Word on the Street - Spoken Word & Hip Hop

We return with published prize winning poet Anthony Anaxagorou, respected both in the ends and on the news! He will be sharing his new works from his newly released book After The Formalities, he is an incredible performer and you will be blown away.

Hosted by Shay D & Rebel Simpson with a live DJ on the night who will be playing your faves in hip hop, soul, uk rap, chilled vibes perfect for a date night, to network with other creatives or for catchin up.
HEADLINER:
Anthony Anaxagorou is a British-born Cypriot poet, fiction writer, essayist, publisher and poetry educator.

His poetry and fiction have appeared on BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio 4, ITV, Vice UK, Channel 4 and Sky Arts, and have been published in POETRY, The Poetry Review, Poetry London, Granta, The Rialto, Oxford Poetry, Wildness and The Feminist Review.

In 2015 he won the Groucho Maverick Award and was shortlisted for the Hospital Club’s H-100 Award for most influential people in writing and publishing. In 2019 he was made an honorary fellow of the University of Roehampton.

Anthony is artistic director of Out-Spoken, a monthly poetry and music event held at London’s Southbank Centre, and is founder of Out-Spoken Press, an independent publisher of poetry and critical writing that aims to challenge the lack of diversity in British publishing.

He has toured extensively throughout Europe and Australia and his work has been studied in universities, schools and colleges across Europe and the USA.

PHONETIC
If you're a true boombap Hip-Hop fanatic then teenager, Brighton born rapper, Phonetic is definitely one to look out for in the future.
Growing up listening to the likes of Nas, Wu-Tang, Lowkey and Akala, there's no wonder that her style is as raw, energetic and underground as it comes; paying homage to the true old school sound of Hip-Hop, blended with it's own UK twist.

With a healthy supply of producers at her disposal it's not surprising really that Phonetic has been busy grafting in the studio, mastering her craft - carefully piecing together her EP project which she's looking to release this year.

Harlem Soul has delicious food from chicken waffles to vegan shakes so you can eat whil you enjoy the show!
There s open mic, sign up on arrival for a 3 min acapella, or join the mc cypher at the end where the dj drops instrumentals and the mcs all pass on the mic and go in with their bars!