PUNK DUST & BLACK BOUGH POETRY PRESENT

REBEL – an unmissable online charity poetry evening

17th August 2023

We wanted to celebrate the launch of Jamie Woods’ Rebel Blood Cells, and this is what we’re doing.
With our friends at Black Bough Poetry we are organizing an all-star poetry event with a brilliant mix of talent from across the UK – all people that we love the work of, and have helped or inspired us along the way. And we’re doing it to raise money for Leukaemia Care – a wonderful blood cancer charity that Jamie’s book is also raising money for.

Special Guest Readers on the night include:

Rachel Carney – her stunning debut collection Octopus Mind is out now (Seren).
Rachel’s Website

Mari Ellis Dunning – Salacia and Pearl & Bone (Parthian) are utterly brilliant reads, and she also runs the Pay For Poets campaign.
Mari’s Website

Bethany Handley – a very exciting new poet and disability activist, part of Literature Wales emerging writers 2023 cohort.
Bethany on Twitter

Natalie Ann Holborow – And Suddenly You Find Yourself and Small (Parthian) are wonderful reads, and we’re excited to welcome her back to the live poetry scene after a break.
Natalie’s Website

Phil Jones – Winner of Planet Magazine’s New Writer award in 2021, with a poetry pamphlet on its way soon. 
Phil’s Linktree

Andy N – Prolific poet (8 collections!), performer, host of Chorlton’s finest open mic, and the Spoken Label podcast
Andy’s Website

Dean Rhetoric – Cancer [+Pop Punk] and Foundry Songs (Broken Sleep) are both superbly put together collections.
Foundry Songs from Broken Sleep

Tracey Rhys – Prize-winning poet, and author of Teaching a Bird to Sing (Green Bottle) 
Tracey’s Website

JP Seabright – Traum/A (Fifth Wheel) is the latest from a writer who can grab you by the heart and yet make it feel like a hug.
JP’s Website

Jamie Woods – Leukaemia Care’s poet-in-residence, Rebel Blood Cells is his first pamphlet.
Jamie’s Website

Following the Guest Readers, Matthew MC Smith, DIY imagist publishing legend, writer of the stellar The Keeper of Aeons (The Broken Spine), and proprietor of Black Bough, will host a open mic until closing time (open mic ticket required). Each reader will have a two-minute slot, so get your best poem ready!
Black Bough Poetry Website

Join us for what will be an evening of poetry that will leave you feeling rebellious, joyful, reflective and hopeful. And might make you cry.