LIVE POETS SOCIETY!

LIVE POETS SOCIETY

An evening of performance poetry from slam champions, and published and prize-winning poets.

 Friday 23rd August, 19:30-21:45

 Ticket price £5

 To book tickets, call in at the library, phone 01746 763358, Facebook or email bridgnorth.library@shropshire.gov.uk

Sharon Ashton.

Using poems for flight … Without the hassle of airport security and limited fluids, prize–winning Bridgnorth writer Sharon Ashton will take you on a journey in poetry, from Shropshire, across the world, and back.

Morgan Birch

Morgan Birch is a performance poet, multi-slam winner and self-confessed rhyme and rhythm addict. With subjects ranging from political protest to the mating habits of frogs, Morgan will always give you plenty of words for your money.

Barbara Chapman

Barbara is Chair of Bridgnorth Writers’ Group. In 2021 she was longlisted in the Gloucestershire Poetry Society’s Open Poetry Competition; her entry in the 2023 PPP Competition was one of seven commended poems.

Lizzie Prudence

Since swapping a potter’s wheel for a notebook, Lizzie shares her poetry around Shropshire and the West Midlands.  As a member of the British Haiku society Lizzie has performed haiku arranged for voice and flute.

Colin Wells

Colin is a multiple poetry slam champion and has performed at many venues worldwide including: The RSC, BBC, Granada Television, NEC, ICC, Disneyland Paris and, most recently, at Violet’s Tea Rooms in Bridgnorth.

John Woodall

John was the Wolverhampton Literature Festival Poetry Slam Champion in 2022

the Whitchurch Poetry Slam Champion in 2023, the Ironbridge Poetry Slam Champion in 2023 and the Cheltenham Poetry Festival Slam Champion in 2024.