Word of Mouth

Welcome to our first Word Of Mouth of 2026!

We're delighted to welcome Jan Swann and Lisa Lopresti to an afternoon of spoken word hosted by Bertel Martin.

Jan is a Welsh poet living in Bristol. After a lifetime of singing other people’s music she realised that the words she had for years been putting down on paper needed expression. She now writes and performs at open mics and as a featured poet at events in and around the West and Wales. Her poetry reflects her experiences and thoughts on love in its many forms – good, bad, familial, and love of her country, Wales, as well as a reimagining of women in myth – Myth Takes. Jan has appeared on BBC Upload and been published in various online magazines such as Nuthatch Magazine, Black Nore Review, Apricot Press, Ink Sweat and Tears and, in the anthologies, Whispered Word Poems,…