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!
POW! pops you in the face with a bejeweled, gloved hand of kindness - a friendly punk punch to the jaw. An encouraging wake up slap that says - “go on, you’ve got this, we’ve got you, get up there and be whatever you dream to be.”
POW!
This project and the poetry scene are rooted in shared experiences. Those moments that make you sit up and say “I have written about this too!” As if you are hearing your experience but in a different context. Nic is one of those poets for me. The poem she selected
Lewistry & Dave create space for those that don’t always feel safe. Two travellers of bumpy roads that somehow met in the right place at the right time - for each other and the communities they curate. Proof that perseverance and patience can pave the way to the promised
I met Michael at the lovely writing group that Ruth Beddow hosts at Morocco Bound. He always greets you with a smile and an offer of a seat at his table. Michael has music and magic in him - spending time in his orbit is time soulfully spent. We met
This was it. Everything the poetry scene should be. Innovation, debuts, tears, standing ovations, all the hugs, all the love. Words dancing into minds, magic reverberating from the walls, sewing a blanket of care. Yes, this was it.
We stitch our stories
Our tapestry of tales
Love woven into ends
Since starting this project I seem to have developed a sense that tells me a poet has a deeper story to tell while I watch them perform. Something beyond their words that has drawn them to that particular stage at that time, leaving me moved to speak to them and
Lost Souls nights are a haven of hope. A space to be fiercely honest, with a wide and open heart. Trust falling into the arms of others who have walked familiar paths.
People like to say -
Not all who wander are lost
Speak here! My brave souls.
Why did
Saeed asked to meet for our portrait shoot at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on a beautiful spring evening. As I was walking up I saw a wonderful tree and made a mental note that I might use it in our session. While I waited on the steps at the top
There are some poems and performances that stay with you, because when you hear them you are transported through the words to another place. It’s as if you are actually there in the poem and form a memory from the visualisation during listening. That was my experience when I
There is something conspiratorial about walking down a poorly lit back street, under a gloomy railway bridge and through a busy brewery into a cosy back room lined with barrels. As the trains rumble overhead poets share stories and wisdom with each other to raucous cheers. These feel like nights
I’ve been watching Alan’s @im.not.leaving.yet series for a while and was pleased to finally meet the real man behind the reels. Alan is all about collaboration, we met in his kitchen in Walthamstow and it was a perfect place to chat and create, over a
I met Aaliyah at the wonderful, welcoming Orbit brewery open mic night, and was immediately immersed in her universe. Aaliyah is one of those souls you meet who you wish you could sit with by a campfire under stars and listen to their wisdom for a while. In her most
