Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.

SpOAKen Word Lewes

On the second Sunday of every month at 7pm, Janine Booth hosts an evening of poetry and storytelling at the Royal Oak, 3 Station Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DA.

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Fucking Tanks

Submitted by Janine on 07 March 2022 at 11:44

A guest poem from Spoaken Word Lewes regular open mic'er Fred The Ninja. Thanks Fred.

 

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I owe my very existence to Russian fucking tanks.

If my dad had not run from them 66 years ago in Hungary, he never would have come here, never would have met my mum.

Even though I never faced them myself the bloody trail of their tracks is imprinted on my life.

Spoaken Word Lewes with Priss Nash

Submitted by Janine on 23 April 2023 at 19:02
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Uncensored, Unfiltered, Unapologetic and Oversharing; Priss is a Brighton-based poet/spoken word artist telling their stories through verses, bars and pars. Priss' work covers a range of hard-hitting subjects with a focus on race, trauma, identity and mental health.