JanineYou are invited!
Last Autumn, we ran a project inviting local people to write about life in Harehills on our own terms.
People came from across the neighbourhood, and everyone produced a poem, from novice to experienced writers. This led to our guest slot at Chapel FM’s Writing on Air festival, where you can hear 6 of us reading our creations out for the first time.
Now you can come for free to listen to the Writing Our Harehills collective performing at Leeds Playhouse on Monday, 20th March, from 6pm in the Playhouse lobby. This is a family-friendly event with the chance to find out how you can join in with future writing groups. They’ll be some tasty snacks on offer too.
Leeds Playhouse has generously invited us to give feedback about:
What makes it easy for East Leeds residents to enjoy their facilities, and what makes it challenging?
Please share your comments, or email your ideas to natalie@eastsidestory.uk
Writing our Harehills is a collaboration between Leeds Playhouse’s former writer-in-residence Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan, Thackray Medical Museum community engagement worker Martha and community advocate Natalie. If you’d like to hear about creative writing opportunities, please contact us at Martha.Adebambo@thackraymuseum.org
You can read more about the talented spoken word artist
Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan, including her viral poem This is Not a Humanising Poem which placed her as runner-up of the National Roundhouse Poetry Slam in 2017 here https://www.suhaiymah.com/
