The Poetry Exchange Event

WEDNESDAY APRIL 7TH 7.30-9.30PM

Born Lippy & Spoken present -THE POETRY EXCHANGE

Live and direct from a stage to your living room. Over Ssix months poets from Newcastle & London have visited each others cities to co-create spoken word to inspire social change. This night will be the premier of of those poems performed alongside a healthy dose of stand-up comedy, live Hiphop & Grime.

Featuring:

MARK ‘MR T’ THOMPSON

Activist, educator & performer trying to change the world, one heart and mind at a time, using spoken word as a tool in bringing about change through verse. His work had featured on BBC Radio 4 to the Paralympics and runs London night -‘Poetry From The Grassroots.’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68uWjtBEOqA

ELLEN MORAN

Spoken word poet who fbelieves in taking collective action and working cooperatively to change our society to be better for everyone. She is the winner of the Great Northern Slam 2018 and a semi-finalist of the Hammer and Tongue UK Final 2019.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fISqVymWOOw&t=1s

Plus much more TBA

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