Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Recent Comments

Marla Joy on Lions Land.
2 hours ago

Greg Freeman on Dominoes
2 hours ago

M.C. Newberry on Combe Gibbet
3 hours ago

Ian Whiteley on Citizens
3 hours ago

M.C. Newberry on Sashaying to Byzantium
3 hours ago

M.C. Newberry on IT AIN'T ME, BABE
3 hours ago

Auracle on Festive FM
5 hours ago

Tim Higbee on Grandfather
6 hours ago

TobaniNataiella on She Says Goodbye
7 hours ago

R A Porter on Sashaying to Byzantium
9 hours ago

Current Promotions

Current Promotions

We’re pleased to announce the following promotions for our 24th September OpenMind event at Fuel Cafe Bar.

*2 for 1 entry for all OpenSpacers – bring a friend free!*Quote GERBIL on the door to be entered into a prize draw for free entry for yourself and a friend to our OpenMind Halloween Special at Fuel on 22nd October.

*All who share the event page for OpenMind...

Read and leave comments (0)

OpenMindSlamSeptemberOpenMind: Slamming SeptemberGERBILFuelPoetryMusicArtDanceTheatrePrize DrawRaffle

OpenMind website updates

We're proud to announce that our website has undergone renovations.

Please take a look at the new affiliated artist pages and the OpenMind Collective page.

OpenMind Collective

 

Read and leave comments (0)

OpenMindWebsiteStaffArtistsPoetsArtPaintingDrawingMusicPoetry

OpenMind: Slamming September Poster

Take a look at the poster for our OpenMind: Slamming September event at Fuel on Monday 24th September.

 

 

Read and leave comments (0)

SlamSeptemberOpenMindPoetryMusicDanceArtExhibitionAcousticTheatreSpoken WordRapVarietyCompetition

OpenMind: Slamming September

OpenMind: Slamming September:

 

Following on from our highly attended and jam packed 2 year birthday show OpenMind are back at Fuel on Monday 24th September for OpenMind: Slamming September, our first ever multi-genre OpenSpace slam event. This event will be presided over by GrIm who's taking his first ever crack at presenting an event, so be sure to give him your love, energy and full ...

Read and leave comments (0)

ArtPoetryMusicOpenMindOpenSpaceSlam

OpenMind: Slamming September

OpenMind: Slamming September:

 

Following on from our highly attended and jam packed 2 year birthday show OpenMind are back at Fuel on Monday 24th September for OpenMind: Slamming September, our first ever multi-genre OpenSpace slam event. This event will be presided over by GrIm who's taking his first ever crack at presenting an event, so be sure to give him your love, energy and full ...

Read and leave comments (0)

ArtPoetry. OpenMindMusicSlamOpenSpace

On the dispersal of water

 

It’s 1:30 am.

He takes me away from the others unpacking,

opens the front door to the first night

in our first home and squirts WD-40

over both hinges, explains

WD is water dispersal,

NASA concocted this stuff

to keep fields of rockets

from turning orange, then burnt umber.

He heard this on his pocket radio

cycling along blustery North London roads

...

Read and leave comments (4)

Graham Cliffordpoempoetrycontemporaryartcreative writingreactionphilosophybritish poetry

Blood Mage

Twisted Maleficarum turned abomination

desperately seeking a return to one's humanity.

Expelling demons,

pumping passion like the blood that summoned them.

 

Bleeding tears, sweating fears

soaked in trepidation.

 

Summon some feeling

no time for healing

when paint is just pain with

twin pronged brush strokes.

 

Tattered, trying, tonal

...

Read and leave comments (0)

Dragon AgeBlood MageMagicPoetryArtPsychologyEmotionsMythLegends

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message