Dissidences*. Sound, voice, word.
Poetesses and/or poets, singers, performers, gather in a semi circle around a music improviser. Reading, reciting, singing or babbling. Spontaneity and dissidence are the rules. Spontaneity and dissidence will be the basis for the creation of a collective piece.
Dissidents:
Isabel Ros-López, Mabel Encinas-Sánchez
& JoWonder with voice
Stephanie Webber with sound
Doors at 4. Performance 4.30
Free / £ Donations for the artists.
Isabel Ros-López is a Spanish-British poet, singer-songwriter and multimedia artist. A child of migrants, she found her voice during Spain’s dictatorship as part of the underground resistance, then connected with the UK’s women’s liberation movement and communities of the Otherhood. Driven by a commitment to equity and decolonizing narratives. She has performed at venues including Conway Hall, The Green Note, Hammersmith Lyric and Newham Poetry Festival. Her poetry collections include Barrizal, We, La Palabra, The Hummingbird’s Song and Cosmic Soup. She publishes regularly with Whispering Dialogue and is a member of Las Juanas and various poetry collectives.
Mabel Encinas-Sánchez is a poet and live artist. Born in Mexico, she became a migrant by fluke chance. Mabel is part of Las Juanas and other poets’ collectives. She has published poetry and short stories, and her first children’s book: “I am Adila from Gaza”. Mabel works in education, which she considers both an act of love and a political act.
Jowonder Woodward, is excited to be a part of Dissidences, as she’s a poet that likes to have fun with poetry live. She’s also an internationally award winning animator, with films produced for UK television. Her first illustrated poetry book, ‘Surrealist Poems About Clocks’, was released in 2024. Her recent illustrated book of poetry 2026, ‘A Bell Rang Inside My Hat’ is also published by Sulfur Editions, an Egypt based publisher specializing in surrealism. She is a part of several different spoken word collections with Wildfire Words, including their War Anthology. The Riveraine Muse, a West Bengal publication featured her poems and illustrations in 2025 & 2026.
www.jowonder.com
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