Poetry Unplugged at Rhode Island

Open Mic Event

Contact: events@rhodeislanduk.com

The evening will be hosted by, and feature a reading from, Jonathan Totman, who recently won the title of “Fenland Poet Laureate”. An experienced performer, Jonathan brings energy and drama to his readings, which have been described as “captivating” and
“gripping”.
www.jonathantotman.co.uk

Our second performer is Fay Roberts - a peripatetic percussive performance poet by night and a professional projector by day.  Fay runs the Cambridge branch of the Hammer & Tongue slam series, and her own poetry label Allographic, along with directing the Spoken Word section of The Free Fringe in Edinburgh 2013-14.
www.fayroberts.co.uk

“We need more poetry like this... funny, confident, modest and a really bloody good poet to listen to.” - Hollie McNish


Finally we have Elaine Ewart, who was the inaugural Fenland Poet Laureate in 2012. Having recently completed an MA in Wild Writing: Literature and the Environment, Elaine won second prize in the New Welsh Writing Awards 2015. She is a co-founder of the Fen Speak poetry
collective and runs live literature events in the East Cambs area. Her collection “Fur, Feather and Fen” was self-published in 2014. www.flightfeather.wordpress.com

We will also be hosting an open mic section of the evening, If you would like to join in pop us an email: events@rhodeisland.com or turn up on the night and sign up!
See you there!

Entry: Free

Time: 7:00pm