Hosted by Ella-May Hooper this evening of Spoken Word is a combination of booked poets and an open mic section.

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NEXT SHOW: 15th November

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Ella-May Hooper is the creator and host of ‘Express Yourself’ and could not be more excited at how the event is growing! Ella-May is a proud Mancunian and feminist. She first discovered poetry and started writing it, after sitting in a festival tent for hours listening to spoken word artists share their inspirational work. She didn’t share it for several years but then realised it was the perfect way to communicate her opinions about the world. ‘Express Yourself’ is a chance to share ideas, be creative and inspire.

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Phoebe Wagner

Phoebe is a member of Spare the Poets. She is a both poet and theatre maker and her work blends these two mediums. Currently in her third year studying European Theatre Arts at Rose Bruford College. This summer she performed at BoxedIn, Bold Tendancies in Peckham and you might have found her on the Poetry Takeaway bus writing in Hull. 

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John Wheeler

John is a familiar face at live poetry venues in and around London including the Poetry Society’s Poetry Cafe. He has written and performed for many years and is a multiple poetry slam winner. He was a Farrago UK Finalist and Genesis Finalist in 2015, 2016, and 2017.  

In more literary circles, he won “Highly Commended” in the 2016 Bridport International Competition, and has this year been shortlisted for both the Teignmouth Prize and Wells Literary Festival. He has been published in the 2015 and 2016 Keystone Anthologies and in Uncompassed and “Poems for Keeps” (2017).

Kat Head

A scribbler of all sorts, sandwiching soliloquies and sounds from the soul together in a conversational, stand-up feel, Kat fell into poetry through theatre and then tumbled into Hip Hop soon afterwards. It was the connection of the rhyme and the stories that got her - from rap battles with her siblings in their make shift garden studio to stepping up to freestyle at some of Brighton's best loved Rap nights, Kat just had to reach out through a mic and connect words. She gives her rhymes a bit of company with a guitar and usually a bit of audience participation to accelerate the stories she tells.

 

Jake Wild Hall

Jake is the 2016 Spirit of the PBH Free Fringe and a multiple slam champion. He’s the host of Boomerang Club, one of London’s warmest and most well-loved poetry nights, which enjoyed a popular full run at Edinburgh. He’s performed at the Royal Albert Hall and opened for Daley and Afrikan Boy at the Lyric. Jake is a vegan chef who loves the combination of peanut butter and hot sauce. His first collection Solomon's World was put out this year by BadBetty press.

 

Amber Savva

Amber is a 24 year old actress who just completed an MA in Acting from Arts Educational School. She is a member of Crooked Tree Theatre and has performed in Edinburgh and Camden fringe. She has been acting since the age of four but this year discovered her love for performing spoken word.

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