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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/blackfest25-spoken-word-poetry/
SUMMARY:Cornerstone: BlackFest25: Spoken Word Poetry
DESCRIPTION:\n\nOur Spoken Poetry Night - Join us for an exciting night exp
 loring themes of dark humour\, relationships\, race religion + more! Be th
 ere!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK HERE\n\n\n\nJoin us in our experimental The Spo
 ken Word Poetry Night\, which has always been such a well-loved segment of
  the festival from audiences and artists alike.\n\nWe have shortlisted 4 t
 alented and passionate artists to develop their work over a series of prof
 essionally facilitated workshops and rehearsals.\n\nOur Line Up:\n\nDionne
  Simpson - performing as Purpose in the Pain. A Black British Creative\, 
 published author\, musician and Domestic Abuse Advocate. As a survivor\, m
 y work both raises awareness and share my personal journey to recovery. As
  a female with autism\, my creative expressions are unique and easily shif
 t between multiple disciplines including writing\, spoken word and singing
 . Links to your work\n\nJanoma Omena - I am a queer Nigerian creative wri
 ter and poet that tells the stories of young and queer people. I am a freq
 uent performer at the Chapter one Open mic\, Pull Up and Speak and Verbose
  Mcr. My work has been featured on Brittle paper\, and anthologies from Wr
 iter Space Africa the Nigerian Chapter\, Invisible Battles and Survival
 . I have also organised writing conferences and a facilitator of writing w
 orkshops at the Covenant University Literary and Debate Society.\n\nSabiya
  is a Liverpool-based spoken word poet and singer whose work weaves love\
 , introspection\, and stream-of-consciousness style speech into a raw and 
 soulful energy within her work. As an emerging artist\, she hopes to inspi
 re other black and GM creatives to explore their own artistry.The Shakespe
 are North Playhouse team are providing tech support\, Dramaturg and produc
 tion support this year which were are very excited about 4 sessions from t
 he venue+ our artist development from performance for stage skills\, Vocal
  sessions and structure and set + music to set apart and create something 
 special and experimental.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Cornerstone\, Hope Creative Campus\, Shaw Street\, Liverpool\, L6 
 1HP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom
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