by Lewis Brown | Aug 1, 2024 | Spoken Word, Spooky Poet Club
Beneath the streets of Newcastle there is an old tunnel. Built for moving coal, then used as an air raid shelter, now something far more sinister lurks there… the Spooky Poet Club! Join Lewis Brown and Mark Gallie for an hour of hauntings, horror and...
by Lewis Brown | Jul 13, 2024 | Spooky Poet Club, Workshops
It’s been just under a year since I started the Spooky Poet Club, an online community of poets and other writers with a fondness for horror and the supernatural. It began back in October 2023 (aka Spooky Poem Month, but that’s another story), with a series...
by Lewis Brown | Jul 13, 2024 | Spoken Word
If you had told me a few months ago that I would be adding ‘Election Adjudicator’ to my CV, I’d have given you a funny look. Poetry can be political, sure. But they don’t tend to let poets near the electoral process. Too many ideas. But then...
by Lewis Brown | Apr 13, 2024 | Poetry Bites, Workshops
The first run of Poetry Bites workshops turned out so well, it’s going to become a regular thing! I’ll be returning to the Biscuit Factory Art Gallery every other month to run a series of art-inspired poetry writing workshops. Each workshop will feature...
by Lewis Brown | Apr 1, 2024 | Spoken Word
On Thursday the 28th of March 2024, a northern poetry night celebrated an exciting milestone – its second anniversary. That might sound like a humble achievement, but to those present at Out of Your Head, it felt anything but small. With more than 80 people in...