Category: By our members
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Writing Resistance
It’s been a turbulent time for so many communities this summer as rioting spread from the Southport tragedy, and Teesside was targeted as an early flashpoint. After checking in with individuals in our TWP family who we knew to be particularly vulnerable, we were left with that frantic feeling inside – what can we do?…
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Scum!! The voices of Thriving Women
International Women’s Day is here again, and with that comes the myriad voices of women across the world, shouting out their experiences, their opinions, and their visions for a more equitable future. We’re so proud to showcase the work of the Thriving Women collective again today, with a brand-new collective poem and film-poem called ‘Scum’.…
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Behind the scenes at a bookshop residency…
Stockton was buzzing, or maybe growling, about Home Secretary James Cleverley MP, and his very public comment about Stockton being a sh*thole.
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The trees are speaking
Winter arrived in magical style for us, when seven of our poets were commissioned to write and record poems in the voices of certain trees in Stewart Park, Middlesbrough. Those trees were then brought to life with huge illuminated eyeballs, and our voices were broadcast to the hundreds of people walking past – all part…
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Rebellious joy!
Caroline Walling, the Curious Ink-Smith, is about to be the very first TWP poet-in-residence at DRAKE the Bookshop, so we thought we’d ask her what’s it’s all about and how people can get involved… What does a bookshop poet-in-residence do? I wasn’t entirely sure at first, but I had a LOT of ideas about things…
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A Child’s Eye View
How does a poet-in-residence turn the conversations they have with the public into a body of original work? Read on for reflections from Audrey Cook, thinking about her three poems in MIMAzina issue #32 and how they came about from working with children at MIMA’s Art Trolley during the exhibition People-Powered: Stories from the River…
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These little tributaries of ideas…
We are nearing the end of our first poets’ residency at MIMA, which will culminate in Audrey Cook and Sara Dennis performing new work written in response to the art and audiences of the People-Powered exhibition at MIMA’s Art Social #13 this Thursday 26th November, from 5pm-7pm. As our poets prepare to share their work…
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Autumn Is…a group poem from our audience!
Every time we hold our online open mic, TWOOMPH!, we say there will be half-time shenanigans – but what does that mean?!? Well, one thing we often do is make a group poem in the Chat. Here’s our September poem for Autumn, for you to enjoy on National Poetry Day – and beyond… Autumn is……
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Weaving a festival set
Who is a TWP sister, and how many performers do we have? Well, we have over 30 poets on our list who have performed for us at least once – often as part of a group set for one of Teesside’s many excellent community arts festivals. Having so many potential performers is absolutely brilliant, for…
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The Quest for Queen Jellyfish
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, a crack squad of ten TWP performers had a blast playing Queen Jellyfish and her Rhyming Riddlers for Redcar’s brand-new family arts festival, Between the Tides. Here’s one account, from Patience Ezinwoke… “I will for long relish the pleasure of taking part in the first ever “Between the Tides Festival”…
Tees Women Poets 