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Poetic Unity Presents ‘Spoken Words’

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  • Free
  • Workshop
  • Youth event
  • British Sign Language
  • Relaxed
Photographic and digital artwork showing a young person pointing into the air against a pink background. Floating above their finger is a colourful drawing of a world, connect by lines to a speak bubble, a microphone, a pencil.
Reimagining Our World. Artwork: Jess Thom. Portraits: Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join us for a creative workshop with Poetic Unity, where we’ll reimagine the world using the power of spoken words. 

Using conversation, coaching, writing and performance, you’ll find the tools you need to create a unique piece of spoken-word poetry. 

Together we’ll create a safe and friendly space where we can explore what a more caring world might be like and how powerful your voice can be.

Materials and refreshments will be provided.

Chill-Out Room  

We want you to feel comfortable to be yourself and experience the workshop in a way that is right for you.     

Any time you want to find a space away from the activities, you can head to our Chill-Out Room to lie down or relax. There will be low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions and mats throughout the room. You can also make use of ear defenders, earplugs, board games, stim toys and materials with different textures.  

Who can come  

This workshop is for people aged 14 to 19 years old and disabled people aged 14 to 25 years old. 

You can watch this video to view the information above in BSL.

Dates

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Past

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Studio and the Forum on level 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, head up the stairs or take the lift, then follow the signs through the ‘Being Human’ gallery.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

British Sign Language

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 0 2 0. 7 6 1 1. 2 2 2 2

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About your facilitator

A black and white logo featuring the words 'Poetic Unity' in a looping, handwriting-style font with ink splatters.

Poetic Unity

Poetic Unity provides support and services for people aged from 10 to 30 years old across the UK. The Brixton-based charity’s vision is to help children and young people find their voice and feel valued in society, and to empower them to reach their highest potential. They use poetry as a tool to support young people’s mental health, education, personal development, physical health and community cohesion. Founded in 2015, they deliver hundreds of programmes and events every year, with 1,421 services provided to more than 40,000 young people to date.