Fen Speak May 2022 ft. Kathryn O'Driscoll
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Fen Speak open mic night with special guest set from Kathryn O'Driscoll, plus open mic slots for poems and stories.
About this event
This event will be online via Zoom. Register for a ticket to receive the Zoom meeting information.
This month Fen Speak is delighted to welcome Kathryn O'Driscoll as our featured guest act. Plus spoken word open mic slots for your poems and stories.
Kathryn O'Driscoll is a spoken word poet, writer and activist from Bath, England. She is a U.K. slam champion (2021) and a World Slam Finalist. Her poems mostly focus around mental health, disability, loss, and survival. She has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Bath Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, Cheltenham Literary Festival, Bristol Poetry Festival, on BBC Radio Bristol, and was one of the featured poets on the (BAFTA winning) Sky Arts spoken word TV show Life and Rhymes. She was longlisted for both the Outspoken Prize for Performance Poetry and the Saboteur Awards Best Spoken Word Performer in 2022. Her Arts Council England funded debut poetry collection ‘Cliff Notes’ was released by Verve Poetry Press in February.
Sign up for an open mic ticket if you'd like to read a poem or story, or just come along and enjoy the show.
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