Urban Wordsmiths || An evening of spoken word feat. Joshua Luke Smith

The Blurb...

Urban Wordsmiths is an evening of spoken word poetry and live music entertainment in the heart of Roath. Hosted by award winning spoken word Poet Dai Woolridge, Urban Wordsmiths is fast becoming one of the best Poetry nights in Cardiff. You'll find us in the incredible Urban Crofters building, so come join us for a night of spoken word, open mic, live music and all round great vibes.

A taster of the night...

To summarise Urban Wordsmiths it’s an evening of Spoken Word, Open mic, Live Music, and round good vibes. But what does that look like in practise? No night is ever the same, but there are familiar key touch points at every event.

• Theme - A typical evening has an overarching theme to inspire content, and help build a narrative to the event. We’ve explored Remembrance, Weep and Rejoice, Heroes, and Home

• Open Mic - We have 5 open mic spots where anyone can share their stuff, if you’re an up-and-comer, or a first-timer - we love to celebrate Poetry and People!

• Feature Poets - We typically have 3-4 feature Poets at each event. We love to give a platform for local Poets and emerging poets. Many of our feature Poets are published and seasoned performers.

• Headliner - we love to showcase some of the best poets in the country. So far, we’ve had Harry Baker, Stephen James Smith, Storm Cecile, Duke Al and Connor Allen.

• Music Act - at every event, we have a resident music act who helps bring the vibes. We love spoken word poetry, but we also love live music and when the two genres mix, we think something special happens.

• Reflection - Usually there’s a spoken word and music collab to reflect on the theme of the evening where Dai or Cath share, which often has a nod to faith or their personal story.

Joshua Luke Smith is a pastor, producer, published author and poet for the people. He’s a songwriter, storyteller, podcaster and published author. He’s the founder of Orphan No More, a record label and creative community as well as The Psalmists, a charity helping the lives of offenders through creative expression and self-reflection.

The deets...

• Date: Friday 8th November
• Time: 6.30pm Doors Open || 7.30pm kick off
• Venue: Urban Crofters || Crofts St, Cardiff CF24 3DZ
• Tickets: £7 (plus a small transaction fee)

Open mic

For open mic requests, please book an open mic ticket on this page.

The heart behind it...

- to showcase poetry that is engaging, entertaining and accessible for all.

- to celebrate poetry and people

- to use our voices to uplift, inspire, encourage and challenge with care

The Line-up...

Stay tuned for more announcements to follow!

Host or Publisher Sound Of Wales