Books & Spoken Word

The Dizziness of Freedom – book launch

Date: Monday, Sep 24 2018
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: The Wardrobe Theatre
Price: £5
Artists
Deanna Rodger, Jolade Olusanya, Kathryn O'Driscoll

Shortlisted for Most Innovative Publisher in the 2018 Saboteur Awards, Bad Betty Press presents a night of live poetry to celebrate the launch of their ground-breaking anthology on mental health, supported by Arts Council England. The Dizziness of Freedom showcases compelling, strange, beautiful and startlingly honest stories about mental health, written by 50 of contemporary poetry’s most exciting voices.

The launch will feature live sets from a few of the book’s contributors including Deanna Rodger, Jolade Olusanya and Kathryn O’Driscoll. Hosted by Jake Wild Hall and Malaika Kegode (Milk Poetry).

The Dizziness of Freedom came about to encourage conversation about mental health, help break taboos and challenge stigma. Contributors include Lemn Sissay MBE, Melissa Lee-Houghton, Rob Auton, Mona Arshi, Caleb Femi, Mary Jean Chan, Luke Kennard and R.A. Villanueva.

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By joe melia, Friday, Jun 22 2018

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