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NTU students, it's competition time! Our Writer in Residence Bridie Squires wants to hear about your best experiences at NTU over on Instagram.
Entries will help develop a spoken word commission which will be performed at this year's graduation ceremonies!
Find out how to enter to be in with the chance of winning up to £50 worth of intu vouchers 👉 https://bit.ly/2Jbds3k #DearNTU

We're looking forward to the City Writing Hunt today with our Writer in Residence Bridie Squires!
Our City workshops are now full, but you can sign up to the Brackenhurst Writing Hunt / Zine Making workshops starting on Weds 22 May.
Don't miss out > https://bit.ly/2V8Cnpx

TOMORROW ✨ Celebrate the launch of Response, a new publication created by Nottingham Trent University students in response to exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary.
Enjoy an evening of spoken word performances, interactive poetry and a DJ set. Free entry, book your spot > https://bit.ly/2PHPME4

Wonderful to see that our fabulous friends at Nottingham Contemporary have been shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2019! 👏👏👏👏

Love to write? Join our Writer in Residence Bridie Squires & Beeston based poet Chris McLoughlin for a free Spoken Wordshop as part of @NottmPoetryFest on Sun 28 April. You'll also get the chance to perform your work as part of an open mic too! Sign up today > http://ow.ly/SRpx50rqcJB #NTUwriter

Nottingham Poetry Festival kicks off this Friday! Catch a whole host of events at Metronome with some of the most renowned poets in the country including Ian McMillan, Caroline Bird and Linton Kwesi Johnson. Discover what's on > http://ow.ly/mtPT50rqcun

Join our award-winning Chamber Choir fresh from their recent international tour of China. They'll perform their eclectic tour programme, combining traditional choral music and arrangements of contemporary hits. Book now > http://ow.ly/xoaO50rqb3b

Have you seen C / J at Bonington Gallery yet? Head down to discover the newly commissioned work by LA-based artist, musician and designer Chloe Maratta and Glasgow based artist and musician Joanne Robertson > https://bit.ly/2D45EgN

There's only seven days to go until Nottingham Poetry Festival, and we can't wait!
See a whole host of legendary performers and local talent at venues across the city, including Linton Kwesi Johnson, Roger McGough and Lorraine Mariner.
Check out the full programme and get your tickets > https://bit.ly/2UDtmtq

Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our original headliner Panya Banjoko is unfortunately no longer able to perform at this event. However, we are thrilled to welcome Birmingham-based British Pakistani poet and playwright Nafeesa Hamid as our new headliner.
Join NTU's Writer in Residence Bridie Squires, and Birmingham-based poet Nafeesa Hamid, for a night of poetry and spoken word at our Brackenhurst Campus.
The evening will begin with an open mic, featuring partici...pants from our NTU x NTSU Spoken Wordshop, followed with support from Joshua Judson and Cleo Asabre-Holt, and a set from our headliner Nafeesa Hamid
Nafeesa Hamid is a British Pakistani poet and playwright based in Birmingham, UK. She has featured at poetry nights around the UK and was invited as a performer at TedxBrum 2016 (Power of Us). Nafeesa is published in The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write, a recent (2017) anthology publication by Saqi Books, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz. She is also published in the WOMAN anthology with Mud Press (2017). Her debut collection Besharam (2018) is available to purchase from Verve Poetry Press. She is a BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam finalist (2018).
Joshua Judson is a poet and editor from Nottingham. His work has appeared in publications such as Magma, The North, Brittle Star, and The White Review. He is currently working on the manuscript for his debut pamphlet, which is to be entitled Lad.
Cleo Asabre-Holt is a poet and writer who has performed across the region, in London and internationally. Her work explores relationships, mental health, childhood and the urge to dance. She supported Hollie McNish and Roger McGough at Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018, and was a finalist in the search for Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate.
This event is open to everyone aged 16+.
Free entry, no need to book.
If you would like any more information about this event please email bridie.squires@ntu.ac.uk
Spoken Wordshop with Bridie Squires and Nafeesa Hamid
You can sign up to join Bridie and Nafeesa's free poetry workshop, taking place before the event between 5 pm - 6.30 pm.
Email bridie.squires@ntu.ac.uk to reserve your spot.
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Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Panya Banjoko is unfortunately no longer able to facilitate this workshop. However, we are thrilled to welcome Birmingham-based British Pakistani poet and playwright Nafeesa Hamid, who will run the workshop alongside Bridie.
Join Birmingham-based poet and playwright Nafeesa Hamid, as she delivers this free workshop with NTU's Writer in Residence Bridie Squires, at our Brackenhurst Campus.
Open to students, staff and the general ...public, Nafeesa and Bridie will help you to discover your poetic voice through writing and editing.
After a short break, you'll have the chance to perform your creations (if you choose to) at our poetry performance event from 7.30 pm - 9 pm. There will be an open mic, support from the brilliant Joshua Judson and Cleo Asabre-Holt, and finally a set from our headliner, Nafeesa Hamid.
You must be aged 16 or over to attend this workshop. no previous experience is necessary.
Places are free but limited – reserve your place by emailing bridie.squires@ntu.ac.uk
This event is delivered in partnership with Nottingham Trent Students' Union.
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Join Beeston-based poet and Write the Poem facilitator Chris McLoughlin as he delivers this free workshop with NTU's Writer in Residence, Bridie Squires, as part of this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival.
Open to students, staff and the general public, Chris and Bridie will help you to discover your poetic voice through writing and editing.
After a short break, you'll have the chance to perform your creations (if you choose to) at our poetry performance event from 6.30 pm - 8....30 pm. There will be an open mic, support from the fantastic Becky Cullen and Jo Dixon (Poetry M*thers), Danai Dee Denga, and finally a set from our headliner, Chris McLoughlin.
You must be aged 16 or over to attend this workshop. No previous experience is necessary.
Places are free but limited – reserve your place by emailing bridie.squires@ntu.ac.uk
This event is delivered in partnership with Nottingham Trent Students' Union.
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The NTU Big Band return to the NTSU for another fabulous evening of swing and jazz. This time they will be joined by saxophonist Dave O'Higgins, who has performed with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Wayne Shorter & Nancy Wilson. Tickets available online > https://bit.ly/2G2Zo9B

See living legend and father of 'reggae poetry' Linton Kwesi Johnson as as he performs at this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival at Metronome on Saturday 4 May.
Don't miss your chance to get tickets > https://bit.ly/2G7W0Zx

Join NTU's Writer in Residence Bridie Squires and Beeston based poet Chris McLoughlin for a night of poetry and spoken word as part of this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival.
The evening will begin with an open mic, featuring participants from our NTU x NTSU Spoken Wordshop, followed with support from Becky Cullen and Jo Dixon (Poetry M*thers) and Danai Dee Denga, and a set from our headliner Chris McLoughlin.
Chris McLoughlin is a writer, performer and workshop facilitator. ...His poetry focuses primarily on mental health, creating safe environments for others to explore emotional difficulties. He has published two poetry collections, Breakdown and Lose Your Armour, with Nottingham Publisher Big White Shed. Chris co-runs Nottingham Poetry Collective Write The Poem.
Danai Dee Denga is a poet who finds traces of her identity in Harare, Nottingham and Birmingham. She is an alumnus of Nottingham's Mouthy Poets Collective and is currently completing an MA in African Studies at Birmingham University. Her work focuses on myths, identity, belonging and believes that love is a political thing.
Becky Cullen is a poetry mother from Nottingham and a research fellow and lecture at NTU. She writes about people who are in the wrong place at the right time, in poems that 'shine and crackle with their own dark electricity' (Liz Berry). Her pamphlet Majid Sits in a Tree and Sings was winner of the 2018 Poetry Business International Book and Pamphlet competition.
Jo Dixon's debut pamphlet, Woman in the Queue, was published by Melos Press in 2016. A poet, critic and academic, she is interested in the way a poem can be a moment of surprise for the writer and reader, in which they understand something from a new or different perspective.
This event is open to everyone aged 16+.
Free entry, no need to book.
If you would like any more information about this event please email bridie.squires@ntu.ac.uk
Spoken Wordshop - Training Room, Students' Union building, NTU City Campus
You can sign up to join Bridie and Chris' free poetry workshop, taking place before the event between 4.30 pm - 6 pm.
Email bridie.squires@ntu.ac.uk to reserve your space.
This event is part of Nottingham Poetry Festival, which is taking place at venues across the city from 26 April - 5 May 2019.
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We had a great time on Friday welcoming a host of local poets to the stage at The Basement Bar for our Writer in Residence's first event in a series of spoken word nights with NTSU!
Don't miss our next event with Chris McLoughlin as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival > https://bit.ly/2VaSGCY

TONIGHT 📖✨
Spoken-Word Poetry Night with Michelle Mother Hubbard! Featuring local poets Kaia Hristova, Tuesday Shannon & an Open Mic 🎙️
The Basement Bar at Nottingham Trent Students Union, Clifton Campus , 7.30 pm
... Free entry, see you there!
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Happy World Poetry Day! ✨
To celebrate, Nottingham City of Literature have brought together 12 women poets, including Panya Banjoko, NTU English Academic Dr Rebecca Cullen & our Writer in Residence Bridie Squires for a curated FB Live performance.
Tune in to their live stream this evening at 7 pm > https://bit.ly/2Tv0aTZ