Crosswords is a fab little spoken word open mic night with plenty of open mic slots and a featured poet every month! In August, our featured performer is the fantastic Jamie Thrasivoulou.

Jamie is a writer, poet, and educator from Derby. His collection ‘The Best Of A Bad Situation’ was published by Silhouette Press in 2017. He’s been commissioned by Apples & Snakes, the Heritage lottery, and the award-winning social photographer Jim Mortram. His music project ‘BLOQUE CAPITALS’ was one of the winners of the Culture Matters Bread & Roses award for Spoken Word & Musical collaboration, and the work also appeared on BBC Introducing. He is also the joint-host of Word Wise and The Derby Poetry Festival. Jamie’s live show is both engaging, and energetic and he’s performed all over the UK including: Outspoken, The London Poetry Book Fair, Verve Poetry Festival, The Everyman Theatre, and The Other Place, Royal Shakespeare venue. His next pamphlet will be published in 2019 through Burning Eye Books.

Arrive at Crosswords from 7:30pm on the night to book your short open mic slot. We like poetry, prose, storytelling, a cappella singing, and monologues! Or you can just come along to listen – everyone’s welcome! Entry is £2 per person and refreshments are available.

For more information, check out our Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1905048879550137/