Spoken Word Poetry Greenhouse.

04.10.25, 1-7pm, London

A space to share, learn, and grow as Christian poets together.

A space to share, learn, and grow as Christian poets together.

The task of writing, perfecting and performing Spoken Word can seem daunting. Through this workshop we want to inspire, encourage and equip women to give it a go. So, whether you've performed live or haven't even started, you are really welcome to join us.

Meet the Team

  • Naomi Hutchison

    Trainer and mentor

How does the day work?

Alongside mentoring and encouragement the main focus of the day is presenting your own Spoken Word piece. Our chosen theme this year, that we would like you to prepare a piece for is Christmas.

This workshop will include…

  • Interviews and coaching from Naomi Hutchison

  • Space for each guest to perform their piece and receive peer feedback and encouragement

  • Collaborative performance piece

  • Time to get to know each other over dinner together

Why Christmas?

Since the birth of Jesus we see female poets with a story to tell. Its a woman that voices the New Testament’s first poetic song, praising God for the Messiah’s arrival and railing against injustice in Luke 1:46-55.

Inspired by Mary and the attributes of Spoken Word, we want to create pieces to share with friends at Christmas time whether that’s at a Carol service, on social media or a Christmas event.

  • "Time refining my Spoken Word piece and learning was amazing. I feel I just splurge stuff at present."

    Lorna

  • "Thank you lovely souls for this wonderful opportunity! We should definitely stay in touch or even do this again!"

    Magda

  • “I was feeling a bit nervous on the trip to London; notebook open on my lap, running though my Spoken Word piece under my breath, butterflies in my stomach. Who wouldn’t be? It’s creative, it’s personal, we were inviting (constructive) criticism, and other women would also be sharing theirs – so even though it wasn’t competitive there would be inevitable comparison; and I didn’t expect to come out of it well.

    It turned out most of us were feeling like that about participating in the workshop. So how did we all end up feeling comfortable enough to read and perform our pieces, and why did I enjoy it so much that I’d do it all again?”

    Read the rest of the blog here.