Verbalise is one of Brewery Arts’ most beloved community events, where emerging voices meet world-renowned artists on a shared stage. Sign up and take part, or sit back and enjoy!

Louise Exactly (also known as Louise Fazackerley) is a highly acclaimed performance poet from Wigan. She gained national prominence after her spoken-word piece, I Want My Country Back, went viral, drawing widespread praise for tackling topics like northern working-class life, politics, and social issues. We loved her before that, we’re really pleased to have her back as our guest poet. Barrovian bard Caleb Staps is a popular poet who also runs Squawk Spoken Word nights in Barrow where Louise was their first headline act