Caitlin O'Ryan: At What Point

A spoken word poetry performance by Caitlin O'Ryan, built around the debut collection At What Point and staged at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds. It suits both regular poetry readers and newcomers to spoken word.

This spoken word show by Caitlin O'Ryan draws on the debut collection At What Point. Its poems move between tenderness and anger, and between humour and heartbreak, touching on the ladies'toilets, bad dates, existential dread and the steadying bond of platonic friendship before reaching acceptance, resilience and hope. Shaped by the pressures of the present day, the pieces are performed on stage with a sense of urgency.

Anonymous contributions from audience members are woven through the performance, reflecting a range of shared experience. Caitlin O'Ryan is an actor and poet from Greater Manchester who is now based in London, and writes poetry that is candid, relatable and sometimes confronting. At What Point was published by Burning Eye Books, and copies can be bought after the performance.

The performance suits anyone who already enjoys poetry as well as people discovering spoken word for the first time. It takes place at Hyde Park Book Club in Headingley, Leeds.