LIVE AND WILD SPOKEN WORD + SONG + SOUND VARIETY EVE!
AN EVENING OF LIVE AND WILD POETRY, SPOKEN WORD, MUSIC, SOUND AND EXPLORATION with FOOD and BAR on site. A variety eve at Sandy Hill Arts!
RIWA SAAB, ELENA CRUZ & GRADY MOOMAW
+ BAZ LEWIS
+ HANAH + RICK FOOT
RIWA SAAB (pic above) is a poet, theatre-maker, sound designer, and puppeteer. An alumnus of the Barbican Young Poets collective and a Roundhouse Slam Finalist, her poetry has been published in And Other Poems, Rusted Radishes, and Sukoon magazine, and has been shortlisted for Best Single Poem for the 2026 Forward Prizes.
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SUFFER FOR ME is a London-based duo composed of poet Elena Cruz and musician Grady Moomaw. Their music combines shifting soundscapes with spoken word to offer an emotional release despite a chaotic political backdrop. Together they have performed in art galleries and sold-out music venues across London.
Elena Cruz is a Milwaukee-born writer and poet. Her debut novel will be published by Red Clay Books in 2029. Before moving to London, she worked in the US as a reporter, winning the National Newspaper Association Awards first place for business writing, 2021.
Grady Moomaw is a multi-instrumentalist originally from Raleigh, North Carolina. In Suffer for Me, he incorporates live synth work, creative sampling, and classical guitar — seeking unlikely connections between styles from across the world.
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BAZ: Baz Lewis is a writer from Dorset and The Story Works’ Young Poet Laureate for Bournemouth. He is Poetry Editor at Bournemouth Journal and was Writer in Residence at Upton Country Park. He has performed at events across the country, and has been published in ANMLY, Eche, Full House, and elsewhere.
BAZ, pictured above
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Double bassist and writer of sardonic songs, RICK FOOT’S acclaimed background is in jazz and abstract improvisation
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HANAH is a producer and singer based in London. Her debut EP Watch the World in Detail (released March 2021 through Saffron Records), was declared “a triumph” by Clash Magazine.
Her most recent EP ‘Colours of Now & Then’ was recorded at XL Recordings and released on Saffron Records. The lead single ‘Solo’ has received over a million plays on Spotify. She celebrated the EP’s release with a headline show at The Windmill.
HANAH has supported Rozi Plain in December 2023, Louis Culture on their European tour in April 2024, LA Priest in May 2024 and Fabiana Palladino in June 2024. More notable venues she has performed at include Village Underground, Moth Club, Rough Trade and Bristol Beacon.
TICKETS ON THE DOOR £7.50 FOR STUDENTS AND LOW WAGED. £15 OTHERWISE.
SEE SATURDAY LISTING for tickets on line, but you can buy them on the door with your card too.
7.30 PM START
PART OF THE SANDY HILL ARTS POETRY WEEKEND. SEE MAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LISTINGS ALSO FOR MORE INFO AND TREMENDOUS PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS
BAR AND JERK CHICKEN + VEGGIE CURRY ON SITE.
NO CARS EXCEPT FOR ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS. BUS 40 FROM POOLE AND WAREHAM. NT CAR PARK IN VILLAGE.
