Bad Betty Masterclass with Raymond Antrobus
Waterstones Nottingham (Sillitoe Room) or via Zoom
2.30pm - 4.30pm
Bad Betty masterclasses take place in the afternoon prior to each Bad Betty Live show, and offer a chance to work closely with one of the featured acts. Raymond Antrobus MBE FRSL was born in London, Hackney to an English mother and Jamaican father. He is the author of Shapes & Disfigurements (Burning Eye, 2012) To Sweeten Bitter (Out-Spoken Press, 2017), The Perseverance (Penned In The Margins / Tin House, 2018), All The Names Given (Picador / Tin House, 2021), Signs, Music (Picador / Tin House, 2024). His individual poems have been published in The New Yorker, The Guardian, Granta, Poetry Foundation, Lit Hub, London Review of Books, The Poetry Review, The Deaf Poets Society and elsewhere. In 2019 he became the first ever poet to be awarded the Rathbone Folio Prize for best work of literature in any genre.
Bad Betty Live
Peggy’s Skylight
Doors 6pm, Performances 7pm
Bad Betty Live is a night of dynamic poetry and music, showcasing world-class artists and local favourites in a warm and inclusive setting, hosted by Bridie Squires and Jake Wild Hall. Award-winning publishing house Bad Betty Press presents poetry from Raymond Antrobus FRSL (Ted Hughes Award, Rathbone Folio Prize) Fran Lock (Hyena, TS Eliot Prize Shortlist), Ioney Smallhorne (GOBS, Caribbean Small-Axe Prize Shortlist) and Polis Loizou (GOBS), plus music from Cappo and Ellie Stainsby.
Use the code GOBSGOBSGOBS for 50% off the masterclass, or GOBSFULLSHOW for 33% off the joint ticket.