Join us at Sidewalk bar in Birmingham to celebrate queer crip sensual joy - and the release of spicy anthology of queer crip poetry, eff-able.
Expect a night of queer crip spiciness as Brum's big bi bachelor Crip Ladywood and the eff-able guys bring you an erotic extravaganza of cabaret, poetry, and spoken word.
Hosted by Crip Ladywood, with performances from Alanna Boden and Lola Thorne, join us to welcome eff-able – an anthology of sweat, sex, and self-love by disabled and queer poets – to the world, bookshelves… and your bed! There’ll be live readings from eff-able contributors Katie (Tom) Walters, Madailín Burnhope, Scarlett Ward, and eff-able mentor Sallyanne Rock, as well as an introduction from co-creators, George Parker and JP Seabright, and the chance to buy a copy of eff-able!
eff-able is published by fourteen poems and is available to pre-order and buy on their website. To learn more about the anthology, the eff-able philosophy, and the poets, visit effable.uk and be sure to follow them on social media.
Access
Please note: not every event has the same access options, so please check event listing below for details.
This event is wheelchair accessible. There will be pre-written captions showing the content of the acts visible on screens during performances.
It is a mix of seating and standing. Seats can be reserved for those with access needs.
If you have any access needs, please fill out this form so we can best accommodate.
Please note: our Birmingham show will have audio description, and London and Glasgow shows will have BSL. We'd love to offer more access at our shows, but we are restricted by budget.
For any questions please contact: effableanthology@gmail.com
Please test if you can and protect your community by keeping your germs at home if you are sick.
ACCESS TICKETS
PA or Companions – If you require a PA or Companion please purchase one ticket and then fill out our Google form with your PA/Companion information.
Wheelchair users – We have a specific wheelchair user ticket, this enables us to know ahead of time how to allocate seating. Please purchase a ticket and then fill out the access Google form.
SAFER SPACE POLICY
- Zero tolerance to racism, islamophobia, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, ableism, ageism, fatphobia, body shaming or slut shaming.
- Zero tolerance to prejudice based on class, faith or religion, language ability, gender presentation, physical ability, learning difficulty or mental health.
- Zero tolerance to harassment of any kind, including and not limited to; non-consensual touching, following, leering/ogling, and persisting in a conversation or making non-verbal gestures when the other person has expressed that they don’t want to speak to you.
- Respect other people’s personal space, do not touch anyone unless you have express consent to do so.
- Do not assume anyone’s gender, if in doubt ask or use gender-neutral pronouns until specified otherwise.
If at any point, you do not feel safe, please reach out to a member of venue staff or your organisers, JP and George. We recognise that we all make mistakes. If your behaviour is addressed by another guest or member of staff, please do not become defensive. Instead, take the opportunity to reflect and learn