Join us for a captivating poetry open-mic night featuring guest poet Ray Hearne, a South Yorkshire-based singer and songwriter. You’ll have the chance to perform your own poetry at the Open Mic Night! This event welcomes all abilities, and we hope everyone feels comfortable enough to share.
This event is taking place at Grimm & Co in their new building on Ship Hill! Find out more about them here: Grimm & Co Website
You will be able to perform your own poetry at the Open Mic Night! This opportunity is for all abilities, we hope everyone feels comfortable enough to share in our space.
Spaces to perform are limited so let us know ASAP. Email Katie at: [email protected]
General admission tickets are pay as you feel - £5/£3/Free tickets available.
Choose whichever selection you are comfortable with at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/flux-rotherham-tickets/spread-the-word-open-mic-with-ray-hearne/e-lbbyam
The Feastery will be open for Bar snacks and sweet treats as well as hot, cold and alcoholic drinks. Last Orders 8.30pm.
About Ray Hearne
Writer and performer of songs and poems rooted in South Yorkshire communities, their histories and experiences. Creator of songs with and for kids of all ages; little, big and ancient. Organiser and facilitator of writers’ workshops at every corner of South Yorkshire. Co-presenter with Rony Robinson for many years of Write On, Radio Sheffield’s poetry programme
Musical Director of Rotherham’s Hearts of Steel project. Chair of No Masters song-writing Co-operative. Contributing writer to BBC Radio 2’s long running Radio Ballads series; Song of Steel, Miners’ Strike, First World War etc as well as to the Sheffield Women of Steel fund-raising campaign that brought the statues to Barker’s Pool
Ray’s poem, A Sing Song for Stainless Steel, was cut into fourteen Kilkenny marble benches now sited along the Moor in Sheffield City centre
Recent work has included Grimethorpe High Street project, writing shanties for Rotherham museum, The Ballad of Wentworth and Elsecar for WE Wonder project, Paragraph, Page or Poem project during Lockdown, with Rotherham Libraries, and writing, in the summer of 2023, A Love-song for Wath upon Dearne, and An Oratorio for the Rotherham Show
Albums include Broad Street Ballads, The Wrong Sunshine, and Umpteen, all available on No Masters label and Songs of Joseph Mather available from Ray
Spread The Word is a poetry project run by Flux Rotherham, including poetry writing sessions and open mics. If you're interested in learning more and being involved find out more here: Spread the Word Project - Website
