{"id":11610,"date":"2025-01-30T16:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=11610"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:12:14","slug":"twenty-seven","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/event\/twenty-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/27-Web-Banner.png\" alt=\"Twenty Seven with Koko Brown\" class=\"wp-image-11694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/27-Web-Banner.png 800w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/27-Web-Banner-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/27-Web-Banner-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TWENTY-SEVEN is a free monthly meetup&nbsp;for&nbsp;women <strong>aged 27 plus<\/strong>&nbsp;to engage in their creativity and empower them in building a supportive, intergenerational community through poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided by poet &amp; cultural producer Koko Brown, led by the women in the room, each session combines time to write and time to share in an informal, communal space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With only<strong> 27 spaces available<\/strong>, each session is limited, and we ask that you cancel your ticket if you can no longer attend. This will then be offered to another member of the community on the waiting list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A monthly poetry meetup, for women aged 27 plus, cultivating community and creative exchange.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br>In partnership with Apples &amp; Snakes, TWENTY-SEVEN is a free monthly meetup&nbsp;<em>for<\/em>&nbsp;<em>women aged 27 plus<\/em>&nbsp;to engage in their creativity and empower them in building a supportive, intergenerational community through poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided by poet &amp; cultural producer Koko Brown, led by the women in the room, each session combines time to write and time to share in an informal, communal space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;<strong>only 27 spaces available<\/strong>, each session will be available to book 2 months in advance and we ask that you cancel your ticket if you can no longer attend. This will then be offered to another member of the community on the waiting list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session Dates \u2013 8:00pm \u2013 9:00pm:<\/strong><br>28 October 2025<br>25 November 2025<br>27 January 2026<br>24 February 2026<br>31 March 2026&nbsp;<br>28 April 2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are these sessions for me?<br><\/strong>These sessions are for women who enjoy writing poetry in notebooks, on the Notes app or just random scraps of paper. These sessions are for women who came across a professional poet and would love to share that brilliant poem they found. These sessions are for women who want to explore and express their creative potential\u2026 and build a community along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What can I expect?<br><\/strong>1 hour dedicated to your writing, sharing and your creative self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each session begins with Koko leading a short check-in, sharing a poem &amp; a prompt. From here we\u2019ll have about 20 minutes for writing and 20 minutes of open space for us to collectively share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can bring something you\u2019re currently working on, use the session prompt to get started on something new or see where the mood takes you &#8211; there are no expectations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to share something &#8211; this could be your own writing, work from professional poets or even an interesting poetry podcast you\u2019ve found &#8211; you can sign up in the session. You&#8217;ll have roughly 3 minutes (so we can hear from as many people as possible) but, other than that, there are no boundaries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns11610_732566-ad{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns11610_732566-ad .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns11610_732566-ad\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn11610_773418-ec.kb-button{font-family:'Prohibition Round';}.kb-btn11610_773418-ec.kb-button .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:32px;--kb-button-icon-size:32px;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn11610_773418-ec kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-true  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/buytickets.at\/applesandsnakes\/1704815\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Book your space<\/span><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-btn-icon-side-right\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-11610_e477b7-a9 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-11610_e477b7-a9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-11610_e477b7-a9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are these sessions for me?<\/strong><br>These sessions are for women who enjoy writing poetry in notebooks, on the Notes app or just random scraps of paper.&nbsp;These sessions are for women who came across a professional poet and would love to share that brilliant poem they found.&nbsp;These sessions are for women who want to explore and express their creative potential\u2026 and build a community along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What can I expect?<\/strong><br>1 hour dedicated to your writing, sharing and your creative self. 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Koko Brown is a&nbsp; multidisciplinary artist who blends theatre, spoken word and live vocal looping in all her work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She takes pride in her roots and creates work about being <em>the other <\/em>&#8211; mainly focusing on race, mental health, sexuality, gender, and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has performed with venues such as the National Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, and the Traverse Theatre (Edinburgh). Her work has been performed at the Latitude Festival, Soho Theatre, Brainchild, and Glastonbury Festival. She recently toured in<em> Hive City Legacy<\/em> with international performance collective Hot Brown Honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is an Alumni Associate Artist at Ovalhouse theatre and an Alumni Resident Artist at the Roundhouse. 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