A event on Tuesday 8th October. The event starts at 19:00.
Location: Waterstones (The Galleries, entry via Union Street)
Date: Tuesday 8th October 2024
Time: 19:00 - 20:00pm (Doors open at 18:30pm)
Price: FREE (advance booking is essential)
Join us for a special event to mark the end of Kat Lyons’ term as Bristol City Poet, and the appointment of our new 2024-2026 Bristol City Poet Sukina Noor!
This official handover event will see outgoing 2022-2024 City Poet Kat Lyons reading from their new poetry pamphlet ‘Everything comes from somewhere’, poems written during their two years in the role.
We will then introduce our new Bristol City Poet Sukina Noor, as they engage in a discussion with Kat and perform a short reading of their own work.
The event is free to attend, and includes a free copy of Kat’s City Poet pamphlet. Advanced booking is essential to guarantee entry, so please book your Free E-Tickets ahead of time.
The venue is wheelchair accessible. The entrance is on Union Street, which is on a hill/slope. See venue access information here: https://www.accessable.co.uk/bristol-city-council/access-guides/waterstones#2e569027-7560-5e40-9087-6b5516f29a6d
This event, and the City Poet role, is managed by Lyra Bristol Poetry, with thanks to legacy funding from Bristol Ideas.
KAT LYONS:
Kat Lyons is a writer, performer and workshop facilitator working in the field of spoken word poetry and performance storytelling. They use poetry to interrogate ideas, generate positive social change and strengthen people’s connections to the world and each other. Their poetry has been featured in Under the Radar, Ink Sweat & Tears and Bath Magg, and their debut poetry collection, Love Beneath the Nails, was published by Verve Poetry Press.
As Bristol’s fourth City Poet, Kat has written poems to mark a wide range of organisations and occasions including the 75th Anniversary of Windrush Day, Bristol 650, World Book Night, the general election, and community projects and protests. Their performances during this time have included two State of the City Addresses, the Festival of the Future City, the Mayor’s final speech, and a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Kat has also run workshops with communities across the city, at Bristol Libraries and at the museum.
SUKINA NOOR:
Sukina Noor is a poet, spoken-word artist, playwright, workshop facilitator and educator, event curator and public speaker. She is the current Bristol City Poet (2024 - 2026). She has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, America and Africa performing, delivering poetry workshops, partaking in panel discussions and delivering lectures. Sukina has amassed a loyal fan base due to her international performances, workshop facilitation and social media presence and her debut poetry collection Love and Longing: Yearning for the Face of God was released in October 2023 and her spoken word album of the same name will be released in the Spring of 2025.
An event associated with #LyraFest
Entry requirements: 14+
Date: Tuesday 8th October 2024
Time: 19:00 - 20:00pm (Doors open at 18:30pm)
Price: FREE (advance booking is essential)
Join us for a special event to mark the end of Kat Lyons’ term as Bristol City Poet, and the appointment of our new 2024-2026 Bristol City Poet Sukina Noor!
This official handover event will see outgoing 2022-2024 City Poet Kat Lyons reading from their new poetry pamphlet ‘Everything comes from somewhere’, poems written during their two years in the role.
We will then introduce our new Bristol City Poet Sukina Noor, as they engage in a discussion with Kat and perform a short reading of their own work.
The event is free to attend, and includes a free copy of Kat’s City Poet pamphlet. Advanced booking is essential to guarantee entry, so please book your Free E-Tickets ahead of time.
The venue is wheelchair accessible. The entrance is on Union Street, which is on a hill/slope. See venue access information here: https://www.accessable.co.uk/bristol-city-council/access-guides/waterstones#2e569027-7560-5e40-9087-6b5516f29a6d
This event, and the City Poet role, is managed by Lyra Bristol Poetry, with thanks to legacy funding from Bristol Ideas.
KAT LYONS:
Kat Lyons is a writer, performer and workshop facilitator working in the field of spoken word poetry and performance storytelling. They use poetry to interrogate ideas, generate positive social change and strengthen people’s connections to the world and each other. Their poetry has been featured in Under the Radar, Ink Sweat & Tears and Bath Magg, and their debut poetry collection, Love Beneath the Nails, was published by Verve Poetry Press.
As Bristol’s fourth City Poet, Kat has written poems to mark a wide range of organisations and occasions including the 75th Anniversary of Windrush Day, Bristol 650, World Book Night, the general election, and community projects and protests. Their performances during this time have included two State of the City Addresses, the Festival of the Future City, the Mayor’s final speech, and a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Kat has also run workshops with communities across the city, at Bristol Libraries and at the museum.
SUKINA NOOR:
Sukina Noor is a poet, spoken-word artist, playwright, workshop facilitator and educator, event curator and public speaker. She is the current Bristol City Poet (2024 - 2026). She has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, America and Africa performing, delivering poetry workshops, partaking in panel discussions and delivering lectures. Sukina has amassed a loyal fan base due to her international performances, workshop facilitation and social media presence and her debut poetry collection Love and Longing: Yearning for the Face of God was released in October 2023 and her spoken word album of the same name will be released in the Spring of 2025.
An event associated with #LyraFest
Entry requirements: 14+
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