About

Come along to the CandleLIT Slam at The Bath Brew House on 6 May, where 9 poets will compete to be crowned the winner!

A fun, vibrant and eclectic event of spoken word slam, plus sets from our featured artists Jaymes with a Y and Teej!

7pm doors (and sign up to slam), 7.30pm event starts.

Tickets 

£5 seated tickets (50p surcharge to order online)

Jaymes

Jaymes is a queer, disabled poet living in Bath. His poetry explores themes of identity, found family and the nuances of every day life, which is amplified by his active work in the community. Co-host and founder of Safe-T Pin Bath (a trans led variety night) and performing at SARI's Voices of Victims event for Hate Crime Awareness Week, Jaymes always aims to uplift the unheard. Further successes for this Overachieving Performative Masc include being a 2x Semi Finalist at Uni Slam, a Lyra Fest Grand Finalist in 2025 and being published in the Chimes Community Anthology. All in all, Jaymes uses their poetry as a form of activism, turning their words into a home for raw honesty, resistance and power.

TJ

TJ is a Bath-based multi genre poet and friendly local witch. Representing Bath Spa, they were a semi-finalist in UniSlams 2021 and 2022. They explore themes of sexuality, grief, and mental health, while dabbling in mythology, cryptozoology, and the ancient art of self-deprecation.