SWEAR Network

SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers) is an international association of poets, critics, researchers, educators, and organisers.

[SWEAR Network @SWEARNetwork]

Hello! We're the SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers) network, an international association of poets, critics, researchers, educators, organisers, and academics who wish to advance performance poetry in higher education. We were founded in March 2020.

[Poetry Off the Page @PoetryOff_Page]

🎉🎉 Yes! We absolutely want ideas from all over the UK. You still have time to think about the panel/paper/presentation/performance you might want to contribute, but May 8th (the deadline) will be upon us sooner than you think. #AllBordersBlur

[Poetry Off the Page @PoetryOff_Page]

🚨CFP alert!! 🚨

We're hugely stoked to say that the CFP for 'All Borders Blur' is now live! 🎉🎊

See https://t.co/PXZU1rhzRh for more details & CFP in accessible formats.
11-12 Nov '23 @QMUL
Ft. keynotes by @JTaylorTrash & @adjoseph! 👀
CFP deadline: 8 May '23
Come through!!

[Poetry in the Digital Age @ERCPoetryDA]

Save the Date: vom 11.-13.05.23 findet unsere 2. Poetry DA Projekttagung zum Thema „Audioliterale Lyrik zwischen Performance und Mediatisierung“ im Warburg-Haus in Hamburg statt. Weitere Infos: https://t.co/FzXWy51iR4

[Melanie Abrahams @wordtraipser]

Enjoyed listening to @Lucyenglish1 @jsamlarose @beveryquiet @PeteTheTemp and the range of perspectives in the room at our @swearnetwork panel discussion. Thank you to all who came along and contributed, there's energy and ideas to build on from this

[Uni Slam @Uni_Slam]

What is the role of the poet? Where do we now go now? This year, we're proud to host #SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers) for a panel discussion & performances from the UK's leading poetry educators: Lucy English, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Bohdan Piasecki & Ellen Moran.

[Poetry Off the Page @PoetryOff_Page]

🎧📻🎙️We're interested in hearing what poetry podcasts you're listening to these days! Any recommendations?

[I Am Loud Productions @IAmLoudPro]

This is the first year the @ForwardPrizes has had a category specifically for Best Performed Poem. This is a wonderful opportunity for Spoken Word Poets to be recognised for their work!

Submissions are open until the 5th of March!
https://t.co/ryMLaTLtKK

#ForwardPrizes

[Poetry Off the Page @PoetryOff_Page]

This year's gathering of SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers).
SWEAR! A Poetic Conversation on the Future of Spoken Word
@ Unislam
(The UK Nation University Slam and Summit)
Sun 12th March | 13:30 - 15:30
Birmingham Hippodrome

[Apples and Snakes @ApplesAndSnakes]

🔊 HELP US OUT! ✌️
We're planning a colossal gig this summer and we'd be really keen to know who is on your 'must see' list for performers. They can be state-side or UK-based, musician, rapper, poet/spoken word. Pop a comment below and let's see if we can make some magic ✨

[Apples and Snakes @ApplesAndSnakes]

We'll be sharing a lot of #BlackBox content over the next weeks, it's a project between us and @esa_learning that brings together media students and poets - emerging and established - to create spoken word content. Learning from each other, we can build each other up #ThisIsAPoet

[Claire Palzer @claire_ms_p]

It's #IASILPostgrad day - I'm working on Irish spoken word poetry with an event-based approach to performance and a focus on concepts of voice. My number one tip: find the joy and excitement in your research and return to your materials again and again!

[Rose Condo @rose_condo_poet]

Fantastic to be in the same room with these great minds! So much rich discussion on the power of poetry for social change ❤ @SWEARNetwork @warwickuni

[Empowering Young Voices @EmpoweringYV]

Exploring the power of poetry for social change - a powerful day of conversation with an amazing group of poets, activists, curators and academics @SWEARNetwork #poetrycommunity

[Katie Ailes @KatieAiles]

I'm in Coventry at @warwickuni today for a workshop/conference on spoken word!

We'll be discussing the potential of SW to empower communities & provoke social change (and complicating these ideas, too). More on the project: https://t.co/u5RinMlKAi #poetry #spokenword

[Apples and Snakes @ApplesAndSnakes]

As we put #Jawdance to bed for this year, we thought we'd share with you a video which many of you are probably familiar with. Call it #ThrowBackThursday, here's 'A Short History of Spoken Word Poetry'. Does it resonate with you? #ThisIsAPoet

https://t.co/LRfk54j7Qe

[Katie Ailes @KatieAiles]

Ever think 'Gee, it'd be handy to have a list of all the poetry/spoken word events happening in the UK this month?' @BexPoet has you covered!

Each month they compile 100+ events into one handy list, organised geographically. Here's December! https://t.co/2AN9eiZ25p

[Forward Prizes @ForwardPrizes]

💥The @ForwardPrizes announce a new category for #performance poetry launching nezt year!💥 #spokenword #ForwardPrizes 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[Sabotage Reviews @SabotageReviews]

Call for Applications: Saboteur Awards and Festival 2023 https://t.co/68JGgYWgmg