Penned on the Bont

Open Mic Event

Contact: leanne.edwards1@bridgend.gov.uk

Poetry & Spoken Word Evening - Penned on the Bont

Come and join us for an evening of poetry and spoken word that celebrates writers from Bridgend and beyond, hosted by multi award-winning poet Rhian Edwards. There will be a short open-mic at each event, as well as featured artists:

Damian Walford Davies: is a poet, writer and librettist. He is the author of three Seren collections -- Suit of Lights (2009), Witch (2012) and Judas (2015), together with the pamphlet Alabaster Girls (Rack Press, 2015) and the co-written volume, Whiteout (Parthian, 2006). He is Head of the School of English, Communication & Philosophy at Cardiff University, where he specialises in Romanticism, the two literatures of Wales, and Creative Writing.

Tracey Rhys: is a poet, artist, copywriter and proofreader. Her poetry has been performed as a libretto in Chapter and exhibited in art and word exhibitions at venues including Butetown History and Art Centre and The Senedd. This year, her poetry will feature in a new play by Winterlight Theatre on the subject of Autism. She lives in Bridgend with her husband and two children, the eldest of whom is on the Autistic Spectrum.

Price: £4.00

Time: 7:30pm