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Poetry & Spoken Word

Emma’s performance poetry and prose has been described as honest, insightful, funny and celebratory. She has had guest poet spots all over the north of England, and a slam win at the Uptown Poetry Slam in Chicago in 2010. In 2020 she developed an outdoor poetry performance, Words in the Wild. See below for more of Emma’s poetry and spoken word.

The Circle Turns: Spring

A poetic performance in the landscape to mark the turning of the season with writer performer Emma Decent. On this slow-paced, guided …

The Quiet Space

Continuing a new idea for sharing her work, Emma has made a short meditative poetic film inspired by the lockdown.

Words in the Wild pamphlet

If you would like a paper copy of Emma’s work, she has created a pamphlet of all the pieces in her Words …

Every Day

A poetic film inspired by the landscape of Cornholme, Todmorden. ‘Every Day’ features prominently on Words in the Wild, Emma’s performances of …

‘I Don’t Know’ SCENE 1

Emma turns her theatrical one-woman show ‘I Don’t Know What I’m Supposed To Be Doing’ into short poetic film form. The story …

Nice things people say

‘Emma Decent is a writer and performer with the rare quality of captivating her audience and never letting them go, her work …