FRESH LIP

monthly poetry & open mic night 📢 hosted by @youarehasti at Avalon Cafe Bermondsey, & supporting Pie N Mash mutual aid group ✨

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

last night was actually amazing, thank u all so much! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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it's this wednesday! u know the drill by now 🧡🧡🧡 see u there bbs!

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tonight!! 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 next wednesday the 20th of october, bring ur most mysterious poems and spookiest vibes to Fresh Lip at Avalon Cafe Bermondsey! always free entry, sign up at 6 and start at 7 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 next wednesday the 20th of october, bring ur most mysterious poems and spookiest vibes to Fresh Lip at Avalon Cafe Bermondsey! always free entry, sign up at 6 and start at 7 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

i'm gonna be filming & audio recording people reading to upload (with poet's consent) for anyone who can't make it in person! but still can't wait for the in person thing 😈

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

reminder that we're back this weds!!! i actually can't wait, bring ur poems bring ur negative lateral flows bring ur vibes (this is me doing marketing)

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

u don't have to actually bring ur lateral flow tests but please do one beforehand lol

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am also in the process of figuring out a url alternative to this irl night for everyone who might be unable to attend in person, please let me know if u have any questions or concerns or if you wanna sign up to read!

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

hi everyone! we’re back this 15th september at Avalon Cafe in support of Peckham Community Kitchen! bring the lockdown poems you haven’t shown anyone for over a year! bring ur favourite mask! bring ur selves! have a lovely evening outside of ur home! I’m very excited ☀️☀️

[Hajar Press @hajarpress]

Solidarity with all of our Afghan siblings, the minoritised, the feminised, the vulnerable & the displaced 🖤

To those who wish to help, here are several organisations helping people on the ground https://t.co/cVRPgpEHoc

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

@MyDadIsOld love this definition

[Sisters Uncut @SistersUncut]

Meet at 6pm at the bandstand on Clapham Common. Bring flowers, candles, artwork, your sadness, banners, tissues, an umbrella, a face mask, and of course, all your rage. All genders welcome. #ReclaimTheseStreets

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

shout out to all my best sluts: if you would be interested in performing at an event in the summer with Fresh Lip please send me a lil DM!

[Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet]

A reminder that the brilliant @ambitmagazine is open for submissions! Get your lovely stuff in there asap. #amwriting #womenwriters https://t.co/KzqR4g8Gyj

[هستی hasti @youarehasti]

👀👀👀👀

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

🌟Poets/critics! I'm looking to bring on 2 new poetry reviewers @PublishersWkly this fall (& always looking 4 voices/identities underrepresented in crit.!)🌟

If you'd enjoy reviewing a book/month & have prev. experience, pls. send a bio & samples to [email protected]🙏

[Dr. Joshua Bennett @SirJoshBennett]

I have never known the police of any country to show an interest in lyric poetry as such. But when poems stop talking about the moon and begin to mention poverty, trade unions, color lines, and colonies, somebody tells the police.

—Langston Hughes

[FRESH LIP @fresh_lip]

every time I take my facemask off after leaving a shop I feel like the hot girl in a high school movie taking off her jumper and showing off her abs