Celebrating Bi-Visibility month. An evening showcasing LGBTQ+ poetry as diverse as we are in an iconic West End venue and hosted by LGBT Poet Laureate. Guest poets:
Dan Webber – Wise and witty words about the way we live.
Bella Cox – Beautifully brave blunt poetry about modern bisexuality.
Followed by our popular open-mic section. A social, cultural event with a flirty vibe.
Free entry with retiring collection during the evening.
I try very hard to be a good lesbian
I preen, I postulate…I pout.
I actively campaign for L.G.B.T,
I write poetry, I march, I shout.
It’s taken many years to perfect my style,
The way that I look, sound and dress.
Do I like being Gay? Was I born this way?
The answer’s unequivocally YES.
I have to practice all the time
To improve my lesbian technique.
If you’d like to be part of my lesbian scene
I can spare a few hours next week.
Meanwhile, I’ll just loiter in naughty places,
Where nice girls really don’t stay,
Catching up with old friends and familiar faces,
Whilst night turns into day
I love my life, my lesbian life,
I’m happy in every way
That I can be who-so-ever I wish
Under the auspice of being Gay
We are what we are,
Or are not. We are fluid as air and water… Elastic.
We can be one way, Then another. Grow into ourselves over time… Expand.
We are shape-shifters, Dream catchers. People who take risks… Courageous.
We are you, we are me We are us, Bound together by hope, And understanding.
How do I reach you?
Tell me, how do I?
You have vanished
Before my eyes.
Does this mean it’s too
painful, too pointless, too late
For you to want to
Listen to me?
I have to tell you, that
I’m dreamy, still dreamy, so dreamy
With Love and longing
For you
That’s why I’m waiting,
Just thinking, just hoping, just dreaming
That I’ve become
Invisible too
You’ve set a time bomb off in my heart
I can feel it slowly ticking
I can’t stop thinking of kissing you
My lips I keep on licking
I want us to begin the dance,
That’s carried on our breath
A mysterious, magnetic tug
Of Love, and Life and Death