UK Poetry Slam Champion Tyrone Lewis teams up with Writer and Director Kayla Martell Feldman to bring you PROCESS, a monthly Spoken Word night featuring some of the most exciting acts across the scene.
For this month we are back in our first ever home (sort of) in Hackney Wick, with a beautiful evening of poetry in the form of our regular open mic (sign up on the door), sacrificial poems from our gorgeous host, and a headline set from none other than living legend Joelle Taylor!
Joelle Taylor is the author of four poetry collections, and one novel. C+NTO & Othered Poems won the 2021 T.S Eliot Prize, and the 2022 Polari Book Prize and is currently being adapted both for theatre, and into a television screenplay, and was featured on Radio Three documentary Butch. She is a co- curator and host of Out-Spoken Live at the Southbank Centre and tours her work nationally and internationally in a diverse range of venues, from Australia to Brazil. Her novel The Night Alphabet was published in Spring of 2024 and was named both a Spectator and Guardian Book of the Year. Her most recent radio programme A Young Girl’s Guide to Horror was broadcast on BBC Radio Four. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and the 2022 Saboteur Spoken Word Artist of the Year. She was recently honoured with a DIVA Award for Outstanding Contribution and named in the Guardian’s 2024 Pride Power list. Her new collection Maryville was published by Bloomsbury in November.
Doors: 7:00pm
Start: 7:30pm
End: 10:30 pm (please respect our neighbours and leave quietly!)
Code of Conduct
We do not tolerate any abuse. By attending a Process event, you agree to the following code of conduct:
- Don't be a dick. By which we mean, be respectful of each other and don't kick down. No racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, biphobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, ableism, classism, fascism, or any other kind of “ism” (socialism and optimism are allowed).
- Open mic slots are five minutes long! At 4 minutes and 45 seconds, we'll ring a bell to signal that you have 15 seconds to wrap it up. 15 seconds is shorter than you think!
- If your set includes potentially upsetting/triggering material, please give a content warning or trigger warning at the start - we won't include that as part of your five minutes. Nudity is not allowed at Process - if we see your genitals or butthole, you will be banned for life (nipples are allowed but please give us a heads-up first).
Please note that we film and photograph every event - if you don't want any video or images of you to go online, please let Kayla or Tyrone know. You can do so either on the night or afterwards.
Accessibility at Lvls:
If you have any further questions about accessibility at the venue, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
- Mobility
There is a single flight of stairs going down to the main bar area to enter the venue, and then a further flight of stairs down to the performance space. The stage has a single step up onto it. - Toilets
There are three individual locking cubicles. - Seating
Sturdy wooden chairs without arms. - d/Deaf Access
If you require a front-row seat to be able to lipread, please let us know in advance or on arrival.
Unfortunately we are unable to provide a BSL interpreter at our events. - Blind/Visually Impaired Access
Kayla (host) is trained to safely act as a sighted guide and to provide audio description for anyone who needs it.
We can also arrange for someone to meet you at the nearest station or bus stop if needed - just let us know in advance.
Guide dogs are always welcome in the space. - Sensory and Quiet Space
Stimming is welcome in the space, as is wearing headphones or earplugs, or playing with fidget toys. We recognise and respect that “active listening” looks different on everyone.
Unfortunately this venue does not have a quiet space, but there is an outdoor seating area.