{"product_id":"jawdance-x-brighton-book-festival","title":"JAWDANCE X Brighton Book Festival","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"colour\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"size\"\u003eFor the first time ever, London's legendary performance poetry night,\u003cstrong\u003e JAWDANCE\u003c\/strong\u003e, will come to Brighton for a special night of as part of  Brighton Book Festival. \u003cstrong\u003eJAWDANCE\u003c\/strong\u003e fuses the freshest voices with stellar talent for a night that showcases global voices, creating memorable \"you had to be there\" magic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"colour\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"size\"\u003e Headlined by \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Jarrett\u003c\/strong\u003e, hosted by \u003cstrong\u003eAFLO. the poet\u003c\/strong\u003e and featuring \u003cstrong\u003eKareem Parkins Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e along with eleven local emerging poets who have been working with AFLO. the poet  as part of\u003cstrong\u003e Apples and Snakes ‘Poets in your City’\u003c\/strong\u003e,  programme. Expect live DJ and more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"colour\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"size\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAFLO. the poet\u003c\/strong\u003e (she\/they) is a Brighton-based spoken word artist, activist and academic who embraces creative expression as a vehicle to disrupt the status quo and inspire social change. With a bold voice rooted in lived experience, \u003cstrong\u003eAFLO.\u003c\/strong\u003e uses poetry as a tool for resistance, healing, and radical honesty. \u003cstrong\u003eAFLO.\u003c\/strong\u003e is the host of Brighton Dome’s STATUS FLO, lead on the Brighton branch of Apples \u0026amp; Snakes' 'Poet in Your City' Programme, and was awarded the Brighton Girl Creative of the Year Award in 2025. She has shared her voice at a range of venues, from protests and grassroots community spaces to national stages, including the magical fields of Glastonbury and the famous 'red dot' for her very own Tedx Talk. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"highlight\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"colour\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"size\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-b2cf1417-7fff-0631-ac7a-e0982c726df2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeith Jarrett’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epoetry, fiction and essays have been widely anthologised. A multiple slam champion, he teaches at NYU London and holds a PhD from Birkbeck. His collection Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied was published by Bad Betty in March and was a PBS spring recommendation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKareem Parkins-Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and visual artist. He is a proud northwest Londoner and Barbican Young Poet alumnus. He won the Roundhouse Poetry Slam in 2019 and is happiest when watching \u003cem\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eCarlito’s Way\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was shortlisted for Young People’s Laureate for London and the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship in 2019. His work concerns nostalgia, grief, surrealism and hood life circa 2005 – present day. His first pamphlet \u003cem\u003eOi You Lot\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Bad Betty Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSave £5\u003c\/strong\u003e when you purchase a \u003cstrong\u003ePoetry Workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e ticket with a \u003cstrong\u003eJAWDANCE \u003c\/strong\u003eticket and get them both for \u003cstrong\u003e£20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brighton Book Festival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53569791852887,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/9814\/8951\/files\/Jawdance_4.png?v=1779359209","url":"https:\/\/www.brightonbookfestival.co.uk\/products\/jawdance-x-brighton-book-festival","provider":"Brighton Book Festival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}