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Live arts collective and DIY publisher working across the arts producing new, original work - for ar

Colliding Lines produce cross-disciplinary live shows and projects that draw together artists from different fields, including dance, music, spoken word, interactive theatre and film. We publish and promote experimental literature, interactive art objects and collaborative live sessions on film and record – streaming on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Music.

14/05/2026

We’re pleased to share with you this month’s Word Salad feature act , joining us at our cosy ol’ night on Saturday 23rd 🥳

Antosh Wojcik is a writer, drummer, collaborating artist and co-founder of Sleepwalker Studios. His work explores memory, migration, heritage, time and glitches. He makes films with writer-director Xenia Glen, composes and drifts with polymath Nick Murray (), he drums for poet ’s dance/spoken word show Seder and he dabbles in games with Joel Auterson as rare mammals. He lives on a small holding in Dorset with his dog Meeko and three goats, Gary, Flo and Badger. Suburban Locust is his debut poetry collection, published by .

‘Like James Tate, but drunk.’ - Roger Robinson.

📸 Felix Schmilinsky
📍The Artyst, CB4 1EN
🎟️ Link in bio

10/05/2026

A new Word Salad is nearly upon us! In a couple of weeks, on Saturday 23rd May, we’ll be returning to with a whole new salad bowl full of fresh poets for your attention and adoration.

Want to read? There’s still time to sign up! We support newbies and old masters alike, we’re just happy you’re here.

Want to buy tickets? You can! In fact, please do.

Both of these are available in our bio, or for non-IG audiences in the links below:

🎟️ https://buytickets.at/collidinglines/2037442
🎤 https://forms.gle/XVUMdMK6Q3SNStvE6

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03/04/2026

The wonderful performing at our last WORD SALAD in March ❤️

26/03/2026

Helen Green at our last Word Salad in March! Come join us next time.

Gig tickets in our next mailing list (but we’re not picking you up)

23/03/2026

Some more pics from our last WORD SALAD. Thanks once again to everyone coming out! We hope you’ll be back for our next one…

Mailing list in bio if you want us to give you a holler…

17/03/2026

What a night! Thank you to all our open miccers last Saturday, and of course to the performance poetry powerhouse that is for being a first feature—you were all fabulous.

Thanks once again to for hosting us.

More photos (and potentially some videos) soon.

📸 by Tom, thanks mate!

11/03/2026

Very excited to welcome our Feature Artist for this Saturday’s WORD SALAD, ! Tickets going fast, don’t delay! Link in the bio 🎟️

Desree (she/they) is a London and Slough-based award-winning spoken word artist, writer, facilitator, and producer. Known for her powerful storytelling and advocacy through the arts, she has performed at major events and venues such as , in New York, and the Royal Albert Hall. As Poet in Residence for Glastonbury 2022, and , Desree explored the power of poetry in large cultural spaces.

Her debut poetry collection, Altar, (2025, ) is shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize, Best First Collection Award. The work examines sacrifice and its complex intersections with Black British identity, belonging, and resilience, challenging mainstream narratives of heroism. Desree’s previous projects include co-writing the award-winning spoken word play CROWDED and producing Slough’s EPF Poetry Fest and curating anthologies Words On Windrush and Poetry In The Pandemic. She has collaborated widely, working with organisations such as the National Literacy Trust, Synergy Theatre Project and . A TEDx speaker and a regular voice on BBC Radio Berkshire, Desree continues to foster creativity and community engagement through both live and digital platforms.

PS, look at our snazzy new feature art post. Good innit? By the talented

07/03/2026

Our open miccers for next Saturday have been picked! Who are they, you may ask? You’ll just have to wait and see. Grab yourself a ticket if you haven’t already, we would love to see you there!

🎟️ link in bio
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04/03/2026

It’s getting close to that time folks where we word at you again. Come join us for our next WORD SALAD on 14.03.26, where we’ll be hosting a fantastic group of open miccers and very special guest (more on them later!)

Grab yourself a ticket in our bio, or better yet sign up to the open mic! The last few events have sold out, so please do get in there early :)

Tickets: https://buytickets.at/collidinglines/2037388

Open mic: https://forms.gle/XVUMdMK6Q3SNStvE6

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27/02/2026

It’s just over TWO WEEKS until our next Word Salad . Got your ticket yet? Signed up to the open mic? No?

Here’s 10 reasons to give it a shot, captured by the steady hand of photographer . Links are in our bio for insta users, while facebookers may wish to follow these links:

Tickets: https://buytickets.at/collidinglines/2037388

Open mic: https://forms.gle/XVUMdMK6Q3SNStvE6

31/01/2026

Word Salad January, part 2 of 2! We were very lucky to have found for our new home, equipped as it is with such lovely humans and the talented

Once again the Salad Bowl delivered such a lovely collection of open miccers, how does it keep doing it?? If you see yourself and you’re not tagged, please leave a comment so we can :)

If you want to hear about future events, and potentially put your own name in the bowl, you can join our mailing list in our bio – or below for anyone on Facebook

https://forms.gle/TwkyH6arcioNV41U7

See you at the next one!

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