Join us for the launch of WORD!’s second official publication, Word! Round, with a brief reading from the book and headline set from the editor, Rob Gee. . . . read more
An early evening hour of scintillating open mic - because one WORD! a month just isn't enough! . .Monday 3rd February, 2nd March, 30th March, 4th May, 1st June 2020 . . . read more
Join hosts - She Grrrowls' Carmina Masoliver ("...an honest lyrical epic" - Malika Booker) and WORD!'s Lydia Towsey ("Spectacular" - Poet in the City), alongside Jess Green ("Fantastic" - Jeremy Corbyn) and Shruti Chauhan ("An original . . . read more
WORD! returns to Beeston Library for this International Women’s Day special, presented by Lydia Towsey and featuring acclaimed poet and performer Aoife Mannix. . . . read more
Acclaimed writer and performer Francesca Beard has been described as ”The Queen of British performance poetry” (Metro); “Spine-tingling...witty and narcotic" (The Independent) and “utterly magical” (Evening Standard). . . . read more
Join us for the launch of a new WORD! anthology exploring the Northern Ireland Troubles and work of the renowned Bogside Artists towards peace and reconciliation. . . . read more
Andrew Graves regularly performs his work throughout the UK and has appeared on TV and radio, from Radio 6 Music’s Cerys Matthews Show to Inside Out and BBC 4’s acclaimed documentary Evidently John Cooper Clarke. . . . . . read more
Delivered in collaboration with Moonshine Word Jam and the Green Room Gardeners and featuring open mic, nocturnal flowers, The Bootleg Trio and more… Share your work against a backdrop of live music, and/or sink back into the sounds and smells of summer. . . . read more
WORD! is an 18-year-old voluntary poetry and spoken word organisation based in the East Midlands. Not only does it deliver one of the longest running poetry and spoken word nights in the UK, but it is also pioneering an ever expanding programme of other activities across Leicester and Nottinghamshire.
These include regular nights in Leicester and Beeston; one off shows; a poetry festival; annual Slam; regular workshops; ongoing and one-off projects working with specific communities and our publishing imprint, WORD! Poetry.
We are uniquely co-produced by an NHS Trust (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust) and currently enabled due to the generous funding support of Arts Council England. Further funding support is provided by University of Leicester Wellbeing Matters (via the Edith Murphy Foundation), Attenborough Arts Centre and Inspire.
Our other partners and collaborators include BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Group and Writing East Midlands.
Not just one of the longest running poetry nights in the UK…
