REALITY: Rhymes Equal Actual Life in the Youth

A Week of Spoken Word Workshop and Performances for Young People from Keighley Central and Keighley West

6th / 7th / 8th July

11am – 4pm

A collaboration between Spoken Worth, Keighley Creative and the Youth Service, this project provides a platform for the youth of Keighley to have their say about the town and culture. 

Toria Garbutt, world class spoken word poet and workshop leader

With workshops run by some of Yorkshire’s most exciting spoken word poets, and opportunities to join in with regular spoken word events afterwards, this is the ideal way to experiment with your writing and performance skills. 

Reality - A collaboration between Spoken Worth and Keighley Creative
Simon Pickles, poet and founder of Spoken Worth

Whether you’re interested in rap, poetry, creative writing, performance, or spoken word, check out REALITY (Rhymes Equal Actual Life in the Youth). 

Project funded by The LEAP, Bradford.

LENCE, Grime artist and poet from Leeds

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