Hollie McNish

Wednesday 24 November 2021

7:00 pm : Main stage- Seated

14+

Tickets

General admission: £12.00

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*Please note this event has been rescheduled from October 2020. All original tickets remain valid.*

In association with Nottingham Poetry Festival, Onpoint and Farmyard present

Nottingham Poetry Festival presents Hollie McNish – poet, writer, and spoken-word artist. Rising to fame on YouTube with millions of views, Hollie has since published five books of poetry and toured extensively in the UK and internationally. Her book ‘Nobody Told Me’, which mixed poetry, prose and journal entries, won the 2016 Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.

In the words of poet Benjamin Zephaniah, “I can’t take my ears off her.”

“She writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love. She points out the absurdities we’ve grown too used to and lets us see the world with fresh eyes” – Kate Tempest

Read about how we’re guarding against Covid-19 at our events here.

Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.
Standing gigs offer accessibility for disabled patrons in our mezzanine. We will always do our best to accommodate individual requirements, and other viewing options may be available at standing gigs following a risk assessment of the event.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

Hollie McNish

*Please note this event has been rescheduled from October 2020. All original tickets remain valid.*

In association with Nottingham Poetry Festival, Onpoint and Farmyard present

Nottingham Poetry Festival presents Hollie McNish – poet, writer, and spoken-word artist. Rising to fame on YouTube with millions of views, Hollie has since published five books of poetry and toured extensively in the UK and internationally. Her book ‘Nobody Told Me’, which mixed poetry, prose and journal entries, won the 2016 Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.

In the words of poet Benjamin Zephaniah, “I can’t take my ears off her.”

“She writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love. She points out the absurdities we’ve grown too used to and lets us see the world with fresh eyes” – Kate Tempest

Read about how we’re guarding against Covid-19 at our events here.

Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.
Standing gigs offer accessibility for disabled patrons in our mezzanine. We will always do our best to accommodate individual requirements, and other viewing options may be available at standing gigs following a risk assessment of the event.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

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