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SUMMARY:Poetry & Spoken Word Open-Mic Upstairs at Wildwood\, Chichester
DESCRIPTION:Come along and read some of your own poetry or prose\, listen to others and share in the joys of the spoken word.\n\n\nArive from 6pm to order drinks and snacks. Open-Mic starts at 6:30pm.  \nJoin us for our regular in-person Open-Mic event upstairs at Wildwood in Chichester\, West Sussex. We meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month. The event is free to attend and open to anyone\, but a £3.00 donation made on the door would be very much appreciated. \nCome along and read some of your own poetry\, a published poem or even read some prose. Wildwood serve teas\, coffees and soft drinks as well as beers\, wines\, spirits\, cocktails\, pizza\, pasta\, salads and other delicious food.  \nIt doesn’t matter if this is the first piece you have written or whether you are a seasoned pro\, you will find a warm and supportive welcome as you share your work with us out loud. \nAnd if reading out loud is not for you\, please do come along and enjoy the atmosphere and listen to the readings.
URL:https://wordsoutloud.org.uk/event/poetry-spoken-word-open-mic-at-wagtail-coffee-yoga-chichester-25/
LOCATION:Wildwood\, 30 Southgate\, Chichester\, England\, PO19 1DP\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Saturday Writers Club at Graylingwell Chapel
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Writers Club\, Join with others in a friendly\, sociable environment to work on your writing projects.\n\n\nOn alternate Saturdays\, Words Out Loud facilitates a Writers Club at Graylingwell Chapel. The Club is free\, open to anyone whatever their level of writing ability and is a wonderful opportunity to meet with other people who have a shared interest in creative writing\, non-fiction writing or who simply want time and space to develop a writing practice.  \nYou may choose to share what you are writing if you wish but most people just want to start or continue with their own project. We are there to offer help\, advice\, support if you need it\, writing prompts if you are stuck for ideas or just be a friendly face. \nCome and join us at the Slay table in The Chapel from 11:00am to 1:00pm on alternate Saturdays from October 7th 2023 onwards. Find us in the What’s On section of the Chapel website under Activities. No need to book\, just turn up! \nFind out more about Words Out Loud and our events at our website: www.wordsoutloud.org.uk/open-mic
URL:https://wordsoutloud.org.uk/event/saturday-writers-club-at-graylingwell-chapel-24/
LOCATION:The Chapel Café\, Graylingwell Drive\, Chichester\, England\, PO19 6BZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Folk\, Blues and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:An evening of Music and Words on the theme of Folk\, Blues and Beyond.\n\n\nOn February 16th 2024\, Words Out Loud will present an evening of Music and Words on the theme of Folk\, Blues and Beyond.\n \nWe are excited to have music from two wonderful local singer/songwriters\, Alex Roberts and Ben Jones\, both of whom play music rooted in Folk and Blues and the title of the evening comes from a 1965 Album by the legendary singer and guitarist Davy Graham. \nThe evening will also feature spoken word readings on the theme. \nThis piece from Alex Roberts conveys the mood\, vibe and feel of our theme for this night.  \n \nI woke up this morning \nIn mind of a pledge made last night \nTo speak of the blues \nTo shed some light  \n \n‘A musical style of early 20th Century African-America culture…’ \nA crossroads of work songs and spiritual songs \nSlavery and servitude shuffling behind 12 bars  \n \nBut beyond this \nThe Blues is a universally human expression \nOf melancholy and oppression \nOf righteousness and defiance \nOf non-coercion and self-sovereignty  \nOf spiritual fortitude  \n \nTranscending race or creed  \nNot merely a musical form \nBut a soulful language of inner truth \n \n\n\n\nAlex Roberts  \n\nTo say that Alex has many strings to his bow would be a metaphor forgiven for the fact that it helps to conjure his presence as a musical magician. Almost totemic\, whether it’s finger-style acoustic guitar\, lap-steel\, or bouzouki\, Alex plays with a mastery borne of years of graft\, craft\, and of a man who seems to straddle boundaries of time. \n \nHis lyrics offer a fusion of cultural pertinence\, generated by an acute appreciation for our earth and ancestry\, and a raw gift for storytelling. His musical oeuvre is enriched by his travels and immersive living experiences\, the result is an oasis of mini ‘odysseys’ in which each song feels like it has been specially harvested for our appreciation. \n \n​Alex has been actively engaged in a number of progressive musical and initiatives\, from Billy Bragg’s ‘Jail Guitar Doors’ – supporting rehabilitation with music in young offenders institutes\, to music therapy with disabled people. He is also a founding member of the Far Flung Collective . Alex’s music has been featured on film and television\, he also composes music for film. Most recently he collaborated with Double-Bassist\, Graeme Ross on a new album: ‘Meridians & Superpowers’. Released in February 2023. \n \n​With titles bestowed upon him such as ‘the Bard of Dorset’ and ‘Hollowneck Troubadour’ (after his award winning use of the lap-steel guitar)\, Alex continues to respond to his calling as a troubadour. \n \n\n\n\nBen Jones \n \nBen Jones is a folk/indie singer-songwriter who finds inspiration in the fusion of traditional and contemporary folk music. His heartfelt lyrics and melodies reflect a deep love for storytelling.  \n \n“Fast becoming a very popular performer on the south coast” – PIP Productions. \n \nBen has played venues such as Wickham Festival\, Portsmouth Bandstand\, and performs regularly at venues spanning Brighton\, Chichester and Portsmouth. \n \nAfter the release of his independently produced album titled\, ‘You Know Me’\, Ben is now working towards a second self-produced album scheduled to be released next year.
URL:https://wordsoutloud.org.uk/event/folk-blues-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Wildwood\, 30 Southgate\, Chichester\, England\, PO19 1DP\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Zoom Event with Featured Reader Jo Lilley Followed by Open-Mic
DESCRIPTION:Featured reader Jo Lilley\, reads from her work followed by an Open-mic\n\n\nJoin us Online with Featured Reader Joanna Lilley with Open-Mic to follow. \nTo Join us Online\, via Zoom\, visit our website and click the ‘Join the Zoom Event’ button. \nwww.wordsoutloud.org.uk/open-mic \nTickets are free\, but a £3.00 donation made at our website would be very much appreciated. \nhttps://wordsoutloud.org.uk/donate \nPoetry and fiction author Joanna Lilley is from the south of England and now lives in Yukon\, Canada.  \nHer latest poetry collection\, Endlings\, is all about extinct animals and won the Fred Kerner Book Award. Her other poetry collections are If There Were Roads and The Fleece Era which was nominated for the Fred Cogswell Award.  \nHer novel Worry Stones was longlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award\, and she’s also the author of a short story collection\, The Birthday Books.  \nJoanna loves sharing the joy of words and has participated in events as far afield as Alaska and Iceland. In 2021\, she received Commissioner of Yukon’s Borealis Prize for literary contribution.  \nFind Joanna online at; \n www.joannalilley.com. \n \nSister\nThe places she pinned \nand didn’t tell me\, \nfastening her future. \nI hoard them for her on my screen\, \narchitectural feats of \nteetering homes \non cliffs\, \non rocks\,  \non shores. \nShe never got to see them. \nShe’d hate me if I did \nwhat I’m thinking  \nof doing\, \ngoing to each place \nto see which ones were built\, \nare real\, \nand which were only dreams.
URL:https://wordsoutloud.org.uk/event/featured-reader-jo-lilley-followed-by-open-mic/
LOCATION:Wildwood\, 30 Southgate\, Chichester\, England\, PO19 1DP\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Saturday Writers Club at Graylingwell Chapel
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Writers Club\, Join with others in a friendly\, sociable environment to work on your writing projects.\n\n\nOn alternate Saturdays\, Words Out Loud facilitates a Writers Club at Graylingwell Chapel. The Club is free\, open to anyone whatever their level of writing ability and is a wonderful opportunity to meet with other people who have a shared interest in creative writing\, non-fiction writing or who simply want time and space to develop a writing practice.  \nYou may choose to share what you are writing if you wish but most people just want to start or continue with their own project. We are there to offer help\, advice\, support if you need it\, writing prompts if you are stuck for ideas or just be a friendly face. \nCome and join us at the Slay table in The Chapel from 11:00am to 1:00pm on alternate Saturdays from October 7th 2023 onwards. Find us in the What’s On section of the Chapel website under Activities. No need to book\, just turn up! \nFind out more about Words Out Loud and our events at our website: www.wordsoutloud.org.uk/open-mic
URL:https://wordsoutloud.org.uk/event/saturday-writers-club-at-graylingwell-chapel-25/
LOCATION:The Chapel Café\, Graylingwell Drive\, Chichester\, England\, PO19 6BZ\, United Kingdom
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