Lizzie Lovejoy: We Are Northern
Friday 9th August 2024
Council Chamber, Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH
Ahead of WE ARE NORTHERN: Feel My Words, Lizzie will hold the online creative writing workshop Write Your Own Story: Creating Poetry for Performance on Wednesday 7th August, 5.30 - 6.30pm. Find more info below.
Join Lizzie Lovejoy for WE ARE NORTHERN: Feel My Words, a poetry celebration of all things Northern!
This spoken-word showcase features stories, both old and new, of incredible Northern people. From our Northumberland heroes like Grace Darling, braving the raging North sea, to the local legends like your Mam, who manages to get everything done and still keep a level head. WE ARE NORTHERN is a conversation.
Over the past few years, Lizzie has been breaking down the pieces that make up Northern identity, and the contradiction in all those parts. Leading up to NOVUM, Lizzie engaged with communities around Tyneside to learn about what they thought Northerness was, and which tales they wanted to tell. WE ARE NORTHERN is the story of a region united by something intangible. But more than anything, it’s a conversation about what makes us who we are. We are more than. WE. ARE. NORTHERN.
Listen to Lizzie Lovejoy’s poem I Am A Child - A Treehouse Collaboration below.
Free, pre booking essential
12.30pm - 1.15pm
This is a licensed venue and any under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
No drinks are permitted inside the Council Chamber.
The venue and festival site are wheelchair and pushchair accessible.
There will be a break out / quiet space available.
Ahead of WE ARE NORTHERN: Feel My Words, Lizzie will hold the online creative writing workshop Write Your Own Story: Creating Poetry for Performance on Wednesday 7th August, 5.30 - 6.30pm.
Use this creative writing workshop to unlock your own tales from Tyneside and share the story of who you are. Following a series of creative prompts and activities, you'll find the words to explore your own narrative through written and spoken word. You will also be part of creating one community poem which will be shared during a performance at NOVUM festival 2024.
Join NE Culture award winning artist, Lizzie Lovejoy, in their digital workshop on Wednesday 7th August 5.30 - 6.30pm.
Suitable for all experience levels and abilities. 16+.