Tim is a Poet, photographer and founder of Write Speak Recover. He is our poetry curator and connects us to the spoken word community. Keep an eye out for him pouring his heart out at a poetry event!
Lewis is our first participant in the project that I hadn't heard speak at a poetry event. He met Graham, our Founder at TheNeverPress and asked if he could send a submission. Our first inbound project request! What follows is a heartfelt love letter to his father and
I first encountered Grace at the Writeb4theMic poetry night led by the wonderful Starlight. I was very new to the scene, it was my first time at a group like that. I felt like I was in the presence of mystics. Grace in particular, captured me, with her poise and
'I first encountered Vikas at the Poplar Poetry Evening (run by WSR alum Rayon), and I was taken by the sensitivity and exploration of self in his poems. Vikas was open with the crowd about working through difficult things in his poetry. We connected on that and began a
Tim Foley of Write Speak Recover has a wee tête-à-tête with renowned photographer Tim Kavanagh. Turns out they have more in common than just a forename...
Picture the scene - I am adrift in the bowels of the beast at my corporate job. Four hours into a content heavy Generative
There’s something really special about this venue and night. Upstairs it feels like we are holed away planning a revolution while downstairs is alive with comedy, cabaret, line dancing, music. The kind of place that can start a movement and change the world and the kind of place I
Geoff Badger's quest to bring hidden gems and 'lost' film prints to audiences is keeping the celluloid dream alive.
We first came across Lost Reels when TheNeverPress went on a group outing to the wonderful Cinema Museum in Kennington - a beautiful, ramshackle museum run by
When I stumbled upon a writing class in the summer of 2024, I was like a little baby Bambi poet, all doe-eyed and completely unsure of my footing. Thankfully, Ruth and her collective are so kind and welcoming. That vibe permeated through the space as we squashed together (her workshops
Ameer’s poetry screams out with things only he has seen or imagined, shared in carefully curated landscapes that take you on a (sometimes shocking) journey. It seemed suitable to share this edition on Halloween, a day when lines between worlds real and unreal, of the living and the dead
When one meets Laurie, it’s impossible not to be struck by her authenticity and vulnerability – she's someone who is in full grasp of her honest self. We first met at a Sober AF Poetry night and Laurie’s stage presence was simultaneously gentle and fierce. It takes
I have only heard Seb speak once at a poetry event, the poem below, (and a mad one about croissants!) and the performance stayed with me. This episode is exactly why I decided not to solely focus on recovery as it might usually be spoken about in addiction and sobriety.
