Pen-Ting Vol. 16: Finding Balance

Welcome back y'all!

We're back after our refresh/relaunch with another volume of verbal vibrations and wordy wonder! This month's theme is Balance, be it work/life, creating for yourself or other, or however you interpret it.

Also, we're (belatedly) celebrating International Women's Day! Our theme is inspired by their campaign for gender equality #BalanceForBetter.

The earlybird ticket link is available via our *newsletter* (subscribe for a monthly update on all tings-Pen, our future manoeuvres, and to beat the queue).

FEATURES -

BIRDSPEED

Birdspeed is a multidisciplinary artist whose exciting and inspiring style of performance poetry has been captivating audiences across England and the East Coast of America. Born in London, raised in Barbados, Birdspeed is known for presenting powerful narratives using social commentary, West African and Caribbean folklore, and afrofuturism. Though relatively new to the spoken word scene Birdspeed has clocked an impressive list of achievements. Her most notable performances for 2018 include: featuring at WOMAD festival, headlining at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC and the African American Center, PA. Birdspeed is also a multi - slam winner, will be representing in the Hammer and Tongue finals in 2019 and will be competing in the finals for the New York Slam Championships this year.

Dedicated to empowering and inspiring people through cultural integrity, especially marginalized and disadvantaged communities, Birdspeed wrote, recorded, and filmed a poem a day for British Black History Month, chronicling notable black British figures. In 2019 Birdspeed wrote, choreographed and directed her first stage-play The Firebird, which was presented at the Salisbury Theatre Playhouse for Fest West in February.

OLLIE O'NEILL

Ollie O'Neill is a London based poet, former UK Youth Slam Champion, and member of the 2017 Apples & Snakes Writing Room programme, which also rebirthed Pen-Ting. Her debut pamphlet 'Ways of Coping' is being published by Out-Spoken Press in March 2019. She has previously performed in venues such as The Institute of Contemporary Arts, Soho Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, and The 100 Club, as well as Cheltenham Literary Festival, The Verve Poetry Festival, and Wilderness Festival. She has recently had work translated and published in Columbia, and was shortlisted for the Out-Spoken Prize for Page Poetry in 2018.'

DETAILS

£5 standard (£3 Open Mic’ers)
Tickets via Shoobs (limited spaces available)

Doors open from 6:30pm, 7pm start.

OPEN MIC

Whether you’re a rapper, poet, musician, actor, or storyteller of any kind, you’re welcome to 3 minutes on the mic to do your thing.

We have 5 OPEN MIC tickets available on the door (+reserves) so if you don't buy a slot in advance, arrive at 6:30 to sign up on the door.
(If you have a backing track/projections/any other technical requirements, please let us know before the day of the event.)

CYPHER (POST-SHOW)

As always we encourage anyone and everyone to come and take part whether you're a seasoned MC or just want to try something new. Our rap cypher is space for anyone to shoot your shot and spit your piece over a selection of beats from our DJs. Come and enjoy the vibes and join the conversation by jumping on the mic or standing back and soak it up!
The PTP Cypher takes place after the main event until 11pm, hosted by The Repeat Beat Poet.

LOCATION

SET Space,
27a Dalston Lane.
E8 3DF

CONTACT
pentingcrew@gmail.com

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Omari Daniel
The Repeat Beat Poet

Frequently Asked Questions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9xlWTtdrRghKHmHM6TB1e2T9G-V0voa/view