5 February The Adam and Eades Show

Name: 5 February The Adam and Eades Show
Start: 2027-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-02-05T23:59:59+00:00

The Adam and Eades Show!Adam Elms and Jo Eades both perform regularly on the Bristol spoken word scene and beyond.

Tonight, they are bringing you two shows in one! “Flanked”, a personal journey of motherhood across generations, and “Notes from the West Country”, a poetic tour of the south west. Their work is moving, funny and, above all, relatable.

Flanked

From the horrors of toddler classes to the complexities of grief, Flanked is a smorgasbord of maternal experience and emotion. A scrutiny of motherhood and an exploration of loss as both heart-wrenching and liberating. Prepare to be taken on an emotional rollercoaster journey, ultimately joyful and life affirming. A reflection on looking forward and letting go.

Notes from the West Country

Adam will take you on a poetic journey through the West Country – everywhere from right here in Calstock to the blood-red sands of the south Devon coast, views over Chesil Beach, the rolling Somerset hills, and far beyond. Why does Dawlish Leisure Centre hold such a special place in Adam’s heart? Has God ever been to Wimborne Minster? And is that Cary Grant stood on Bristol harbourside?

A bit about Jo and Adam

Jo Eades is a multi-poetry slam champion and has performed at Valleyfest, WOMAD festival and Berlin Spoken Word. In 2026, she was highly commended in the Forward Prize in the performed poem category, for her poem “Ontogeny”. Her debut pamphlet “Flanked” was published by Burning Eye Books in October 2025 and she transformed this into a one-woman show for Barnstaple Fringe Festival in 2026.

Devon-born Adam Elms is a visually impaired creative who has lived in Bristol for twenty years, where he co-runs the poetry night ‘Kiss The Sky’ at the Bridge Inn. His poetry has been published in over thirty anthologies, journals, and magazines. He won the Waltham Forest Prize in 2023, and in 2025 was nominated for the Forward Prize for his poem “In the Tamar Valley with Irene” about Calstock.

Instagram @joeadespoet

@adamelmspoetry