As a part of our A Dash of Lavender programme: we welcome you in joining us to celebrate  LGBTQ+ History Month and invite you to a fun and powerful  evening of queer poetry at Chelsea Physic Garden, hosted by Bella Cox (she/her).

Event Details:

• Performances by three headline poets and hosted by Bella Cox
• Open mic session—sign up on the night to share your voice
• Time to mingle and connect in a welcoming, inclusive space

Open Mic Guidelines:

• Sign up at the event to participate
• Share 1 piece lasting up to 2 minutes, in the order of sign-up

Refreshments Available:

The Physic Garden Café will be open, offering drinks and light bites.

Schedule:

• Doors open at 6:30 PM
• Performances begin at 7:00 PM and ends at 9pm
• 15 minute interval

Further information:

• Tickets are £15 per person (contract us to discuss concessionary rates)
• Please note: Discounts are not available for Friends or Members of the Garden
• The event takes place in the first-floor Gallery, which is not wheelchair accessible. For accessibility inquiries, please contact .

Join us for an inspiring evening of poetry, creativity, and community.

Host Bio:

Bella Cox (she/her)

An internationally acclaimed artist, Bella Cox (she/her) is a British Spanish writer, poet, and performer whose poetry centres around relationships and how personal identity influences politics and ways of loving one another. While her proudly queer, feminist, relationship-fuelled work navigates her own identity, her multicultural upbringing has influenced work that explores the notions of belonging, home, and self-empowerment, making art that reclaims the body as the first home and embraces sensitivities and neurodivergence as tools for self-liberation. Often including a loop pedal in her performances to create layered vocal soundscapes underscoring her poetry, her work has been described as captivating, passionate, and cleverly thought out.

Her debut poetry pamphlet; Sikiliza was published with Flipped Eye in 2023. She has performed and shared work at events such as TEDx Pretoria, Sköll World Forum, Bi Pride UK, and the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival, among many others. Her work has also appeared in numerous anthologies, and she has been commissioned to write for institutions such as the Barbican Centre, HSBC UK, Time Out London and others, as well as Westminster Abbey where she was the Poet In Residence for 2023.

Instagram and Tiktok: @BellaCoxPoet

Website: www.bellacox.com