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Verbalise is one of Brewery Arts’ most beloved community events, where emerging voices meet world-renowned artists on a shared stage. Sign up and take part, or sit back and enjoy!
28 March – Kieren King
We are celebrating King of Salford poetry and UK Slam Champion Kieren King’s poetry collection Spit & Sawdust, published by Flapjack Press. Kieren is the Great Northern Slam champion and four-time UK National Slam finalist. With poems of pubs, politics, love, and life in Salford, this debut is funny, fearless, and unapologetically Northern – poetry that belongs as much in the bar as on the bookshelf.
25 April – Rosy Carrick
Rosy Carrick is a writer, performer, translator, compere and bad-ass cut-throat b*tch. In her second collection, I Love, award-winning poet and playwright Rosy Carrick presents a passionate, lyrical and unflinching intimate collage of ruptured memory, drowned childhood, irreducible violence, and the intoxicating chimaera of inviolable desire. Her poems are experimental and playful.
Rosy has co-hosted the Glastonbury Poetry & Words stage for the last decade. She co-hosted the Latitude poetry stage between 2011-2016/ She ran Hammer & Tongue Brighton between 2008 and 2015 as well as the annual Poets v MCs event at Brighton’s Concorde 2.
She has taught English Literature and Critical Theory at Sussex University and Creative Writing and Performance Skills at Brighton University.
Workshop | Tickets £10 | 4 – 5.30pm
Join Rosy for practical hands-on advice and to try things out. There will be time for questions and personal tips to help your own performance.
Come to this workshop to learn about performance skills, how Rosy translates her poems to the stage and how she crafts her performances.
‘Absolutely brilliant’ Dawn French.
20 May – Poetry Club
Join our brand new Poetry Club featuring David Viney!
A multiple poetry slam winner, workshop facilitator and guest at poetry nights and festivals across the UK – he has published two poetry collections with Flapjack Press, ‘A Poet Called Dave’ (2015) and ‘In Orbit, Back Soon’ (2021). His biggest gig (so far) was performing at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the World Taekwondo Championships at Manchester Arena in May 2019. His smallest gig (so far) was to one man and a dog at Edinburgh Fringe and “the dog loved it.”
Book tickets here.
27 June – Rowland Crowland
Rowland’s a Morecambe-based poet known largely for his crazy, streetwise poems which blend the mundane with the spiritual and invariably have an undercurrent of darkness. His collections include “Thief” and “Outcast” both published by Big White Shed and a 2nd Edition of his book “Beggars” is due this year. Nicknamed “the Goblin Poet,” he brings mischief and a spark of magic to his performances.
25 July – Jake Wild Hall
Jake Wild Hall is an award-winning poet and one half of Bad Betty Press. He has performed on BBC Radio and at festivals and literary events across the UK. He is a multiple slam champion, and his work has been published in magazines, anthologies, and online journals. He is the author of two pamphlets: Solomon’s World, which was longlisted for the Saboteur Award for Best Pamphlet, and Blank.
He has worked with partners including Penguin, Apples and Snakes, Writing East Midlands, Derby Poetry Festival, and Pearson. He has also been a guest tutor at Nottingham Trent University, the University of Nottingham, King’s College London, the University of Lincoln, and others.
About your host
Ann Grant is the co-founder and host of Verbalise. It’s important to her that the space is friendly, welcoming, accessible and has a sense of community. Ann has hosted live events in pubs, festivals and theatres across the UK. She has been the South Cumbria Poet Laureate, and she’s a workshop facilitator who enjoys collaborations and writing for wellbeing.
“You’re a cracking host!” Shaun Fallows, guest poet
More about the event
Verbalise was formed in 2009 to create a platform for emerging performance poets in the Cumbria and Lancashire area. Writers from all disciplines are welcome to perform for 4 minutes or less on the open mic, including storytellers, songwriters, novelists and comedians.
At each event, we have a featured guest who is an established or emerging writer. We have a no hate speech policy, and the performers and audience respect each other with people new to reading their words being encouraged and welcomed.
Please email annthepoet@gmail.com to book your open mic spot of up to 4 mins, including introductions. Include your words so they can be screen-shared during your performance. Please state if you will be attending live or online.
See all Comedy and Spoken Word events here.
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Brewery Members receive a 10% discount on most ticketed live performances and event tickets, sign in to your account to take advantage of these discounts.
A commission of £2.50 - £3.50 is included in the ticket price, to support our administration costs and the maintenance and development of our historic venue, helping ensure we are here for future generations. Creative learning classes & workshops are exempt.
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Some live events may carry strict age restrictions, these are outlined on our website. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult at all times during evening events.
