Poetry

Thorn, Leah : Literature, Poetry, Storytelling, Writer, Facilitator, Performance Art,

I am a spoken word poet and workshop facilitator, known for my passion, my compassion and my ability to create safe spaces in which participants take risks and try out new skills.

My workshops fuse creative writing, self-exploration and performance skills, on issues such as identity, diversity, empowerment. Working with three year-olds or with people in their eighties, I enable workshop participants to identify and express their unique voices.

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Venn, Frederica : Visual Arts and Designer Makers, 3D Art, Installation, Painter / 2D, Poetry, Theatre,

Community Art is Art for the People by the People
Frederica Venn is a Poet, Sculptor and Artist who believes in combining the Arts, while encouraging others, from all backgrounds and ages, to express themselves through process, and project led Events...

Watson, Deborah : Theatre, Drama and Live Art, Costumes, Poetry, Textiles, Arts Administrator / Manager,

I attended Central St Martins, and am always working with the human form either as a make up artiste who styles hair or beautifies the body with henna. I paint the human form in narrative urban Coptic style. I also work with photographers to address prejudices towards certain forms. I have made costumes and have designed for dance pieces at Saddlers Wells...

White, Isabel : Management and Consultancy, Poetry,

I work with a variety of community based organisations as a performance poet and poet in residence (references available). I founded the poetry performance collective “Alarms & Excursions” in 2009, with performances at Brockley Max festival, Up the Line and this spring at the Telegraph Hill Festival. I also work in a management and consultancy capacity, focussing on partnership development and securing funding for community based cultural organisations working in all cultural disciplines. ..