then, on Sunday 12^th June, it’s over to you! Yes, you’re invited to get involved, and participate in the very first Southwell Slam – an open poetry and spoken word performance competition, giving budding poets the chance to perform their work as part of the festival.

In case you’re not familiar with a poetry slam, it’s a competition where people read or perform a short piece of writing for an audience. Each performer can choose to read out a poem, song lyrics or a short story, and the performer can also choose to read their own work, or a piece of writing by another author. Each performer gets just three minutes in which to recite or read their piece, and at the end of the competition, the audience decide their favourites. The winner will be given the title of the Festival Bard for 2016!

Could you have what it takes?

 

Information

To find out more about the event and to purchase tickets follow the links below.

Spoken word at Southwell

Tickets

For more information contact Leanne Moden at Southwellslam@gmail.com