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I attended a WORD! event at Attenborough Arts Centre in Leicester on Thursday, 27 April 2023. 

The programme was headlined by Irish writer and performer, Stephen James Smith – who was visiting WORD! as part of an international tour from Ireland. Stephen – who has received over 4 million views of his online poetry films, is an artist who has been referred to as ‘Dublin’s unofficial Poet Laureate’ (The Guardian) and been praised by the likes of Roddy Doyle. He was supported in the evening by local artist and current WORD!Slam winner, Anna Walsh. 

Prior to the main open mic based evening event, Stephen led a free workshop in the afternoon from 4.30pm until 6.30pm. 

The session took the theme of ‘home’ as its inspiration, with Stephen sharing a performance of his viral poem, ‘Dublin You Are’ before inviting us to explore Leicester – and/or other home towns in the same or different ways. I found his approach very helpful and informative. The session was attended by approximately 40 people and the inspiration offered by its many voices was powerful.

I found the evening performance really supportive and equally inspiring. Attended by a capacity audience - the performances shared by both headlines were highly impactful. The open mic was also of an exceptionally high quality. The comperes, Abi Willock and Noe Ponte shared that they were presenting for only the second time – but had such an amazing rapport with other, and ease and connection to the audience, that they came across as seasoned. 

I found the whole experience touching, moving, uplifting and inspiring – from the workshop to show, and am looking forward to my next.

 

WORD! will return to Attenborough Arts on May 25^th, when it will be headlined by Demi Anter and Alex Tyler. For more information, see 

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