# More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited

More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited at Woolwich Works, Thursday 5 November 2026, 20:00.

- Price: £22–27
- Venue: Woolwich Works, No 1 Street 11, SE18 6HD London
- With: The Last Poets, Michael Rosen, Inua Ellams, AFLO. the poet, Yomi Ṣode
- Go to page: https://www.woolwich.works/events/more-fire

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More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited is a one-night spoken word show gathering radical and exceptional voices in performance poetry, never seen together on stage before. It is presented by Apples and Snakes, the national organisation for performance poetry, and spotlights the transformative origins, present and future of the art form. The line-up includes The Last Poets, Michael Rosen, Inua Ellams, AFLO. the poet, Jordan Stephens, Rakaya Fetuga and David Okodeh, hosted by Yomi Ṣode. The evening of raw storytelling and unmissable energy is never to be repeated.

## Dates

- Thursday 5 November 20:00 — Woolwich Works

Written by a model, sources: [woolwich.works](https://www.woolwich.works/events/more-fire)

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