Mini Poetry Press takeover of Speak Your Mind

The Word Association CIC's monthly performance event, Speak Your Mind is back featuring a selection of poets from Mini Poetry Press and hosted by the dynamic Jemima Hughes.

Performance starts at 7.00pm. (Please arrive at 6.30 to secure an open mic slot).

This is a pay what you feel event, but the suggested donation of £5 (or £3 for students or unwaged) will help us to bring more top quality performance poets to Redditch! (Please note we have a couple of subsidised places available, so don't let funds be a barrier).

Featuring...

James Scott- Howes with the launch of his debut collection Unstable Boi: The aggressively positive Nu-Metal dandy returns after a suspiciously short retirement

Rachy XOX with the launch of her debut collection Whispers Behind the Smile: Fun-loving, go-getter with a smile for all occasions and a poet's soul

Maria Tee reading from her book Stolen Dreams of a Girl Child: Powerful, passionate, poetry from the heart and soul

Lisa Millar reading from DK's book Off the Cuff: Lisa is a poet who focuses on promoting women's and animal rights

Freddie Barker reading from the Colour Theory anthology: Vibrant student poet & the 2024-25 Worcestershire Poet Laureate!

and Jay Rose Ana reading from her new book She's Trans Don't Panic: Spoken word poet, youtuber, and founder of Mini Poetry Press

OUR HOST: Jemima Hughes

Sit back and don't relax! Multi slam winner Jemima Hughes will drag you through the “mindfield” of the unorthodox. Always a gripping performance, she will leave you questioning whether she meant to do that, or whether she needs to go and have a lie down. Not for the faint hearted, but definitely from the heart.

With a strong belief that listening saves lives, it’s time to turn her hand to hosting. She can’t wait to introduce people to the stage for them to be seen and feel heard.

Don't forget to buy her brand new book, ‘Into The Ordinary’.

RUN BY: The Word Association CIC

Encouraging writing outside the margins

The Word Association bring writing workshops and opportunities in publishing and performance to underrepresented groups. Their passion is celebrating the stories of marginalised communities and making sure their voices get heard.

The Word Association publish anthologies of workshop participants’ work and distribute them for free at Pride events, literature festivals and throughout Worcestershire Libraries for National Poetry Day, National Coming Out Day and World Mental Health Day.

www.the-word-association.com

[email protected]

THE VENUE: The Old Needleworks Foundation, Redditch (parking available on site)

The Old Needle Works Foundation is based at The Old Needle Works, where they host a variety of mental health support and learning opportunities for the community of Redditch. They offer courses that give individuals educational opportunities and skills development, as well as craft and recreational courses.

They are committed to supporting our community, raising people’s confidence and wellbeing and developing positive mental attitudes through our life coaching projects.

They aim to develop their services to also include peer support to the community with educational advocates, volunteer opportunities and drop-in advice sessions to help sign-post people towards appropriate services.

In addition it is also home to a variety of local charities and creative industries businesses, which also support the community and follow the same ethos in their quest to empower people and create a better future for service users.

http://www.theoldneedleworks.co.uk/

Host or Publisher The Word Association CIC