Griot's Garden Featuring Miss Yankey

Griot's Garden is an open mic that amplifies the past, present and future of Poetry and spoken word. All are welcomed to sign up for the open mic. Although all ages are welcome, performers are not expected to censor their art. Children may attend under the parent's discretion.

We will be joined by the spoken word samurai, Miss Yankey, of London.

About Miss Yankey:

British/Ghanaian Writer, Activist, and Spoken Word artist Miss Yankey has captivated audiences from London to Paris, to New York, to Accra, and as far as Melbourne becoming a X6 Slam Champion along the way. Her energy is unmistakable, every word she spills is carefully crafted, performed with passion, and loaded with authenticity. An unapologetic advocate for women’s rights, mental health, and domestic violence awareness, Miss Yankey is determined to use poetry to positively impact the lives of others.

Miss Yankey made her television debut on BAFTA Award winning ‘Life & Rhymes’, and has had solo and collaborative Spoken Word Theatre performances at Sadler's Wells for Breakin' Convention, and the Criterion Theatre for PUNCHED directed by Jude Kelly. An accomplished poet, she has taken to the stage at a variety of events to include Tramlines, Voices in Power, SoFar Sounds, Lambeth Country Show, Field Day, Neverworld, Edinburgh Fringe, Kind Fest, and The Vagina Festival.