Poetic Unity
Poetic Unity is a Brixton-based charity that provides support and services for young people across the UK. Our vision is to give young people a voice and to empower them to reach their highest potential. We use poetry as a tool to support young people’s mental health, education, physical health, community cohesion, and personal development. Poetic Unity is a Black/Black Mixed-led charity that works with some of the most marginalised young people in the UK. Founded in 2015, Poetic Unity has provided hundreds of events and programmes for thousands of young people to date.
The Poetic Relief Project.
South London’s only weekly poetry event Wednesdays from 6:30 PM.
The Poetic Relief Project is a partnership between Poetic Unity, Theatre Peckham, and Black Cultural Archives, delivering programmes, workshops, and events for young people across the UK in person and online.
An intimate night to enjoy poetry and spoken word performed by some of the UK’s best up-and-coming poets.
Doors open 6.30pm
Show starts 7pm
Show finishes 8.30pm
Open mic sign-up:
To sign up to the open mic please arrive at the venue between 6.30pm-7pm. There are limited performance slots available and you have a maximum of 5 mins to perform.
No tickets available on the door. Please note 12-17 year olds must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information visit: www.poeticunity.org.uk
Dr. Ayshah Johnston - Black Cultural Archives
Ryan (Ragz-CV) - Poetic Unity
Suzann McLean - Theatre Peckham
Cultural Leaders
The Poetic Relief Project gives rise to the ‘Cultural Leaders’ youth employment scheme which allows Poetic Unity, Theatre Peckham, and Black Cultural Archives to train and give 12 young people jobs in the creative industry every year for the next three years, where they will learn the daily operations of each charity.
The ‘Cultural Leaders’ youth employment scheme began in September 2021 and young people aged 18-30 years old can find out more about this exciting scheme by contacting info@poeticunity.org.uk with the title ‘Cultural Leaders.’