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Hammer & Tongue Hackney

@ht_hackney

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Hosts of poetry slams @queenofhoxtonldn. New dates coming soon for the 26-27 season!
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Hammer & Tongue Hackney Slam + End of Season Final! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE❎ It's the THIRD AND FINAL slam of H&T Hackney's 2025-26 comeback shows! The third set of open-mic poets will slug it out onstage to show the judges their spoken word chops🥊😎 The winner on the night will go head-to-head in a grand final at the end of the evening against the previous two slam winners, to produce this year's H&T Hackney slam poetry champion! The overall winner will receive a FREE weekend festival ticket to join the H&T crew at the sold-out @weoutherefest this summer🤯🏆 Plus a feature set from award-winning writer and musician, Samatar Elmi 🎤 🎟️Tickets on a pay what you can basis - £10, £12 or £15. 🥁Music from DJ CloseUpThings 🕺Hosted by Sam Berkson 📍Queen of Hoxton, 1 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX ⏰Thursday 9th July Doors 7:30, show starts 8pm. #HammerAndTongue #SpokenWord #SlamPoetry #SupportTheArts #LondonPoetry by @ht_hackney
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4 months ago
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Calling all our @weoutherefest crew! Come and join us for the 6th annual H&T Hackney WOH poetry slam! Sunday 23rd august 1:45-3pm in the Talks Tent. Poets arrive early at the tent to sign up to share your poem on the mic. The rules are Max 3.5mins, no props, no music acapella, judged by randomly selected members of the audience to see if you can be crowned this year's winner. We will be joined by last year's winner @donald_surfaces as our sacrificial poet and @ht_hackney seasons winner @tillymackslang will battle it out with this year's hopefuls with an opportunity to win a ticket to next year! Hosting duties as always by Angry Sam + Lydia Beardmore with musical commentary and vibes provided by @closeupthings Can't wait to see you there x by @ht_hackney
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One month since our grand final and you BLEW us all away🤯💥 HUGE thank you to everyone who came down to @queenofhoxton in July to spit bars or support the scene! 👏 The competition was a tight one between our finalists, but only one can reign victorious... and that poet was none other than the ferocious @tillymackslang who bagged herself a performance slot at @weoutherefest later this month! 🫳🎤 Be sure to grab a ticket to see her tear up the stage there Massive shoutout as well to our feature poet @s_a_m_a_t_a_r_e_l_m_i who spoke truth to power as per ✊️ Stay tuned to Hammer and Tongue to see more from us in the future, but for now, once again a huge thank you to everyone who came out to support the show - your local slam needs you, and we could not be more grateful that you showed out for us 💙 Be sure to tag yourself and your mates if you spot a familiar face 👀 #HammerandTongue #SpokenWord #SlamPoetry #LondonNightlife #WeOutHereFest taken in Queen of Hoxton, Shoreditch by @ht_hackney
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💥FEATURED POET ALERT💥 Almost a week to go until Hammer and Tongue's Heat Number 3️⃣ - allow us to introduce our red hot feature on July 9th, the incomparable @s_a_m_a_t_a_r_e_l_m_i 👏 Samatar Elmi is a poet, PhD candidate and educator. His writing plays in the liminal spaces between racial, socio-cultural and political identity claims. He has been shortlisted for the Venture Award, the Complete Works II, New Generation African Poets and is a graduate of the Young Inscribe Mentoring Program. His poems have appeared in Poetry Review, Magma, Iota, Ink Sweat and Tears, Myths of the Near Future, Scarf, The Echoing Gallery and The Cadaverine. If you can't keep away from the talent - and how COULD you?! - make sure to nab a ticket from £10 NOW at our link in bio 🎟👀 SELLING FAST! #HammerandTongue #LondonSpokenWord #SlamPoetry #LondonNightlife by @ht_hackney
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3 months ago
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Hammer & Tongue Hackney Slam + End of Season Final! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE❎ It's the THIRD AND FINAL slam of H&T Hackney's 2025-26 comeback shows! The third set of open-mic poets will slug it out onstage to show the judges their spoken word chops🥊😎 The winner on the night will go head-to-head in a grand final against the previous two slam winners, to produce this year's H&T Hackney slam poetry champion! The overall winner will receive a FREE weekend festival ticket to join the H&T crew at the sold-out WeOutHere festival this summer🤯🏆 Plus a feature set from award-winning writer and musician, Samatar Elmi 🎤 🎟️Tickets on a pay what you can basis - £10, £12 or £15. 🥁Music from DJ CloseUpThings 🕺Hosted by Sam Berkson 📍Queen of Hoxton, 1 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX ⏰Thursday 9th July Doors 7:30, show starts 8pm. by @ht_hackney
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3 months ago
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Presenting Courtney Conrad's explosive "Babylon Wah Tun Us Inna Rasta Mouse" from her headline performance at last month's slam 👏💥🎙 We know you're all hungry for more spoken word goodness 🍛 Watch this space for more info on our final slam coming VERY soon ... 👀 #hammerandtongue #courtneyconrad #londonpoetry #spokenword #londonnightlife by @ht_hackney
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5 months ago
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Less than 🎉ONE MONTH🎉 til @courtneyconradpoetry overpowers the Hammer & Tongue stage! Here's a throwback to her 2019 UniSlam performance of her stunning poem "What is fi Mama a fi Everybody" 🫂🇯🇲 Like what you see? Then YOU could be our next slam champion! No experience needed - all are welcome to take to the Hammer & Tongue stage and share their work🎤 Make sure to sign up to slam on the night or ahead of time at the email link in our bio! We're always on the hunt for new heart-stopping stanzas so come one, come all! 🎪👏 This event is not one to miss - make sure you get your tickets at the link in our bio 🎫🏃‍♂️ Video credit to Courtney Conrad and @tyronelewis22 of Process Productions #HammerandTongue #PoetrySlam #SpokenWord #SupportTheArts #OpenMic by @ht_hackney
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7 months ago
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🥁HAMMER AND TONGUE IS BACK!🥁 J̶a̶n̶u̶a̶r̶y̶ February blues getting you down? Have no fear - spoken word is here! 🥳 We're bringing the heat for our 2nd of 3 heats 🔥 Join us on Thursday March 12th in our new home, @queenofhoxtonldn for a night of unforgettable live spoken word poetry! We are BUZZING to announce that we are featuring the incredible Courtney Conrad @courtneyconradpoetry on our stage 🐝 Courtney is an award-winning Jamaican-born poet currently making waves in London. Her lush live vibes are not to be missed so grab and a friend and treat yourselves 🎤 We'll have our open mic sign up as usual on the door from 7.30pm for anyone brave enough to be judged by our fierce but friendly audience. The beauty of the open mic is anyone can do poetry at whatever level! Any and all are welcome to share their poetry with the people, so if you think you have what it takes - you probably do! 👏 One lucky winner will go on to compete in our EPIC final slam on July 9th, so come and show us what you've got 🙌 🎟️ Tickets from £10 available from the link in our bio #HammerAndTongue #SpokenWord #PoetrySlam #LondonEvents #PoetryCommunity PoetryLovers Wordsmiths PerformancePoetry SpokenWordNight PoetryNight LiveEventsLondon PoetryLife SlamPoetry CreativeLondon PoetryCulture SupportTheArts LondonNights by @ht_hackney
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8 months ago
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Look who's back - It's the people's favourite* slam poetry night of East London! Hammer & Tongue Hackney returns for the first time in more than two years, with a brand new show, packed with high-energy, good vibes, lots of laughs, and a wecloming, inclusive atmosphere. H&T returns to their old haunt of @tbcshoreditch basement for the first of just three shows for 2025-2026. Book your tickets now! Featuring: Amy McAllister, Dublin-raised poet and actor DJ @closeupthings on the decks Sam Berkson as host And the open mic slam: 8 slots available, sign up early for a chance to perform. First come, first served. email samberkson@gmail.com if you want to pre-book a slot. #poetryslam #LondonNights #TheBookClub #shoreditch #hammerandtongue #poetcommunity #spokenword #spokenwordlondon #apokenwordpoetry #poetrycommunity taken in @the book club, shoredicth by @ht_hackney
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a year ago
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Don’t call it a comeback... For a limited season only, Hammer & Tongue returns to The Book Club with 3 unmissable nights of top-tier poetic magic and special guest featured guests. With the winner winning the crown and a ticket and spot at @weoutherefest 🎤 Dates: 📅 13 November 📅 12 March 📅 9 July Expect big bars, brave voices & unforgettable vibes. This is poetry like you’ve never felt before. 🎟️ Tickets on sale soon. Tap the link in bio to sign up . 👀 Tag your poetry crew. 🫡 First show back = one to remember. #HammerAndTongue #TheBookClub #SpokenWord #PoetrySlam #LondonEvents #PoetryCommunity #PoetryLovers #Wordsmiths #PerformancePoetry #SpokenWordNight #PoetryNight #LiveEventsLondon #PoetryLife #SlamPoetry #CreativeLondon #BackByPopularDemand #GuessWhosBack #PoetryCulture #SupportTheArts #LondonNights taken in @the book club, shoredicth by @ht_hackney
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a year ago
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@weoutherefest never disappoints and this year was no exception! Our hearts are full! Poets from up and down the country delivered consistent magic and entertainment. A massive thanks to everyone that came down to watch, score, sign up and take part and bought the �! There could only be one winner though and that was @donald_surfaces aka Kemastry � see you at next year's festival and onstage with us very soon! A massive thanks to @studio.lemara and all the lovely crew at the talks tent who smashed it all weekend! #weouthere #poetryslam #spokenword #wordpower #openmicenergy #festivalvibes by @ht_hackney
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a year ago
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🎤STEP UP TO THE MIC FOR THE ANNUAL WE OUT HERE POETRY SLAM Returning for their 5th year, the mighty Hammer & Tongue crew bring the annual WOH poetry slam — a 3.5-minute, anything-goes lyrical showdown judged by the friendliest crowd you’ll ever meet. Kae Tempest and Raymond Antrobus and many more have passed through these slams — now it’s your turn. The winner cops a ticket to next year's event and a chance to perform again just like last year's winner @bradleytaylorpoet and show us the levels! FRIDAY @TALKS TENT 16:15- 17:30 💥 SIGN UP NOW — avoid disappointment: DM us, email us as the address in bio!!! 🔥 Hosted by: Angry Sam, Lydia Beardmore & Keith Jarret with razor-sharp musical commentary from DJ @closeupthings #PoetrySlam #WeOutHereFest #HammerAndTongue #SpokenWord #FestivalVibes #WeOutHere #WordPower #KaeTempest #RaymondAntrobus #OpenMicEnergy taken in We Out Here Festival by @ht_hackney
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a year ago
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