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Join British poet and author Lalah-Simone Springer on the fourth stop of their ‘Common Birds Tour’ at the Australian debut of their poetry collection ‘An Aviary of Common Birds’. Their poetry collection explores connection, community, love and loss.
Copies of An Aviary of Common Birds will be available to buy.
Doors 6:30pm with Start 7:00pm
Planned order of poetry nights:
Performance by Lalah-Simone Springer
Comfort Break
Book Signing
Open Mic hosted by Lalah-Simone Springer themed around the collection
Free, turn up or reserve a ticket below.
About Lalah-Simone Springer
Lalah-Simone Springer is a poet and speculative fiction writer from Essex, England. (she/they). Lalah’s debut poetry collection, An Aviary of Common Birds was published by Broken Sleep Books in August 2023. In 2023 they also released their collaborative spoken word album, Cyclical Music.
Lalah was long-listed for the Merky New Writers Prize in 2021 and has been published on the ANTHEMS podcast, Ink, Sweat & Tears, Onyx Magazine and more. Previous collaborations as a performance artist have been staged at The Barbican, Whitechapel Gallery, Folkstone Fringe and Almanac Project Space.
Praise for An Aviary of Common Birds
'Moving from loss and desolation into a new-found-land of queer rapture, An Aviary of Common Bird’s voices capture the raw immediacies of desires and their fulfilments. Intoxicating and compelling, these spaces of transformation, liberation and self-claiming are urgently generous.’
alice hiller
‘An Aviary of Common Birds, is a breathtaking collection. A celebration of Black womanhood, queerness and the endz - these poems exude vulnerability, and take us on a journey through love, community, and conviction.’
Desree
‘A thought-provoking collection exploring memory, relationships, and the commonalities between people. Lalah’s care. Her love, wit and frustration permeate through these poems.’
Yomi Ṣode
‘This collection is connected to worlds beyond this time. Trust the invisible currents.’
Deanna Rodger