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Constellation: GOBS 2025 Pamphlet Series Launch at Waterstones Nottingham
A special congratulations goes out to all the poets who took part in our Constellation performance showcase, where we launched 16 individual, brand-new poetry pamphlets at Waterstones Nottingham. All this off the back of a week-long Arvon writing residential in the Shropshire countryside with Vanessa Kisuule and Anthony Anaxagorou as our tutors, plus publishing masterclasses from the incredible Bad Betty Press. Phew!
GOBS at The Hurst: Arvon Writing Residential 2025
16 GOBS eating together, learning together with Vanessa Kisuule and Anthony Anaxagorou, writing together, walking through green spaces together, and watching the stars together, all in the Shropshire countryside.
EARTH: GOBS Collective Showcase 2024
We performed original poetry pertaining to all things EARTH as part of an ensemble theatre show at Nottingham Playhouse, thanks to support from the venue, Apples and Snakes and Nottingham Central Library.
GOBS Poetry Slam 2024
Nottingham Central Library was taken over with our 20 poets, who went head to head in a battle of the verses! All as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival. A massive thanks to Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature for sponsoring this event, and providing our Slam Winner Bep Summerscales the opportunity to compete in the international Slamovision 2024.
GOBS at Being Human Festival: Ode to Notts
We partnered with University of Nottingham to deliver a workshop series at Nottingham Central Library, which culminated in a lovely anthology and performance event celebrating all things Notts.
Supporting Yomi Sode at Nottingham Poetry Festival 2023
We were buzzing to be invited to support the fantastic Yomi Sode at Theatre Royal Nottingham, as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival 2023.
Full Moon: GOBS Collective Showcase 2022
Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and Apples and Snakes, GOBS developed a showcase of spoken-word talent at Nonsuch Studios featuring live vocals from the incredible Randolph Matthews and movement direction from the marvellous John Berkavitch.
Word Walk 2021
We launched Nottingham Poetry Festival’s Word Walk series, moving as a group from Nottingham’s Old Market Square to Victoria Park while logging our thoughts and creative scribbles - all of which was developed into a zine!