Poet's Palace Birmingham

POET’S PALACE – BIRMINGHAM
Spoken Word |Live Music |Headliners |Open Mic
Wed, May 13th
7:00–10:00 PM
Legacy Centre, 144 Potters Lane, Birmingham, B6 4UU
Poet’s Palace is back in Brum at Legacy, bringing fire to the mic, soulful sounds to the stage, and a buzzing community into the room. Expect headline sets, open mic magic, and music that moves.
Hosted by your Prince of the Palace Vig Venkataramaiah
HEADLINERS
EMMET O'BRIEN is a Dublin poet, performer, and organiser who emerged in 2017. Within six months he published his debut book ‘A Perspective From The Corrupt Mind Of The Youth’ - exploring substance abuse in working-class Dublin. Known for viral pieces like "The North Side" and "Dirty Dublin," he founded the event Vybrations and later Phat Cones.O'Brien has performed internationally, released three books, toured Europe, and delivers poetry workshops in prisons on mental health themes.
DEV is a multi faceted poet, aiming to flip the negative narrative that hangs over mental health, into one that can bring hope to those who need it.
"when you realise that mental health isn't just a very dark place, but a space waiting for light, you'll see how easy it is to make it"
MUPENEGURI is a Zimbabwean poet, writer and thinker living in Birmingham. The pen-name in his mother tongue means 'the one who looks inside of things to really understand their essence.'Mupenenguri the poet, engineers written and spoken word to connect; to awaken the parts of ourselves that have been forced to sleep silently; most importantly he uses words to remind people of their stolen greatness.Check out his Substack publication titled 'Mupenenguri speaks...' for more of his work.

LIVE MUSIC
Tyriq Baker - Sax
The multi-instrumentalist from @samplethekids brings soulful, genre-blending energy to the night with his unmatched skill on the keys.
Sam Gardiner – Keys
A self taught Jazz pianist whose style reflects that of Oscar Peterson and Red Garland who are 2 deeply revered pianists. Aside from Jazz, he listens to lots of Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, and other 70s and 80s music and take a lot of inspiration from these artists into his own personal creativity and piano style.
OPEN MIC – 6 SLOTS
DM Vig or email us to sign up early.
Missed out? No worries — we’ve got wild card picks on the night!
Audience votes for their favourite poet — winner gets a feature slot at the next show!
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This is an event which upholds Safespoken principles.
Poet’s Palace is a platform for emerging spoken word artists. Through live events, open mics, and workshops, we create inclusive spaces that amplify new voices, support creative growth, and build community through truth-telling and care, centering artists from the Global Majority, LGBTQIA2+ communities, and those historically excluded from the arts.

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