Queers in Lockdown

Exeter Pride

A free writing workshop exploring Queer stories & our experiences of the pandemic

It’s time to tell our stories as a Queer community. This may be LGBT+ history month, but we are also making tomorrow’s history right now. Our stories count and need to be heard. This workshop is a chance to share your experiences of the lockdown and the pandemic. You’ll be invited to make up songs, stories, poems or prose, individually and together. Staying home can be an isolating experience, but we are still a vibrant and creative community who know how to come together and share our passions, griefs, loves and losses. All levels of experience are welcome, from novice to professional - all that is needed is a desire to connect with others and express yourself through creativity. Kimwei McCarthy is the Pandemic Poet in residence for BBC Radio Devon’s Arts show, where he performs a spoken word piece every two weeks to represent the stories of Devon. He lives in Exeter where he serves as Grand Bard - currently in his second year of the seven year Laureateship. He teaches songwriting at Masters Level through AMSonline/University of West London, has performed poems for BBC Radio 4, Exeter Poetry Festival, judged the Exeter Poetry Slam and is a firm believer that everyone should be given the opportunity to explore creative writing as a form of expression. Kimwei will use the results of the workshop as the basis for a spoken word piece called Queers In Lockdown, which will be broadcast on BBC Radio Devon.This is a FREE event brought to you by Exeter Pride as part of our &#x27;Unmute Yourself&#x27; series; a program of creative workshops designed for LGBTQIA+ community. Suitable for anyone aged 16+ This workshop will take place on Zoom. Once you&#x27;ve registered you&#x27;ll be sent a secure link to the meeting. Please don&#x27;t share this link with anybody! In the workshop we encourage you to have your cameras on and be ready to share and participate. This is a safe, creative space for queer, trans &amp; non-binary people For any access needs or other questions please email Chris at c.white@exterpride.co.uk

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