Word Wise #80 Shaun Fallows, Louise Fazackerley and Jack Washingdale's book launch!
Schedule
Fri Sep 27 2024 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street, de1 3lb Derby, United Kingdom | Derby, EN
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Word Wise is a spoken word and poetry night uniting the best talent from around the UK and beyond, with Derby's finest performers. Word Wise won the 2019 Saboteur award for Best Regular Spoken Word Event in the UK.£3 Early bird tickets (plus booking fee) £5 on the door.
Shaun Fallows:
Shaun Fallows is a poet born with cerebral palsy. Real and raw, expect potholes, speed-dating and Amsterdam in this exploration of disability, relationships and travel. He will be touring his new book ‘Redundant Butties’ which defines what it means to grow up as a working-class man and wheelchair user today. Our hearts are not desolate, just the tyre tracks are muddied.
Louise Fazackerley:
With work rooted in word-witchery and the working class, Louise explores the synergy between poetry, voice and movement in a way that makes the ugly beautiful and the mundane fantastical. Winner of BBC Radio 3 ‘New Voices’, European Slam Finalist and support artist for punk legend Dr. John Cooper Clark, Louise is a true, Northern powerhouse. Welcome to her world of darkly humorous poetry.
Previous poetry collections include The Lolitas and The Uniform Factory (Verve Poetry Press), Bird St. (The Secret Writers Club) and audio book, Council House Poetry (Nymphs & Thugs.) Louise has a degree in Theatre Studies and Creative Writing from Lancaster University and an MA in Creative Writing from Edge Hill University. She lectures and teaches creative writing in schools, prisons and universities. When she is not writing, Louise is loping around Wigan and wrangling two teenage daughters and two teenage cats.
'WIRES' is the debut poetry pamphlet from Jack Washingdale, a multi-slam-winning poet known for his performance-driven work. With a background in Theatre and Live Art, Jack has performed his poetry at venues nationwide and, more recently, on BBC Radio.
Jack Washingdale:
Published by Big White Shed, 'WIRES' brings Jack’s most celebrated performance pieces to print for the first time, alongside his own original images. This collection explores themes of connection, memory, family, and the complexities of modern life, offering moments of both reflection and humor.
This is poetry meant to be read aloud.
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Where is it happening?
Dubrek Studios, 67 Bridge Street, de1 3lb Derby, United Kingdom, 67 Bridge Street, Derby, DE1 3, United Kingdom,DerbyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
