Spoken word show by national poetry slam winner myndstate, drawing on his debut collection 'deep breath' to explore identity, sexuality, love and shame.
myndstate brings deep breath to Assembly Roxy on Wednesday 18 November, a spoken word show that pulls together the hard-hitting and the vulnerable. If you're not familiar with the name, myndstate is a poet and performer who won a national poetry slam and has since appeared on BBC Radio London, Sky Sports and Attitude, with his work racking up millions of views online. This particular show takes its title from his debut collection, deep breath, and works through the themes that run through it: sexuality, identity, love and shame.
It's a set that doesn't shy away from the heavier stuff. He describes it as narrating the struggle of finding your place in a world that often doesn't want you to belong, and that's where the wit and humour come in ā he balances the more exposed, vulnerable moments with a sharp sense of comedy, so it's not just a heavy night. It's that mix of the raw and the witty that's become his thing.
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If you've followed his work online, this is a chance to hear it live and in one go. The show runs from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place in the Old Town, and tickets are Ā£15.
