Salena Godden & Co. (Summer of LOVEwire tour)

Open Mic Event

Contact: matt@nymphsandthugs.net

Nymphs & Thugs presents...
The 'Summer of LOVEwire' tour
Salena Godden
with support from Matt Abbott Poet,
Martin Figura and Helen Ivory,
plus open mic.

Fronted by poetic powerhouse Salena Godden, the Nymphs & Thugs label presents an evening of dynamic, engaging and politically charged spoken word. The tour launches Salena Godden's brand new 2LP gatefold vinyl release of her critically acclaimed 'LIVEwire' audio collection, which was shortlisted for The Poetry Society's Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.

"A spoken word album that truly is electric" 5*, The i Paper
"Everybody needs to hear LIVEwire", PROWL HOUSE
"Godden is at the vanguard of this particular publishing moment" The Empathy Library

With support from Salena's N&T label mates, the tour will showcase the UK's flourishing spoken word scene at its finest. This is poetry that will make you laugh, make you cry, make you shake your fist in anger and make you reach for a pen yourself: this is poetry for the people.

Salena Godden is one of the UK's foremost poets; regularly topping the bill at literary festivals, whilst continuing to drive her art form in her third decade of performing. 2016 saw Salena release audio collection 'LIVEwire', and feature in highly-acclaimed book 'The Good Immigrant'.

Matt Abbott has recently established himself on the UK's thriving scene, having appeared on stages around the UK for the last decade. He fuses socio-political commentary and contemporary kitchen sink realism; presented with a natural wit and an engaging, accessible style.

Martin Figura's collection and show 'Whistle' was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and won the 2013 Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Show. His new show 'Dr Zeeman's Catastrophe Machine' (Cinnamon Press) was showcased in 2016. ahead of touring in 2017. He lives in Norwich where he runs the literature event Café Writers | http://www.martinfigura.co.uk/

Helen Ivory is a poet and visual artist. Her fourth Bloodaxe Books collection is 'Waiting for Bluebeard'. She edits the webzine Ink Sweat & Tears and teaches for the WCN/ UEA online Creative Writing programme. Last year she received an Arts Council grant to work on 'The Anatomical Venus', her forthcoming Bloodaxe collection | http://www.helenivory.co.uk/

Open mic slots will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Price: £8.00

Time: 7:30pm