A event on Wednesday 9th August. The event starts at 19:00.
Satellite of Love Poetry and Spoken Word run monthly events, workshops and writing retreats. Our monthly events at the John Sebastian Lightship offer a platform for local and touring poets, open mic and a community poem.
All languages welcome.
Open mic sign ups are currently open. Apply by emailing [email protected]. We only have 6 slots available in advance, so you may be placed on a reserve list.
We will have 6 'on the door' open mic slots available on the night from 7pm.
Doors & Bar open - 7pm
Night starts - 7:30pm
Night ends - 10pm
The John Sebastian Lightship, Cabot Cruising Club, Bathurst Basin, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6SG
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Toby Thompson
Previous Glastonbury Poetry Slam Champion Toby Thompson has written commissions for the RSC, The Royal Geographical Society and the National Portrait Gallery. He’s performed his work at The Natural History Museum; The Royal Albert Hall and The House of Lords. His one man poetry and music storytelling bonanza ‘For The Record’ won the Pleasance Indie Award for Best Theatre Show at at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018. His show ‘I Wish I Was A Mountain’ won the Victor Award for Best Theatre Show at Philadelphia’s IPAY Festival 2020. In 2022, Toby toured 'I Wish I Was A Mountain' to China for six months, and also to Ireland, where he received a 5 star review in The Irish Times.
‘Entrancing… The words tumble out of him like an extended jazz solo' - The Guardian
‘Touching, captivating, and toe-tinglingly lovely, Toby’s work is a joy’ - Edinburgh Guide, 5 stars
'...easily one of the most gifted young wordsmiths I have ever had the pleasure to encounter.' - Akala
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Iona Lee
Iona Lee is a poet, visual artist, music-maker, storyteller and spoken-word performer from Edinburgh. She has been a prominent member of Scotland's live poetry scene for ten years, appearing on radio (The Verb, The Digital Human) and television (The Big Scottish Book Club), and has performed in venues and on festival stages all over the UK and Europe (Glastonbury, The World Slam Championships, the Edinburgh International Book Festival.) Iona has a BA in illustration from the Glasgow School of Art and a first class MFA in Art & Philosophy from DJCAD. Her pamphlet (Polygon, 2018) was shortlisted for a Saltire Award, and her upcoming debut collection, Anamnesis, was shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Iona's writing has been described by Liz Lochead as "youthful, sexy, sharp, ferally female, and funny".
Iona Lee's photography credit goes to Laura Meek - www.laurameek.com
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Ben Vince
Ben is a Bristol based poet and performer, whose work seeks intimacy above all else - be it with other humans, the more-than-human, or the spiritual. He has been published in Horizon, has edited for The Scores Journal of Poetry and Prose, and is both a commended Foyles Young Poet and winner of a Fresher's Writing Prize.
Entry requirements:
All languages welcome.
Open mic sign ups are currently open. Apply by emailing [email protected]. We only have 6 slots available in advance, so you may be placed on a reserve list.
We will have 6 'on the door' open mic slots available on the night from 7pm.
Doors & Bar open - 7pm
Night starts - 7:30pm
Night ends - 10pm
The John Sebastian Lightship, Cabot Cruising Club, Bathurst Basin, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6SG
***********************************************************
Toby Thompson
Previous Glastonbury Poetry Slam Champion Toby Thompson has written commissions for the RSC, The Royal Geographical Society and the National Portrait Gallery. He’s performed his work at The Natural History Museum; The Royal Albert Hall and The House of Lords. His one man poetry and music storytelling bonanza ‘For The Record’ won the Pleasance Indie Award for Best Theatre Show at at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018. His show ‘I Wish I Was A Mountain’ won the Victor Award for Best Theatre Show at Philadelphia’s IPAY Festival 2020. In 2022, Toby toured 'I Wish I Was A Mountain' to China for six months, and also to Ireland, where he received a 5 star review in The Irish Times.
‘Entrancing… The words tumble out of him like an extended jazz solo' - The Guardian
‘Touching, captivating, and toe-tinglingly lovely, Toby’s work is a joy’ - Edinburgh Guide, 5 stars
'...easily one of the most gifted young wordsmiths I have ever had the pleasure to encounter.' - Akala
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Iona Lee
Iona Lee is a poet, visual artist, music-maker, storyteller and spoken-word performer from Edinburgh. She has been a prominent member of Scotland's live poetry scene for ten years, appearing on radio (The Verb, The Digital Human) and television (The Big Scottish Book Club), and has performed in venues and on festival stages all over the UK and Europe (Glastonbury, The World Slam Championships, the Edinburgh International Book Festival.) Iona has a BA in illustration from the Glasgow School of Art and a first class MFA in Art & Philosophy from DJCAD. Her pamphlet (Polygon, 2018) was shortlisted for a Saltire Award, and her upcoming debut collection, Anamnesis, was shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Iona's writing has been described by Liz Lochead as "youthful, sexy, sharp, ferally female, and funny".
Iona Lee's photography credit goes to Laura Meek - www.laurameek.com
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Ben Vince
Ben is a Bristol based poet and performer, whose work seeks intimacy above all else - be it with other humans, the more-than-human, or the spiritual. He has been published in Horizon, has edited for The Scores Journal of Poetry and Prose, and is both a commended Foyles Young Poet and winner of a Fresher's Writing Prize.
Entry requirements:
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