Heartwood Poetry Special: Safety In Numbers

Thu Jun 18 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC+01:00

Nottingham Playhouse Lounge Bar | Nottingham

Gail Webb
Publisher/HostGail Webb
Heartwood Poetry Special: Safety In Numbers
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Heartwood is a community event , this is a special launch of Safety in Numbers - an anthology of women’s conversations in poetry.
About this Event

Safety in Numbers’ is an anthology made up of a conversation in poetry. Over 200 women respond to each other’s poems in a chain where themes and experiences rise and fall with their voices.

The project forms part of Gill Connors’ PhD on the links between 16th century and 21st century women and how poetry can facilitate conversation

A showcase of some poets in this project as they read their poem and the one they responded to. There will be time for conversation after the reading with a short Q&A and copies of the book for sale.


Performers :

Gill Connors

Sonia Burns

Armor Craw

Jo Lewis

Lytisha Tunbridge

Gail Webb

plus a wraparound open mic!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Nottingham Playhouse Lounge Bar, Wellington Circus, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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