Improv Poetry Workshop

Facilitated by Jah-Mir Early at Hyphae Collective.

Mastering improv poetry techniques:

Improv Poetry in its purest form is the ability to get on stage, behind the mic, in the centre of the cipher and create in the moment. Drawing on the speaker's life, feeling, observation. It’s the harnessing of their vocabulary, their inborn voice and abilities. To build in the moment a powerful and true expression.

Practicalities:

We will be upstairs at Barnaby's Lounge, Hastings. After the hour-long workshop, the Hyphae Collective jam will take place downstairs as always, with lots more chances to perform improv poetry with the band. This is a spoken workshop so you don't need to bring anything, just yourself (but a poetry notebook is an optional extra).

About Jah-Mir:

Jah-Mir Early is an American poet, storyteller and the UK's foremost improv spoken word artist. He describes his works as “ Putting people on a couch in my mind” and has appeared as an invited guest artist for the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam. Jah-Mir Early debuted his all-improv poetry show #BeSpoken at the Edinburgh Fringe to positive critical acclaim. Pre-pandemic, he performed regularly with Triple Jam Sandwich (Ronnie Scott's) and monthly at the Hip Hop jam night Imaginary Millions (The Book Club).

Currently, he has a monthly show Spoken on Hub radio and is poet in residence at Soho radio as part of the Imaginary Millions radio show.

His philosophy of the work is “If you must be then be spoken”.