If you want to know who the f**k Alice is, then you'll have to go see her live in action yourself! If you missed Who the F**k is Alice's headline set on Thursday night, then we'd highly recommend getting yersens to see her or getting her booked for your event. Alice is the living embodiment of speak your truth, know your worth. She hit us hard with an incredibly brave, soul baring, intimate, humorous, strong set. Alice's stage presence & true stories will have you feeling all of the emotions & leave you wanting so much more! Empowering, inspirational & right up Scums street! 🗣🎤👏🔥❤️
Feature poet Zeena Yasin took to the stage with confidence on Thursday night. Giving us an insight into her experiences as an Iraqi Muslim woman, exposing cultural differences & sharing deep personal experiences, in a thought provoking & inspirational set 🗣🎤👏🔥❤️ GET HER BOOKED NOW!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
November is officially the stong women takeover at Scum! Take a look at this powerful lineup! ♀️✊️♀️✊️♀️✊️♀️✊️♀️
Championing working class, marginalised & activist creatives since 2019. Nottinghams second longest running monthly poetry open mic.
♡Performances from headline poet Who the F**k is Alice @who.thef**kisalice & feature poet Zeena Yasin @lamassuking
♡Open Mic all artistes welcome. Sign up from 7pm on the night for a 5 minute slot.
♡Doors open 7pm for a 7.45pm start.
♡Pay what you can/feel. Suggested donation £3-£5 CASH ONLY!
♡Founded & hosted by Jesse Eden Freeman @jessense.rebelpoet
Headline Poet:
"Who the F**k is Alice is a poet, performer & playwright from Derby who headlines at events nationwide. As a polyamorous, bisexual woman in her late 50s, her writing deals mainly with her many & varied interactions with men. She was an Associate Poet for the Derby Poetry Festival in 2023 & has just completed her MA in poetry at Manchester Met. Her work has been shortlisted for a range of prizes from Mslexia Flash Fiction Prize to the Creative Futures Award. The first prize she ever won as a poet, however, was for the best-dressed poet at an erotic poetry evening in London – a win of which she is rightly proud"!
Feature Poet:
"Zeena is an artist, psychic reader, poet & screenwriter from Lincoln who dabbles in all kinds of creativity & silliness. A great deal of her writings are centred about her introspections on love, how we relate with each other, reflections on cultural diversity especially with her experiences on having grown up as an Iraqi Muslim in the U.K., her moments of spiritual awakening & the complexities of friendships and relationships between individuals from minority backgrounds. She published the poem Pomegranate in the anthology The Colour of Madness, which was themed around loss of memories due to PTSD. She aims for her creative work to be healing, cathartic & make you feel seen & heard".
Massive thanks to this months headline poet S-bars @sbarks_ 🎤👏🔥💜 Sofe travelled up from London for their first ever performance in Nottingham, to grace our stage with an absolutely scumtastic set! S-bars took us on a journey of emotions, bared their heart & soul, showed great strength in vulnerability & made us laugh along the way. Get them booked, you won't be disappointed!
Massive thanks to September's feature act Michelle Mother Hubbard 🗣🎤✍️👏🔥💜 such a pleasure to have a living legend on our stage. Get her booked now!
Michelle's new book D.A.D is available here https://www.bigwhiteshed.co.uk/dad
Huge thank you to September's headliner Jack Washingdale! Absolutely scumtastic set & book! Get him booked now 🗣🎤🔥✍️👏
Jack's newly published book "Wires", is available here https://www.bigwhiteshed.co.uk/wires
Great to see Sami SET back featuring at Poetry Scum #40 Always thought provoking, energetic, Sami wears their heart on their sleeve, captivating stories, witty & heartfelt, book them now!
We were treated to an incredible headline set from the Bard of Northampton Poetic License at Poetry Scum #40 👏 Straight talking, vulnerable, strong, witty, thought provoking & engaging, book Esther now!
This Thursday, Poetry Scum #40 , championing working class, marginalised & activist creatives!
♡Performances from headline poet Poetic License @_poetic_license & feature poet Sami SET @samionside
♡Open Mic all artistes welcome. Sign up from 7pm on the night for a 5 minute slot.
♡Doors open 7pm for a 7.45pm start.
♡Pay what you can/feel. Suggested donation £3-£5 CASH ONLY!
♡Food served by @tacolypto 3-9pm.
♡Founded & hosted by Jesse Eden Freeman @jessense.rebelpoet
Headline Poet Poetic License:
"Esther Stimpson AKA Poetic License is the current Bard of Northampton, she writes poetry from the heart about parenting, dating and everything in between".
Feature Poet Sami SET:
"Sami SET narrates experiences through reflective pieces, tearing apart the surface images, diving deep into their heart's intentions, the mind's musings and a souls inability to conform. Serious is twisted with humour, often in a whirlwind of energy. Everyone's invited for the ride!"
1 week to go! 🥳🗣🎤🔥✍️🎵💜
♡Performances from headline poet Poetic License @_poetic_license & feature poet Sami SET @samionside
♡Open Mic all artistes welcome. Sign up from 7pm on the night for a 5 minute slot.
♡Doors open 7pm for a 7.45pm start.
♡Pay what you can/feel. Suggested donation £3-£5 CASH ONLY!
♡Food served by @tacolypto 3-9pm.
♡Founded & hosted by Jesse Eden Freeman @jessense.rebelpoet
Headline Poet Poetic License:
"Esther Stimpson AKA Poetic License is the current Bard of Northampton, she writes poetry from the heart about parenting, dating and everything in between".
Feature Poet Sami SET:
"Sami SET narrates experiences through reflective pieces, tearing apart the surface images, diving deep into their heart's intentions, the mind's musings and a souls inability to conform. Serious is twisted with humour, often in a whirlwind of energy. Everyone's invited for the ride!"
Lateral G performed an incredible & eclectic headline set last week & it was beautiful to see the audience get so involved & be so supportive of the talent & philosophies shared. We hope to have you back again in the future. Get this amazing poet booked now! 👏🎤🗣🔥❤️
It was so good to see Taylor Riley featuring at Poetry Scum #39 last week & what a fantastic set he delivered. Check out Taylors night Notts Poetry every 3rd Thursday of the month at the Cock & Hoop, High Pavement, NG1 1HE 🗣🎤👏🔥
