Poetry Scum

Poetry Scum Championing working class, marginalised & activist artists & creatives. Open mic, all artists welcome

It's our 6 year anniversary & we've only gone & booked the living legends who co-founded  πŸ₯³πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ‘πŸ”₯ Manjit Sahota  & PAR hav...
09/05/2025

It's our 6 year anniversary & we've only gone & booked the living legends who co-founded πŸ₯³πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ‘πŸ”₯ Manjit Sahota & PAR have always been a huge inspiration & it's an honour to have him headline again! There will be cake πŸŽ‚

Manjit Sahota is the co-founder of Poets Against Racism and a local Nottingham poet who has performed in number of venues in Nottingham and around the country since 2016.
Manjit has delivered workshops for several schools, universities and local organisations in Nottingham, sharing his spoken word poetry to encourage others to write, read and perform poetry.
He has delivered several workshops for the National Literacy Trust, Nottingham Trent University, National Justice Museum and Refugee Week.
Manjit formed PAR in 2016 to rally poets, spoken word artist and rappers to use their poetry to challenge the rise in racism and spread the word of unity, humanity and Love.

"Poetry for me is the memory of our history, struggle and resistance" - Manjit

6 Years of Poetry Scum! πŸ₯³πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ’œSix years ago, we cracked open the literary canon, spat in it, and planted seeds of truth ...
02/05/2025

6 Years of Poetry Scum! πŸ₯³πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ’œ
Six years ago, we cracked open the literary canon, spat in it, and planted seeds of truth instead. What started as a misfit's rebellion has become a movement; raw, real, unapologetic.

We've platformed the unplatformed.
We've turned rage into rhythm.
Grief into gospel.
Poetry into power.

To every poet who's spat bars on our mic, bled onto our stage, or screamed their story from the back row; you are Scum, and we love you for it.

We never wanted to be polished. We wanted to be heard. And after six years, we're still here, still filthy with feeling, still tearing down the gatekeepers and making something sacred from the scraps.

Here’s to the outsiders, the truth-tellers, the troublemakers.
Here’s to six years of Scum, and we’re only getting started.

Jesse couldn't be more proud of the community we have all created.

It's an absolute pleasure and honour to have Manjit Sahota and Robert Punton the founders of Poets Against Racism headlining our anniversary special! There will be cake πŸŽ‚

26/04/2025

Omar Asif .of.man absolutely smashed his first ever feature set on the poetry circuit! Incredibly well written, soul bearing, political, dissident & important poetry of our time. You should definitely get Omar booked before he flies back to Pakistan in September! πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ’œ

Shout out to everyone who attended on Thursday evening! As always, the level of talent was through the roof! Great to se...
26/04/2025

Shout out to everyone who attended on Thursday evening! As always, the level of talent was through the roof! Great to see so many new faces on the open mic & in the audience again. Special thanks to those who continue to travel far & wide to join us every month πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ’œ

Not forgetting our incredible feature & headline acts, Omar Asif & Curtis Sabin πŸ‘πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ”₯πŸ‘ BOOK THEM NOW!!!

Open Mic Round 1:
1. Richard Banker
2. Lisa
3. Andrew Mznyox
4. Kirsty Smith
5. Pete Thompson
6. DK4 Poetry
7. Michelle Mother Hubbard

Feature Act Omar Asif
Headline Act Curtis Sabin

Open Mic Round 2:
8. Darren Howie
9. Eagle Spits
10. John Paul
11. Emerson
12. Robert Punton
13. Drew
14. Karys

In the words of Bone Thugs N Harmony,"Wake up, wake up, it's the first of the month"β™‘Performances from headline act Curt...
01/04/2025

In the words of Bone Thugs N Harmony,
"Wake up, wake up, it's the first of the month"

β™‘Performances from headline act Curtis Sabin .c & feature act Omar Asif .of.man
β™‘Open Mic all artistes welcome. Sign up from 7pm on the night for a 5 minute slot
β™‘Doors open 7pm for a 7.45pm start.
β™‘Pay what you can/feel. Suggested donation Β£3-Β£5 CASH ONLY!
β™‘Founded & hosted by Jesse Eden Freeman .rebelpoet

30/03/2025

Thank you Janine Booth for your thoroughly entertaining & on brand headline set on Thursday night! Check Janine out at www.janinebooth.com & get her booked now! πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ’œ

30/03/2025

Massive thank you to Armor Craw for her beautiful feature set on Thursday! Watch out for future publications from Armor & get her booked in to witness the magic πŸ—£πŸŽ€πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ’œ

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