{"id":12478,"date":"2025-05-19T19:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=12478"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:07:22","slug":"as-x-firedust-missyankey","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/event\/as-x-firedust-missyankey\/","title":{"rendered":"Apples and Snakes X Fire &amp; Dust @ Belgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#6a4e49\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12500\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AD-FD-Yankey-Web-Banner-e1747678219849.png\" style=\"object-position:51% 51%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"51% 51%\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apples and Snakes X Fire &amp; Dust @ Belgrade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A special edition of Coventry\u2019s longest running spoken word event, Fire &amp; Dust in partnership with Apples and Snakes. Audiences can expect an open mic and headline set from Miss Yankey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up for open mic on arrival, they will be three minute slots. Open mic names pulled out at random.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Miss Yankey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miss Yankey<\/strong>&nbsp;is a spoken word artist known for her engaging performances globally, from London to New York. Recently recognised as Best International Artist at the National Spoken Word Awards in Chicago, she has contributed her writing and creativity to TV, radio, theatre, film, and music. In addition to her artistic endeavors, she founded Poetry Prescribed, offering workshops and spoken word services that connect with diverse audiences. Her work has been featured in notable venues such as Shakespeare\u2019s Globe and the West End\u2019s Criterion Theatre, as well as on a BAFTA award-winning show, reflecting her commitment to bringing Spoken Word to creatively diverse audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the organisers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apples and Snakes<\/strong>&nbsp;is England\u2019s leading organisation for spoken word with an international reputation for producing engaging, transformative and inspiring experiences for audiences across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spoken word trailblazers, the company commissions and produces events, develops artists and runs participation programmes across the country.&nbsp; It exists to amplify ignored voices, support and champion poets and poetry in performance and challenge expectations of what poetry is and can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fire&amp;Dust<\/strong>&nbsp;is Coventry\u2019s premier monthly poetry event. Held every first Thursday of the month at the Priory Visitor Centre, with headline sets from guest poets plus open mic. Fire&amp;Dust is a friendly, supportive environment where everyone\u2019s welcome to share poems and experience live spoken word performances!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-event-meta\">\n\t\t<!-- <p>ACF Fields - Only Admin can see<\/p> -->\n\t\t<div class=\"meta-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Event Dates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-info events_list_item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>This event has passed<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special edition of Coventry\u2019s longest running spoken word event, Fire &#038; Dust in partnership with Apples and Snakes. 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