The Sown Together Experience

Create performance poetry, develop performance skills, connect with nature on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November 10.00am to 4.00pm Whether you're a poet, writer or simply curious, The Sown Together Experience offers the inspiration, space and support to create performance poetry, develop performance skills and to connect more deeply with nature. Led by Louise E. Taylor, Performance Poet, Comedian and Creative Leadership Coach What you’ll experience: Create Learn rhythms, imagery, metaphor to use in writing performance poetry Perform Learn breathing, presence and performance skills Connect Engage with nature to spark inspiration and nourish your creativity. You will leave with: • A performance poem • Greater confidence for performing • New resources for your writing • Refreshed, recharged and nourished Your ticket covers both days of the workshop 10.00 am - 4.00pm each day and includes refreshments. What is Sown Together? The inspiration and focus for the workshop has come from a creative collaboration between Louise E. Taylor and multidisciplinary artist Titi Sodimu. Commissioned by Kew Gardens and Southern Railways for the Grow Wild on the Railway project, Titi created a community quilt celebrating British flora, while Louise wrote the accompanying poem. The poem and quilt have been published by Kew Gardens online and in print, and the art installation will be displayed at Hove Station later this year. You can read the poem and see the quilt below and listen to Louise performing Sown Together on Instagram @louiseellentaylor. 'Lyrical', 'beautiful', 'inspiring' are some of the comments from audience members for Sown Together. Numbers are limited, so book now! About Louise E. Taylor Louise writes about contemporary life – love and loss, anxiety and encouragement – not forgetting dangerous shoes, stray socks, the perils of bikini line waxing and nature! She has headlined with her performance poetry and comedy monologues at top spoken-word venues, internationally renowned and community arts, literary and fringe festivals. As well as performed on BBC, local and community radio. Her 'brilliant…. contemporary spin on life” performances have been enjoyed at parties, health spas, weddings, cafes and on Zoom. You Can’t Cook a Poem Like an Egg! is her first collection, available on Amazon. Her second, Ode to a Brussels Sprout and Other Left Over Poems is on its way. She has been coaching and facilitating workshops in poetry, performance, and comedy for children, young adults and adults as well as personal, spiritual and business development workshops and coaching for more than two decades. In her Creative Leadership Coaching she uses poetry as a transformational resource switching on business people's creativity to write a poem to resolve key personal and business issues.