Secret Garden, Stour Street, Canterbury, CT1 2NR
Black Dog | Poetry | Inkbomb Theatre Company | 17:00 - 18:00 | Quinn Yurt | £5
It’s often said that you can’t love someone else, until you love yourself.
With 1 in 4 of us suffering from some form of mental health issue or depression, it’s no wonder that sometimes the world can feel a little loveless. Depression is an incredibly selfish disease that makes it impossible for the sufferer to see the world that’s at their fingertips, and the love that is often waiting for them to accept it.
But do we too behave selfishly to those with depression? Have you stood on a train station platform and heard someone say “It’s just so selfish” when someone has jumped in front of a train?
In the year 2016 the rate of suicide in the UK rose to over 6,500. We live in a complicated world that can abandon people and leave them feeling left behind and alone. The chances are that all of us will know someone who suffers from depression, or worse, know someone who has chosen to leave the world on purpose. The issues of mental health are long and deep, and something an hour long poetry show won’t solve. But we hope to show the world a little more love, with stories in verse of learning to love yourself and let in a little more light.
Mal, Tim, and Sven are 3 performance poets from Bristol who have formed inkbomb theatre company. All have experienced issues of mental health in within themselves or within those around them. Through the show we would love to both help those in the dark to stand in the sun, and dispel some myths and stigma about depression.
There’s always room for a bit more love in the world. Sometimes, like charity, it has to start at home.
Tickets: £5
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Inkbomb Theatre Company
Inkbomb is a company that was started with a sole purpose in mind. The proliferation of poetry. We want to put the power of words into the hands of the people. No jargon, just passion.
About the Artists
Tim Ledwitch is a Poet, Storyteller, Ninja, Superhero and Pathological Liar from Bristol. He likes first impressions, second helpings, talking in the third person and breaking the fourth wall. He has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the Edinburgh Fringe, represented Bristol at a national level in several poetry slams and has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the poetry world. He currently co-hosts Raise The Bar, one of Bristol’s biggest spoken word events.
“a formidable, pyrotechnic display of verbal skill” -Stagetalk Magazine “Emotional and Powerful” - Exeter Poetry Festival
Malaika Kegode is a poet, performer and promoter from the South West, always looking for stories to tell. Her work focuses on the deeply personal and intricate beauty of the people around us.
She has worked closely with Apples and Snakes as a host of Spokes Amaze! Since 2014 and her own event Milk Poetry has been a well received addition to the Bristol poetry scene since 2015. She has performed at Bristol Old Vic, Boomtown Festival, Tobacco Factory Theatre and Hammer & Tongue amongst others, and worked with organisations such as BBC 1Xtra and the Roundhouse.
‘… brave and honest and a thing of beauty to wrap your ears around. Unafraid of her shadows and in celebration of her golden parts, her words are to be heard.” - Rebecca Tantony
Sven Stears - If you picture a dark cloud standing on a stage throwing words that sometimes rhyme (and sometimes don’t) at an audience that are still waiting for the thunder and lightning when they finally see it go off and it flashes across the room in a way they didn’t expect then you’re probably expecting too much from a poetry gig.
“An emerging star” - Dan Simpson
“Sven has energy, drive, ambition and total integrity. His enthusiasm, passion and charm make him a joy to work with.” - Beth Cuenco