WELCOME TO LIVEWIRE POETRY
“LIVEwire was a fantastic evening of entertaining, thought-provoking, educational, inspiring, uplifting, soul activating spoken word. Tattoo the dates somewhere. It’ll be worth the ink!”
— Leeds Living (reviewing LIVEwire Leeds, Oct. 2019)
LIVEwire is a brand-new poetry organisation; specialising in live events and writer development. We aim to champion and inspire poets from all walks of life. Our organisation has evolved from Nymphs & Thugs.
The first stage of our project sees live events in Leeds, Manchester, and Weston-super-Mare. It also sees workshops in Huddersfield, Blackburn, Clevedon, and online.
The plan is to grow and expand around the UK and online at every stage of our journey. To contribute to the UK’s thriving poetry scene and to contribute towards pushing and developing the art-form, spark by spark…
Upcoming EVENTS
These are our live events and workshops that are currently on sale. More will be added over the coming weeks and months, so keep checking back!
Clevedon workshop No.3 | Saili Katebe
Sat 11 May • PAYF
Theatre Shop, Clevedon
Huddersfield workshop No.2 | Kim Moore
Sat 11 May • PAYF
Lawrence Batley Theatre
LIVEwire Poetry x Bad Betty Live No.3
Tue 21 May • £6 (£4 conc.)
Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
What People Say
“Those familiar with the feeling at the end of a quality spoken word event will know it’s like a hug. A thing of warmth and comfort that may have been sparked by sadness, or anger. Hearing people speak their truths, challenge the status quo and share their stories can be hilarious, moving and inspirational.”
— The State of The Arts (reviewing LIVEwire Bristol, Nov. 2o19)
VISIT OUR INDIE RECORD LABEL
NYMPHS & THUGS RECORDING CO.
The world’s leading indie spoken word label, est. 2015. Our landmark projects include Salena Godden‘s ‘LIVEwire‘ album in 2017, Luke Wright‘s ‘TWENTY‘ album in 2019, and our Disarm Hate x Poetry project in 2021.
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