About this Event
Words-based Sunday evenings in the heart of London including; featured poets, open mic slots, poem sharing, discussion, feedback and writing activities.
Bring your pens, pencils and daydreams. Open mic sign ups from 5:30pm.
6:00pm-9:00pm
Every other Sunday
Also; crisp beers, silky hot chocolates and breathtakingly lovely folk
Hangovers and foggy end-of-weekend brains very welcome
Poetry is a team game.
We spend so much time sat alone trying to find our muse. Trying to put that blemishless idea down on blemishless paper, or being frustrated that we can’t just stop scrolling and independently pull out a fully polished poem from deep within our psyche. The truth is, for most of us, art is easier, more rewarding and more alive when social. Playing with words was collectively developed for real social functions - telling stories for a reason; it is empathising, it is wearing other people’s glasses for a minute, it is the practice of connection - warts, mistakes, scrappy first drafts and all.
Word Space is about listening as much as writing or performing. About community and being wholly generous with our much fought for attention. It is about the necessity of space to hear, think, and digest someone’s words and give encouragement, appreciation and artistic support. Miles Davis said something like ‘jazz is the gap between notes’. Word Space might be the breath after a full stop – followed by telling someone you loved their third line.
Location:
St. Elmos, The Guitar Social, 26 Caledonian Road
3 mins walk from Kings Cross
N1 9DT
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Guitar Social - St Elmo's, 26 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom
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