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Flapjack Press

Word Central

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Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word

Hosted by Tony Curry

 

Presented by Flapjack Press & Manchester Libraries

 

A free event at
Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD
Ground Floor Performance Space

 

Next:

Tuesday 15th September, 6.00pm - 7.45pm
(doors open 5.40pm)

 

With special guest
Rosa Wright

 

 

September's special guest, Rosa Wright, is a poet, performer and professional weirdo. Based in Salford, she has been the editor of Swordplay Zine, the singer for Illegal Fireworks and nominated for Best Spoken Word at the Manchester Fringe. Her first collection For All My Mothers is available for download on Amazon.

 

Book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 1st September via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk

 

N.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer - it is essential that you stay within this timeframe

Performance slots are allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis from the stated booking time

If they are already filled you will be offered a place on the reserve list

 

Word Central Facebook Group ~ @WordCentralMcr ~ Manc Libraries Blog ~ Library Live

 

Upcoming:


Tue 27 Oct - special guest Chanje Kunda
(book your open mic slot from noon on 13 Oct)


Tue 24 Nov with special guest Ged Thompson
(book your open mic slot from noon on 10 Nov)


Tue 15 Dec - special guest TBA
(book your open mic slot from noon on 1 Dec)

 

Previous special guests:

 

                                                                                                                   

Word Central's host, Tony Curry, is a performance poet, playwright and workshop facilitator. Raised in Crawley to English and South African parents he has lived and worked in Manchester for over three decades, running literature-in-the-community projects with a specific leaning towards mental health and wellbeing. His solo spoken word shows include Brit Boy,Complicit Relations, Moving and The Odyssey, performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. His play, The Teddy Bear, was staged at Manchester’s Contact Theatre, and his work has been exhibited at the city’s art gallery and museum. Tony's most recent poetry collection, We Kid Ourselves, is out now.

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