SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers) is an international association of poets, critics, researchers, educators, and organisers.
Joined September 2020
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10 Sep 2020
Hello! We're the SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers) network, an international association of poets, critics, researchers, educators, organisers, and academics who wish to advance performance poetry in higher education. We were founded in March 2020.
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30 Mar 2023
🎉🎉 Yes! We absolutely want ideas from all over the UK. You still have time to think about the panel/paper/presentation/performance you might want to contribute, but May 8th (the deadline) will be upon us sooner than you think. #AllBordersBlur
30 Mar 2023
A reminder that the call for papers and performances about blurring the boundaries in poetry is up! I'd love to see work on/by Northern Irish poets there😊
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3 Mar 2023
🚨CFP alert!! 🚨
We're hugely stoked to say that the CFP for 'All Borders Blur' is now live! 🎉🎊
See allbordersblur.univie.ac.at for more details & CFP in accessible formats.
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Ft. keynotes by @JTaylorTrash & @adjoseph! 👀
CFP deadline: 8 May '23
Come through!!
ALT Poster for a call for papers titled 'All Borders Blur: Mapping Intersections and Genre Crossings in UK Spoken-Word Poetries Since 1965'. Date: 11-12 November 2023. Venue: Queen Mary University of London. Keynote Speakers: Joelle Taylor and Dr. Anthony Joseph. Deadline for abstracts: 8 May 2023. Organisers: Dr. Shalini Sengupta, Prof. Andrea Brady, Prof. Peter Howarth. Link to website and CFP in the tweet.
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4 Apr 2023
Save the Date: vom 11.-13.05.23 findet unsere 2. Poetry DA Projekttagung zum Thema „Audioliterale Lyrik zwischen Performance und Mediatisierung“ im Warburg-Haus in Hamburg statt. Weitere Infos: poetry-digital-age.uni-hambu…
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12 Mar 2023
Enjoyed listening to @Lucyenglish1 @jsamlarose @beveryquiet @PeteTheTemp and the range of perspectives in the room at our @swearnetwork panel discussion. Thank you to all who came along and contributed, there's energy and ideas to build on from this
12 Mar 2023
Today's the finale @Uni_Slam the UK & Ireland's largest team Poetry Slam tournament. Tickets to see top youth poetry collectives, witness slam heats & be a part of lively @SWEARNetwork Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers discussion here bit.ly/3mPgIGE
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What is the role of the poet? Where do we now go now? This year, we're proud to host #SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers) for a panel discussion & performances from the UK's leading poetry educators: Lucy English, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Bohdan Piasecki & Ellen Moran.
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SWEAR Network retweeted
23 Feb 2023
🎧📻🎙️We're interested in hearing what poetry podcasts you're listening to these days! Any recommendations?
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SWEAR Network retweeted
16 Feb 2023
This is the first year the @ForwardPrizes has had a category specifically for Best Performed Poem. This is a wonderful opportunity for Spoken Word Poets to be recognised for their work!
Submissions are open until the 5th of March!
ow.ly/Mt5l50MKBk5
#ForwardPrizes
7 Feb 2023
The #ForwardPrizes are currently open for submissions (deadline - 5 MARCH)!
For the first time, we have 4 categories (including a new Best Single Poem - Performed category) and two judging panels. Shortlists will be announced in June.
Read more here: ow.ly/xjVR50MLQMk
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SWEAR Network retweeted
17 Feb 2023
This year's gathering of SWEAR (Spoken Word Educators & Academic Researchers).
SWEAR! A Poetic Conversation on the Future of Spoken Word
@ Unislam
(The UK Nation University Slam and Summit)
Sun 12th March | 13:30 - 15:30
Birmingham Hippodrome
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SWEAR Network retweeted
13 Feb 2023
🔊 HELP US OUT! ✌️
We're planning a colossal gig this summer and we'd be really keen to know who is on your 'must see' list for performers. They can be state-side or UK-based, musician, rapper, poet/spoken word. Pop a comment below and let's see if we can make some magic ✨
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23 Jan 2023
We'll be sharing a lot of #BlackBox content over the next weeks, it's a project between us and @esa_learning that brings together media students and poets - emerging and established - to create spoken word content. Learning from each other, we can build each other up #ThisIsAPoet
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SWEAR Network retweeted
6 Dec 2022
It's #IASILPostgrad day - I'm working on Irish spoken word poetry with an event-based approach to performance and a focus on concepts of voice. My number one tip: find the joy and excitement in your research and return to your materials again and again!
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SWEAR Network retweeted
3 Dec 2022
Fantastic to be in the same room with these great minds! So much rich discussion on the power of poetry for social change ❤ @SWEARNetwork @warwickuni
3 Dec 2022
Exploring the power of poetry for social change - a powerful day of conversation with an amazing group of poets, activists, curators and academics @SWEARNetwork #poetrycommunity
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3 Dec 2022
Exploring the power of poetry for social change - a powerful day of conversation with an amazing group of poets, activists, curators and academics @SWEARNetwork #poetrycommunity
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SWEAR Network retweeted
3 Dec 2022
I'm in Coventry at @warwickuni today for a workshop/conference on spoken word!
We'll be discussing the potential of SW to empower communities & provoke social change (and complicating these ideas, too). More on the project: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philos… #poetry #spokenword
ALT Graphic reading Empowering Young Voices Exploring the Power of Poetry for Social CHange 3rd December 10am-4pm The University of Warwick Logos for: Coventry Boys and Girls Club Warwick University
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SWEAR Network retweeted
1 Dec 2022
As we put #Jawdance to bed for this year, we thought we'd share with you a video which many of you are probably familiar with. Call it #ThrowBackThursday, here's 'A Short History of Spoken Word Poetry'. Does it resonate with you? #ThisIsAPoet
youtu.be/S4HV3t1nZgo
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30 Nov 2022
Ever think 'Gee, it'd be handy to have a list of all the poetry/spoken word events happening in the UK this month?' @BexPoet has you covered!
Each month they compile 100 events into one handy list, organised geographically. Here's December! bexcreative.net/post/decembe…
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SWEAR Network retweeted
28 Nov 2022
💥The @ForwardPrizes announce a new category for #performance poetry launching nezt year!💥 #spokenword #ForwardPrizes 🎉🎉🎉🎉
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28 Nov 2022
Call for Applications: Saboteur Awards and Festival 2023 sabotagereviews.com/2022/11/…
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