A workshop exploring the city with Lyra’s 2023 Festival Poet Malaika Kegode.
A new city always seems vast and unknowable. In time, the same city can become part of your bones. A city you know can also change over time, becoming more or less familiar to you, or showing new parts of itself. Join Malaika Kegode in exploring the magic of moving to, visiting or rediscovering an unfamiliar city, and what they can reveal about the creative self.
Through discussion, writing exercises, and examining inspiring source materials, we’ll write an ode to relocation, whether permanent or temporary. We’ll pause in the middle of the bustle to find the stories hiding in the cracks of the pavement.
Malaika Kegode is an award-winning writer, performer and creative producer based in Bristol. Her work is focused on uplifting and celebrating the overlooked and misunderstood. Beginning her arts career as a performance poet in 2014, Malaika has since developed her practice to encompass theatre, radio and film writing. In 2022, she was the recipient of the Kevin Elyot Award, and became writer-in-residence at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.
Presented by Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival
Tickets: £5.45 incl. booking fee
Tickets only available via Lyra Festival’s website.
Start: 12:00
Finish: 14:00
Lyra is the annual Bristol Poetry Festival that brings together and celebrates local, national and international poets and speakers, representing Bristol as a centre of world class poetry.
This year, we are delighted to host three workshops and an exhibition as part of Lyra Festival 2023.
The venue
Bridgehouse
at Bristol Beacon
Our foyer space located within Bristol Beacon where we host events, performances and conferences.
Getting to the venue
Location: Bridgehouse is located within Bristol Beacon with entrances on Colston Street and Trenchard Street.
Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
Bicycle
Bicycle racks can be found in front of the main entrance on Trenchard Street, Colston Street, and on the city centre promenade. Find your nearest cycle routes using Cycle Planner.
Car parking
Trenchard Street multi-storey car park is 50m away directly behind Bristol Beacon.
Bristol Clean Air Zone
Bristol Beacon is inside the Bristol Clean Air Zone. Check if your vehicle will be charged and how much you’ll have to pay.
Bus
The city centre bus stop is 250m from Bristol Beacon where most bus services stop.
Access
Mobility
Bridgehouse has level access from street level with lifts to all levels. For unallocated seated performances, seats can easily be removed to accommodate wheelchairs.
Assistance Dogs
Registered assistance dogs and emotional support animals are allowed in the venue.
Hearing Facility
There is an induction loop at the box office. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting. There is no hearing loop facility for the foyer stage.
Eat & Drink
Eat & Drink
We’ve got plenty of places for you to relax and refill. From coffee and cake, to delicious sharing boards, to full menus.