#LIVEwire 🎤⚡📚

Our next LIVEwire night is in Manchester on 13 June ⚡️

I was over the moon to find that my début novel was shortlisted for this year's Sid Chaplin Award. This post includes more info, including excerpts from the pitch doc for any prospective lit agents! #amquerying mattabbottpoet.substack.com/p/debut-novel-…

I doubt anyone will see this, but my main output these days is on Substack 📧 2 posts per week, alternating between creative and practical advice for new and emerging poets. Please RT this if you think any of your followers might find it useful ✌🏻 Ta! mattabbottpoet.substack.com

I've never tried anything like this before. But I'm currently submitting my début novel to literary agents and have seen people find representation through social media, so here goes... 🧵

Saturday's episode is now available for you to stream as a podcast! With @salenagodden and @amahrose broadcasting from the @sohoradio studio, we also had @mattabbottpoet's regular round-up recorded remotely. We hope you enjoy the listen 💜 xx podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roari…

Our online poetry workshop with @TaliaRandall is now available to stream on-demand for our Patreon subscribers ✍️ We've added subtitles to the recording and attached the resources that Talia used during the session. You can join from £3 just per month! patreon.com/posts/exclusiv…

✍️ 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📝 We want to showcase your poetry excerpts on our Instagram feed! Have a read of the guidance, and then send something across when you feel ready. Feel free to slide into our DMs if you have any questions, too. Ta very much! instagram.com/livewirepoetry

The first of our event recaps from the Spring/Summer 2024 series! Nights in Farsley, Weston-super-Mare, and Leeds, starring the likes of @holliepoetry and @Vanessa_Kisuule ⚡️ Head to livewirepoetry.org for more info on what we do!

We've just posted a new writing prompt to our Patreon feed. This is another from @mattabbottpoet and uses a simple sentence starter to explore fresh ideas and challenge your imagination ✍️ Sign up from £3 per month! patreon.com/posts/107674140

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! Our first zine is now available to purchase. It features work submitted by participants and facilitators from our Spring/Summer 2024 workshop series. 32pp • 135gsm recycled • £2.50 plus P+P 🖤 (with an option to pay more if you like!) nymphsandthugs.bandcamp.com/merch/livewire…

Polling day poem 🗳 #GeneralElection2024

I've wanted to perform at @MilkPoetry for years. This is my first feature set at a spoken word night in Brizzle. And to top it all off, I'm sharing the bill with my infinitely better half, @kerdonk 🥳 Can't wait. 🎟️ thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/milk-poe…

I was recently invited to write a poem about football fandom for @simoneyasminnn's 'Football. Feminism. Fans' zine, which was commissioned by @britishlibrary.

I'm delivering a free writing workshop in Pudsey a week on Fri (5 Jul) as part of Fuse Festival ✍️🏻 themusicbox.org.uk/fuse-festival

Our latest exclusive writing prompt comes courtesy of @jessgreenpoet! Jess invites you to write a love letter to a broken world ✍️ You can sign up to our Patreon from just £3 per month, and these prompts are linked to rolling Instagram submissions. patreon.com/posts/106671958

⚡ 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘 📍 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞 Our first event series concludes on the South West coast! Join us at @frontroomwsm for some electric spoken word poetry from @salenagodden, @MalaikaKegode & Jonny Fluffypunk. 🎟️ PAYF ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/westo…

⚡️ 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 ⚡️ Join us at @HPBCLeeds for some electric spoken word poetry as part of @LeedsLit! Starring @salenagodden, with a showcase section hosted by @kerdonk - featuring @simoneyasminnn, @lightandwhistle & @spenceriwood. 🎟 £6 (£4) leedslitfest.co.uk/whats-on/all-s…

⚡️ 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 ⚡️ Join us at @WBartscentre for some electric spoken word poetry! With sets from @salenagodden, @vickyfoster_ & @mattabbottpoet. Hosted by Matt Abbott. Let's have 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺... 🎟 PAYF (£6, £8, £10) eventbrite.co.uk/e/livewire-poe…

⚡️ 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 ⚡️ Join us at @TheEdgeMcr for some electric spoken word poetry! With sets from @salenagodden, Molly Naylor & @NafeesaHamid. Hosted by @kerdonk & @mattabbottpoet. Let's have 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺... 🎟 £15 (£13) edgetheatre.co.uk/livewire/

Our first workshop series has just come to a close! 3 sessions each in Clevedon, Blackburn, Huddersfield, and online. We'd like to say a huge thank you to everybody who made this possible: our facilitators, the participants, our support staff, the venues, and of course, ACE.