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Creative writing, Poetry and Spoken word with Sophie Sparham

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Blackfordby Old School Room, Main Street, Blackfordby, DE11 8AB

What

Community Events

When

6 Nov 2023

UNTIL Monday 6 November

Creative writing, Poetry and Spoken word with Sophie Sparham at Blackfordby Old School Room, near Ashby de la Zouch

Sophie Sparham is a poet and writer from Derby.

Sophie has written commissions for BBC Radio 4, The V&A and The People's History Museum.

She also hosted the night Word Wise which won best spoken word night at the 2019 Saboteur Awards.

The latest collection 'The Man Who Ate 50,000 Weetabix' came out in April 2021 via Verve Poetry Press. Sophie's work has been published in Orbis, Under the Radar and The Morning Star.

The poem Sunrise Over Aldi won third place in the 2020 Charles Causley International Poetry Competition. Sophie has been longlisted and shortlisted for the Outspoken Award for page poetry. They co-direct Derby Poetry Festival. 

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