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​Poetry reading at the RoseMary Branch Theatre for New Word Order 08 Apr 2017

I was asked to be the headline performer for a new poetry event: New Word Order.

Held on the second Saturday of each month, it promises to be a really engaging night and I loved taking part. It's located at the award winning RoseMary Branch theatre, I was excited as soon as I arrived, the whole interior has character, history and charm. The company behind the night are Bourne West, who are Nell King and and Jon Stephenson.

They succeeded in curating a fabulous night that mixed featured poets like myself, Max Rinehart, Abi Unwin Smith and Nell King. They also had open mic, and in the second half it was challenge the poet! Audience members were encouraged to write out a subject, simile and a word to rhyme with in the first half, the poets wrote something in the interval and then delivered the results in the second half Mock The Week style, running up to the mic.

A hauntingly lovely two piece band called For Freda performed in the first and second half, I loved the combination of their guitar, violin and voice. I gave a 20 minute performance featuring work from Rocking Underground, The Lock And The Key and also four new poems.

It felt really good to share them with an audience, to give them life in a theatre. After the reading I was filled with joy, to be surrounded by positive, creative people, coming together, getting to share my work and hearing work that was hilarious, disarming, satirical and also touched on love and death, and politics.

I wish Bourne West luck, and I'm looking forward to the next New Word Order.