Explore advanced themes, techniques and forms through our FREE workshop at Victoria Park Pavilion Cafe. Tuesdays - 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm 🌸 Victoria Park Pavilion Cafe #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing #nelson

Explore advanced themes, techniques and forms through our FREE workshop for ages from 13 to 16 at Urmston Library, in partnership with Trafford Libraries. Tuesdays - 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 📕 Urmston Library #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

It has been two years since our first ever BREATHE: Dance & poetry slam at Factory International. This year, we will bring even more surprises and astonishing performances to our participants and audience. Stay tuned for what's coming next! #breathe #dance #poetry #slam

Join us in a FREE workshop where you can make something you're proud of and work with professional writers, artists and directors! Check out schedule and register via the link in our bio. Tuesdays - 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 📕 Urmston Library #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

Meet our facilitators of Urmston Library workshop: Chris B (@christopher.p.brown), SAF-S2E (@safs2e) and Linnae Yllane (@linnae.yllane). Tuesdays - 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 📕 Urmston Library #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

In partnership with Trafford Libraries, we are offering FREE writing and performance workshops every Tuesday at Urmston Library for ages 13- 16; starting from 2 June until 28 July 2026.  ⏰ Tuesdays, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm #free #workshop #spokenword #trafford #manchester

A night of headliners Luca Zuccotti and Kareem Parkins-Brown alongside stellar performance poetry from 8 slammers to win a £250 cash prize. Janoma Omena, February's winner, will come back to perform a special Sacrificial slam. And of course, Resident DJ Kemoy B will treat us to some good vibes!

A few hours left until One Mic Stand night! Let’s scan the QR code to find your way and join us in an unforgettable night at The Blues Kitchen. 🎟️ LAST CHANCE to get tickets from just £9.95 🕖 Doors: 7:00pm⁠ 🕢 Starts: 7:30pm ⁠ #manchester #spokenwordpoetry #spokenword #slam #poetryslam

Expect more than just poetry at our One Mic Stand night! 🎟️ Grab tickets just from £9.95 🗓️ Wednesday 13th May 📍 Blues Kitchen, Manchester 🕖 Doors: 7:00pm⁠ 🕢 Starts: 7:30pm ⁠ #manchester #spokenwordpoetry #spokenword #slam #poetryslam

A special offer for students and people over 65s to enjoy a night of creativity and poetry. 🎟️ Grab tickets with just £9.95 (originally £14) 🗓️ Wednesday 13th May 📍 Blues Kitchen, Manchester 🕖 Doors: 7:00pm⁠ 🕢 Starts: 7:30pm ⁠ #manchester #spokenwordpoetry #spokenword #slam #poetryslam

Join us in a FREE workshop where you can create and perform in short films! Check out schedule and register via the link in our bio. Respect & Dignity Mondays - 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm In partnership with (@respectandignity.arts) #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing #shortfilm

Meet our facilitators of Respect & Dignity workshop: Waqar Ahmed Waqar Ahmed is the creative producer and facilitator, a senior leader with over 20 years’ experience in the education sector, who has developing innovative creative platforms for young people to access the arts and creative content.

Create and perform in short films through our FREE workshop at Respect & Dignity. Respect & Dignity Mondays - 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm In partnership with #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

Respect & Dignity Arts are taking a group od young people from the Burnley & Pendle area the opportunity to join Apples and Snakes' WORD CUP 2026, where teams from up and down the country come together to perform at the Southbank Centre, London #spokenword #performancepoetry #wordcup2026

Our partners, Respect & Dignity's brand young women's poetry project, 💐 Verse and Vibe kicked off last week! They're being facilitated by poet Nasima Bee, to explore the opportunity to share their experiences and voice through spoken word poetry, film and photography.

Respect & Dignity Arts is providing young women from East Lancashire with a unique opportunity to work with renowned artists to develop their voices through spoken word poetry, film & photography – creating a multi-platform anthology of work. Register now: www.youngidentity.org/register

Join us in a FREE workshop where you can learn new techniques in both writing and performance! Check out our schedule and register at www.youngidentity.org/register Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM ☀️ OT Creative Space #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

Learn new techniques in both writing and performance through our FREE workshop at OT Creative Space. Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM ☀️ OT Creative Space #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

Island to Island; 11 young poets from Baguio & Manchester explore climate justice, colonial history & resilience through poetry. A UK-Philippines digital exchange by Young Identity & Mt. Cloud Bookshop.  Read more: https://www.youngidentity.org/creating-exchange Funded by British Council

Join us in a FREE workshop where you can connect with history, heritage and contemporary voices! Check out schedule and register via the link in our bio. Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM 📚 Central Library #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

Meet our facilitators of Central Library workshop: Reece Williams Reece Williams joined poetry Young Identity in 2007, performing across the UK and internationally with the likes of Saul Williams, Kae Tempest, The Last Poets and the late Amiri Baraka. Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM 📚 Central Library

Broaden knowledge of Global Majority artists through our FREE workshop at Central Library. Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM 📚 Central Library #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop

Throwback to our collaboration with Three Meem Foundation based in Coppice Library in Sale. We hosted workshops led by Facilitator Nasima Bee to unleash young poet's creativity with series of workshops that took place over six weeks!

This Monday, our beautiful Young Identity team attended the 'Those from Distant Lands' book launch event hosted by Respect & Dignity Arts. A really special evening and congratulations to all of the young people who have taken part in producing this book! #burnley #book #event #poetry #shortfilm

Join us in a FREE workshop where you can learn how to devise, shape and refine your work! Check out schedule and register via the link in our bio. Mondays 7-9 PM 🎭 HOME (@homemcr) Photo by Tam Oloboni #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

Meet our facilitators of HOME workshop: SAF-S2E (@safs2e) SAF-S2E is an award-winning Manchester-based poet, rapper, theatre maker and a key member of Young Identity. Mondays 7-9 PM 🎭 HOME (@homemcr) Photo: SAF-S2E #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

Explore advanced themes, techniques and forms through our FREE workshop at HOME. Mondays 7-9 PM 🎭 HOME MCR #manchester #freeevents #freeworkshop #free #learn #writing

One Mic Stand is Back! 🎟️ Tickets and Apply to slam: www.youngidentity.org/one-mic-stand 🗓️ 13th May, Blues Kitchen, Manchester Application Deadline: midnight, 26th April 2026

A glance of ‘The Roads We Walked’, in collaboration with Imperial War Museum (@imperialwarmuseums), Soup Co (@soupco) and the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Archive (@aiucentre) celebrating the Pan-African Anniversary. #panafrican80 #iwm

In partnership with the Imperial War Museum (@imperialwarmuseums) and Soup Co (@soupco) commission on the Pan African Anniversary, Young Identity poets explored the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Archive (@aiucentre) to inspire new writing.

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We had an amazing time at the MOBO Awards ✨ It was great to see the MOBOs come to Manchester, with Manc based tech staff, dancers, operators, producers and more. It was brilliant to see Black music, talent and excellence be celebrated. #MOBOAwards #MOBO30

💼 We’re hiring! We’re looking for someone to grow our participation and deepen our connections with young people and partners across Manchester. Deadline: 12 April 2026 Apply: https://www.youngidentity.org/get-involved#vacancies

Have you been to our free weekly workshops yet? No experience needed, just register and arrive. 📝 You can register at https://www.youngidentity.org/register

'I Want Nothing To Do With This' brand new work by Young Identity exploring the overwhelming sensation that things can get better, about how hope in common is all we have as we face the disasters of the 21st Century.  Watch full show: https://youtu.be/5b8zmK8Lh0U?si=fIu-vhE1KSUz_Ise #youngidentity

What a lovely afternoon celebrating International Women’s Day at Central Library! Our poets Esther Koch and Aya Omer brought their words to tell the stories on this years theme of; When we give, we gain. ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us to honour women’s contributions! 💛

"i want nothing to do with this" - Join us for a free preview of this devised piece directed by Christopher Brown. Poetry and performance meet, plus an after show Q&A. This is a free show and space is limited. Confirm your attendance at https://www.youngidentity.org/events

We kicked off our first Special Guest workshop of the year with Ragz-CV, Founder & CEO of Poetic Unity, award-winning spoken word artist, filmmaker and community leader, with a workshop exploring Identity in relation to Britishness. We appreciate Ragz-CV for creating the space, a huge thank you!

Special Guest Workshop - Join Ragz-CV an award-winning artist and community leader from South London that has earned a reputation for work that bridges poetry and social impact. 🗓️ Monday 26 January,  7pm – 9pm 📍 HOME, Manchester 🔗 RSVP: www.youngidentity.org/events

One Mic Stand is back! In collaboration with Young Poets Summit and Poetry Slam Rotterdam, supported by the @forwardprizes.bsky.social. Poets from across the country compete for the title and a cash prize, plus international headliners. 🎲 Tickets from £9.95 www.youngidentity.org/one-mic-stand

✨ What a night! Huge thanks to everyone who came, slammed, and shared in the festive vibes at our Holiday Social & Poetry Slam. It was such a wonderful evening of slamming and food.  Special shoutout to Janoma for taking home the £250 prize! 💫 🎄 Have a lovely holiday break and new year!

🎭 Paid Assistant Director role! Support our Young Performers Scratch R&D: workshops, rehearsals & final performance. Perfect for emerging creatives interested in poetic theatre & movement.  Apply: https://www.youngidentity.org/opportunities Deadline: Sunday 25 January 2026

We’re calling on writers, poets, performers, actors and creatives to join our cast for a devised theatre and movement scratch project exploring poetic theatre and physical storytelling culminating in a debut showcase at @zarts.bsky.social Theatre. Apply at youngidentity.org/opportunities

Young Identity are currently seeking a new Chair and other Trustees to join our board. Our new Trustees may come from many walks of life and we do not require prior board-level experience. Application Deadline: 6 April 2026 Interviews: 20 - 21 April 2026 Apply: youngidentity.org/get-involved

📔 Submissions are open! Submit up to 5 poems for our next anthology featuring members & alumni. Work selected will be published, edited with our team, and featured at the book launch. Deadline: 18 Jan 2026. Read more at youngidentity.org/opportunities.

Looking back at a brilliant weekend at the Young Poets Summit with @forwardprizes.bsky.social! Our Young Identity poets and Respect & Dignity Arts joined workshops, performances and panels. ✨ Read more on our blog at youngidentity.org/news

Our members Seth Connor-Fullwood and Skye Lilly, were guest writers for the @forwardprizes.bsky.social blog in the run-up to this year’s Young Poets Summit, exploring the challenges of poetry as a career and the support arts organisations provided for young poets. 🖋️✨ Read at youngidentity.org/news

🌟 This week at Poetry Together our Executive Director Nicole May facilitated workshops for the UK-wide initiative that pairs schools with older adult communities to connect through poetry. A huge thank you to founder and host Gyles Brandreth for making this celebration possible. 💛 #PoetryTogether

‼️ We've extended our deadline to Wednesday 5th November, midnight! Apply at youngidentity.org/creating-pathways

Another great evening at the @mcrlitfest.bsky.social ‘Cabaret for Freedom’ with so much love in the house and poignant, powerful words from @salenagodden.bsky.social Nick Makoha and @youngidentitymcr.bsky.social Thank you!!! 🧡