Thursday 15^th of September saw the second Word4Word event and the first to be held by NTWteam. A night devoted to celebrating the importance of words and the variety of forms in which they are delivered. Originally to be held at CAI a whirlwind of panic set in when their refurbishment was put forward and we only had two days to find a new venue. Thankfully Milgi’s stepped in and the yurt was ours for the night.

After comically carrying heavy benches in non-manual labour tiny dresses down a flight of stairs, Natalie and I finally settled and looked on at our venue with its twinkling lights and laid back atmosphere. Eagar poets, spoken word artists and writer/actors filled up Milgi’s yurt thick and fast ready to get up on the mic. Everyone was sat in the yurt raring to go, but there was one person missing, our fantastic headline act Patrick Jones. Panic once again set in and Natalie ran around Milgi’s searching high and low. Thankfully his smiley face peaks round the door right on time and we are ready to proceed with the night. It all runs smoothly thanks to our fantastic MC, Brent Morgan and his perfectly placed plugs.

Scratch That Itch, 28th September, Monkey Bar, Swansea!!!

We saw so many fantastic interpretations to the theme flight, plus additional pieces equally as inspiring and entertaining. The audience spilled out the door, with people huddling together to listen in around the yurt’s shell, me being one of them. After the interval we had a great performance from our guest musicians Boo and Buster followed by the next 8 word artists. Next came the judging. Our three judges gathered secretly behind the yurt and had the difficult task of only choosing three prize-winners and our next headline act. Natalie and I of course listened in, merrily sipping on mojito’s.

After much deliberation the decision was made and the three were chosen, congratulations to Clayton Emmanuel for his creative use of language, Maeve Scullion for her entertaining performance and an extra congratulation to Betty Lane for her imaginative response to the theme and being our next headline act.

To end the night we listened to the highly anticipated words of published poet Patrick Jones.  If you haven't read anything by him before I highly recommend you do.

We had such a fantastic night and were over the moon to see so many people there. Keep your eyes peeled for the next event set to be held in Novemeber. We look forward to seeing Betty Lane’s readings and hope to see familiar faces and even more.