Access Rider Workshop
Access riders are becoming more and more of a ‘thing’. But what do they look like? How do you write one? What happens next when you send one? Access riders are, quite rightly, becoming more and more of a ‘thing’. They allow performers with access needs – for example, someone with a disability, a chronic…
Exploring Joy
Exploring Joy with Navkiran Kaur Mann Joy as an Act of Resistance! How do we harness creativity to experience joy on the daily? How poetry can be a vehicle and a reminder that we all have the right to enjoy life to the fullest. Join poet Navkiran Kaur Mann to tap into your own sense…
Bad Poetry with Helen Seymour
This event has now sold out. We will be holding a waiting list, please contact [email protected] to join this. If you can no longer attend, please let us know on this email address as well so we can pass on the place to someone on this waiting list. If you want to be good at…
World Poetry Day 2022
World Poetry Day Mini Break with Lorna Zita (English and Portuguese) For World Poetry Day this year, Apples and Snakes want to bring a little bit of sunshine and fun with Mozambican poet, cultural projects manager and international Slam Champion Lorna Zita. This session will be on Zoom, we will open the room at 6:55pm to start at…
Cece’s Speakeasy: Call and Response
Apples and Snakes invited emerging artists from across England to produce acts of creative resistance against climate and environmental injustice in response to Cece’s Speakeasy. The resulting films were released in the lead up to Cop26, the UN’s climate conference heading to Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021. We invite truth-seekers, chocolate lovers…
Poetry Off the Page
“Poetry Off the Page” is a five-year project directed by Dr. Julia Lajta-Novak from the University of Vienna and supported by an ERC Consolidator Grant and the START-Prize of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Spoken word poetry has been going through a noticeable boom for more than half a century. Movements such as Beat poetry,…
C+nto & Othered Poems: Competition
To celebrate the launch of the new collection C+nto & Othered Poems, we’re offering you the chance to win two tickets to the sold-out launch event, as well as a meet and greet with Joelle Taylor herself. We’ll be running the competition on social media between 20-24th September* Like and share the tweet/Instagram post to…
Empathy & Nature (Bromley)
Come and explore Empathy & Nature with author & illustrator Rob Ramsden & learn how to make a Rocking Bee! (Adult supervision required) About this event Rob will also be reading his wonderful picture book ‘I Saw A Bee’. In support of Empathy Day 10th June. For 4-7 year olds and their parents and carers…
Author Talk: Sharna Jackson (Bromley)
Meet Sharna Jackson, children’s author of the High Rise Mystery series of books. For 8-11 year olds About this event Find out more about the writing process, whether you are more like Nik or Norva – our detective duo – and ask any questions you like. Sharna Jackson is an author and curator who specialises…
Postcard Connect (Tower Hamlets)
Postcard Connect is a children’s art project inviting them to say hello and connect with people by creating a postcard and sending it to friends and family to let them know you are thinking of them. Postcards are a lovely surprise for someone to receive and keep forever! The project aims to encourage children to…
The Greenthumb Laboratories Guide to Growing Empathy
Join the SPINE Festival workshop and hear all about an emotionally responsive houseplant! This event is being hosted by Kensington and Chelsea Libraries. About this event Dr. Green and Dr. Thumb are two extremely experienced Botanical scientists who have created ‘Compassio Veraque’; an emotionally responsive houseplant that can sense your emotions and help make you…
Grandad’s Secret Giant (Hammersmith & Fullham)
An interactive online drama workshop inspired by David Litchfield’s ‘Grandad’s Secret Giant’. Suitable for Key Stage 1 children Join Cat & Hutch for an online drama workshop inspired by the book ‘Grandad’s Secret Giant’ by David Litchfield, focusing on the theme of Empathy. Suitable for Key Stage 1 children Cat and Hutch Productions With over…
Art and Poetry (Hammersmith & Fulham)
This free virtual workshop is suitable for ages 5-12 yrs. It will be based around the theme of Empathy, which will be explored through a combination of poetry and pastel drawings that aim to visualise what empathy looks like. Everyone who takes part will create a short-form poem that introduces what empathy means to them,…
Empathy is a Superpower (Croydon)
A creative workshop on the themes of empathy and resilience for children. Join Croydon Libraries and Spine Festival Artists in Residence, Yara Rodrigues Fowler and Patrick Evans as they use poetry and rap to explore the themes of empathy and resilience. When you book, you will receive an email confirmation. The link to join the…
Power Up: Flip Your Empathy Switch (Southwark)
Power Up: Flip the Empathy Switch (Sharing Event) London has lost its connection. The local superhero ‘Empathy’, who would normally fix this, has burned out. Their power is dwindling and their toolkit is nearly empty. You need to help us recharge the empathy batteries. We all have an important part to play in reconnecting the…
Wonky: theatre + free poetry book (Hammersmith & Fullham)
WONKY tackles bullying and helps children celebrate their differences. Suitable for ages 6-11 years. Take a large handful of nutrition, a healthy helping of physical education and a hearty portion of PSHE, and mix them together with (clean) green fingers. Bake for 55 minutes against the glittering backdrop of a dance competition. Add a dollop…
ChatterBooks with Author Dan Freedman (Southwark)
Spine Festival and Southwark Libraries presents Dan Freedman, popular children’s author. Come and have a chat with Dan Freedman, best known for creating and writing the bestselling Jamie Johnson series about a young footballer aiming to be the greatest player in the world. An inspiring series of books showing the challenges, compassion and friendship during…
Intro to Comic Drawing With Cartoonist Ben Poultney (Wandsworth)
Special opportunity for families to learn comic drawing with super talented cartoonist Ben Poultney. Spine Festival event for Empathy Day. About this event Special opportunity for families with children aged 8 to 12 years to learn comic drawing techniques with super talented cartoonist Ben Poultney. Part of Wandsworth Libraries’ Spine Festival programme, to celebrate Empathy…
What’s The Story? (Brent & Ealing)
Everyone has a story no matter your age or background. However, how many people know all the chapters of our book of life? Understanding peoples stories could help us understand the reasons we act a certain way or do certain things. Explore your story through a creative workshop using drama and spoken word as we…
The Gatherings: Page vs Stage – The Final Conversation
The page versus stage debate is dead. Is it time for the literary world to let it go? The Final Conversation unpacks some of the hierarchical issues some believe exist around race and class that the page and stage debate has kept alive over decades in UK literature. We ask questions about the pursuit of…
The Gatherings: Women in Spoken Word and Performance Poetry
New announcement: We are delighted that the amazing Jean Binta Breeze will also share a little something from Jamaica to get the conversation flowing. To mark the end of International Women’s Month, our first Gathering will discuss the woman’s voice in the performance poetry and literary world. What does it sound like? What is the…
The Gatherings
Apples and Snakes, in partnership with Create to Transform Dialogue Spaces, are hosting a series of empowering, no-nonsense conversations as part of our commitment to evolve the poetry in performance and spoken word scene. Our series of fortnightly online Gatherings will shine a spotlight on some of the most pressing issues in the UK poetry…
World Poetry Day: Mini Breaks
This World Poetry Day, join us for a Mini Break – an hour-long writing workshop hosted by some of the best poets the world has to offer. On Sunday 21st March we’ll be offering three bite-sized sessions, hosted by: Lebo Mashile – 12.30-13.30 GMT Will Harris – 15:00-16:00 GMT Titilope Sonuga – 18.30-19.30 GMT Timings…
Join Jerwood Compton Poetry fellow, poet and playwright Yomi Sode as he hosts Apples and Snakes: The Podcast. Through conversations and performances from award-winning poets, Yomi will explore what it means to be Black, British and a poet or spoken word artist. Season 3 – out now! This season we are putting out even more…
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