We are intersectional feminists, running projects, programmes and professional development opportunities for poets. Originally a reheasal club for women wanting to perform their poetry at open mics, we now run annual programmes of free/low cost activities such as writing workshops, performance playspaces, a spoken word boot camp for emerging performance poets, paid residencies, CPD training for workshop facilitators, outreach workshops for people with lived experience of poverty or domestic violence, print and digital anthologies, filmpoems and festival performance opportunities.
We are the only organisation in Teesside working specifically with poetry, performance and women to provide multiple creative routes to self-expression, personal and professional growth.
We look for passionate, creative, knowledgeable women with a belief in the arts as a lever for personal and social change, and a commitment to intersectional, transinclusive feminism.
We are truly non-judgemental and welcoming of all participants - our 100+ poets are from all backgrounds and all areas of Teesside, including unusually high percentages of working class writers, and disabled/neurodiverse poets.
Our Opportunities
The Tees Women Poets support women of all backgrounds in the Tees Valley to build personal & professional skills through writing and performing poetry. Operating since 2011 but newly a charity, we need a good treasurer to keep us right.