EventS
Upcoming Events:
World Jam Workshop: Silliness, Nonsense and Tomfoolery
Join us for a poetry writing workshop about silly and nonsensical poetry. It’s often said that laughter is the best medicine, so we invite you to warm the temperature and lengthen the days, by writing poetry that makes us laugh and puts a big old smile on our faces.
The workshop will be hosted by World Jam co-director and author of The Prettyboys of Gangster Town, Martin Grey.
Sunday 28th February 2021
5:45pm to 8:00pm
Your place (via a Zoom meeting)
£Pay what you feel (ticket required)
Past Events:
World Jam Live:
The Slow Kookers
Join us for some Valentine’s Day love with The Slow Kookers.
This music and poetry duo have prepared a special menu to celebrate Saint Valentine’s with a nice blend of Italian-Roman and British-Wirral ingredients.
Sunday 14th February 2021
7:00pm to 8:00pm
£Free (no ticket required)
World Jam Workshop: Because I’ve Always Wanted to Write
“Because I’ve Always Wanted to Write” is an online writing workshop using imagery to create a short story of your genre preference.
The workshop will be hosted by Ceri Williams and Drew Neary, authors of The Clock Maker.
Sunday 24th January 2021
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Your place (via a Zoom meeting)
£Pay what you feel (ticket required)
World Jam Live:
Ava
Join us for a livestream with Ava.
Ava will be performing a fusion of Anglo-Iranian music with Persian lyrics, soaring vocals and Flamenco influences.
Join the livestream to hear our very own World Jam director Mina Fatemi and John Berry perform classic Persian poetry and original songs!
Sunday 10th January 2021
7:00pm to 7:45pm
£Free (no ticket required)
World Jam Live:
Blessing Magore
Join us for a Livestream with Blessing Magore.
His music is a unique fusion of his Zimbabwean mbira sound and Afro-pop music, with touches of reggae and dancehall.
Sunday 13th December 2020
7:00pm to 7:30pm
£Free (no ticket required)
World Jam Workshop: Kicking up Leaves & Staring at Fires
“Kicking up Leaves & Staring at Fires ” is a poetry workshop looking at the ideas of cosy and joyful through creative writing.
The workshop will be hosted by one of our longest serving World Jam members, Lytisha Tunbridge, boss of Poetry Aloud and author of the poetry collections Every Last Biscuit and A Backpack on His Backpack.
Sunday 22nd November 2020
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Your place (via a Zoom meeting)
£Pay what you feel (ticket required)
World Jam Live:
Paul Nose
Join us for our next monthly Facebook livestream gig!
Our next live performer is World Jam regular Paul Nose, whose distinctive pop is a fusion of blues, rock, funk and the jazzy Italian songwriting tradition. Hope to see you there!
Sunday 8th November 2020
7:00pm to 7:30pm
£Free (no ticket required)
World Jam Workshop: Around the World in Poetic Forms
Join us on a free, online, round the world journey of poetic forms, led by the most excellent author of Get Over Yourself, Leanne Moden.
Leanne will be taking participants through a series of writing exercises, using poetic forms from around the world that you may not be aware of.
This is a great opportunity to learn some new ways to write poetry.
Sunday 25th October 2020
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Your place (via a Zoom meeting)
£Free (ticket required)
World Jam Live:
Iryna Muha
Join us for the first of our monthly Facebook livestream gigs!
Our first live performer is the incredibly talented World Jam regular, Iryna Muha. Iryna will be performing her unique brand of Eastern European contemporary folk music.
Sunday 11th October 2020
6:00pm to 6:30pm
£Free (no ticket required)
World Jam Workshop: Hope in a Time of Separation
We invite you to free, online poetry workshop about hope, home and community in a time of social distancing.
The workshop will be hosted by Nottingham poetry legend and host of Blackdrop Open Mic, Michelle Mother Hubbard.
Sunday 27th September 2020
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Your place (via a Zoom meeting)
£Free (ticket required)
World Jam Workshop: Writing Your Pandemic
We invite you to the first of our online poetry workshops, about how we have all been affected by the global pandemic of 2020.
The workshop will be hosted by Dominic Berry, winner of the UK’s Best Spoken Word Artist prize at the 2020 Saboteur Awards.
The workshop will be be in English, but we welcome speakers of all languages to come and participate.
Sunday 19th July 2020
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Your place (via a Zoom meeting)
£Free (ticket required)