A poetry workshop to evolve your writing practice by observing the natural world in cities and towns.
Free to attend. BOOK VIA EVENTBRITE HERE.
Write, create and build resilience for urban environments using journaling, poetry and the written and spoken word.
In this 90min online workshop we will discuss the symbolism of the natural world and how we can sharpen our own poetic lens. Using visual prompts we will examine how awe and wonder can return to us an imaginative coping mechanism to inspire authentic writing.
Those who attend will leave with a number of exercises that they can practice in their own time.
Presented by Apples & Snakes for the Deptford Literature Festival.
Access information:
- This online workshop will be captioned and have BSL interpretation
- If you require additional access provision in order to attend or take part in the Festival, for example, larger print handouts at workshops, or a scribe, please get in touch before the Festival day at: [email protected]
For more information about the access provision available, please visit: spreadtheword.org.uk/access-at-deptford-literature-festival
About the featured artist and partner
Zena Edwards
Festival artist
See More
Zena Edwards has been performing poetry for more than 20 years at venues across London and beyond. Her innovative solo shows – Security, Travelling Light and The Fury Project – combine poetry and theatre; André Naffis-Sahely has described her as ‘more an orchestral conductor than a solo performer’.
Edwards is currently working towards her first collection. ‘It’s a story of embodiment of the ancestral line,’ she writes. ‘It will touch on themes of the body and
personal sovereignty, belonging and home, spirituality and faith, nature and environmental awareness.’
Apples and Snakes
Festival partner
See More
Apples and Snakes is England’s leading organisation for spoken word with an international reputation for producing engaging, transformative and inspiring experiences for audiences across the UK.
Spoken word trailblazers, the company commissions and produces events, develops artists and runs participation programmes across the country.
It exists to amplify ignored voices, support and champion poets and poetry in performance and challenge expectations of what poetry is and can be.
Since 1982, the organisation has advocated for artistic and social change through the power of performance poetry working with artists including the likes of The Last Poets, Lemn Sissay, Kae Tempest, Charlie Dark, Inua Ellams, Roger Robinson, Joelle Taylor, Yomi Sode, Jean Binta Breeze, Salena Godden and Michael Rosen…amongst many others!