Prickly Pear Open Mic feat. Sandra Bond

Come and enjoy an event that shines a light on all disabilities, whether physical or mental, hidden or unhidden. Please note that self-diagnosis is Valid. Open to all, but priority will be given to those with a disability and/or those who wish to share words about disability. So please join us to celebrate and lift the performers among us that are often left uncatered for.

Run by neurodivergent poets we understand how difficult it can be to perform when the world is set up for the abled. This is one of the reasons we are an ONLINE event. Being online means no distance is a barrier, we want to hear voices from around the world, but please be aware that the hosts' language will be in English. This is a pay-what-you-feel/can event, instructions on how to donate will be given during the event.

This month we are delighted to be featuring the brilliant, witty, funny, dry, sardonic poet that is SANDRA BOND!

BIO:

Sandra Bond was born in Stoke on Trent and fifty years of dotting around the world have not succeeded in ridding her voice of its native Staffordshire twang. This being the case, she has made a virtue of necessity and uses that voice, loudly, in poetry and literary events all over the Midlands. Trans, queer and neurodivergent, she is the author of three novels and two poetry collections, Poetry Slum and The Goblin Muse. Among her poetic influences she lists Wendy Cope, John Cooper Clarke, Attila the Stockbroker, James Elroy Flecker, Roger McGough, Chesterbelloc, and Noel Bastable. She is not to be trusted near cats.

Please email ashleyedge.poet@gmail.com to request an open mic slot. A ticket does not guarantee this. If you have any special requirements, please let us know, as we will be more than happy to accommodate your needs.

A reading order will be given at the start of the event, to ensure folk are not left in the 'unknown'. The event will run from 7pm until 9pm gmt/utc every 2nd Sunday. Everyone will have 3 mins to perform.

To donate to Prickly Pear directly, PayPal URL:

https://paypal.me/edgepp?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB

No hate will be tolerated. So no racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism. Equality, equity and diversity are not just words.

***PLEASE USE AN AUTHENTICATED ZOOM ACCOUNT (LOGGED-IN) AND DISPLAY YOUR NAME WHEN JOINING THE EVENT. IT MUST MATCH THE NAME ON THE TICKET. ENTRY WILL BE REFUSED WITHOUT THIS***