This 90 min workshop, led by Bohdan Piasecki, will bring voice and body into your text. We’ll explore what creative possibilities are opened up by speaking your words live to other willing humans. We’ll look at how performance can fuel your writing, and how your writing can help your voice ring out. We’ll explore practical techniques to use on stage, find inspiration in the work of poets past and present, and take part in some (frankly preposterous) warm-ups and exercises.
Participants are advised to bring a full draft of a poem they won’t mind rewriting a bit as we go.
Bohdan Piasecki is an accomplished writer and spoken-word artist, as well as the Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham.
Cost: £8
Accessibility Statement: There is a steep slope from the street leading to the main entrance and a flight of stairs up to our front door. More level access is possible by approaching from Exeter Central Library on Castle street. Step-free access to the building is available via a ramped entrance on the side of the building. The side entrance is equipped with automatic doors.
All ground floor spaces are fully accessible with a mix of level flooring and gentle ramps. Level access to accessible toilets is available on all floors. Please ask Box Office for the radar key if needed. We have gender neutral toilets available in Studio 74 and on the first floor.
For any access related enquiries, please contact Chris on sporkpoetry@gmail.com