If you’ve been up to date with our releases you’ll know that in August we released Happiness Is An Art Form by Swedish-Scot poet Agnes Török. Did you get it? Perhaps directly from her at the Ed Fringe? Did you like it? Do you want to see Agnes at your local poetry night?

You might be able to help!

Agnes is embarking on a UK tour of her book from the 20th September and she’s in need of some dates! If you’re a promoter, or knows a good poetry night that host on one of these available dates – maybe you can help Agnes get around the country.

Sept 20th: NEED (Scottish central belt)
21st – 25th : Booked Glasgow + Edinburgh
26th: NEED (Scottish central belt / easy travel from)
27th: NEED (Scottish central belt / easy travel from)
28th: NEED (Scottish central belt / easy travel from)
29th – 30th: Booked Glasgow
Oct 1st: NEED (Scottish central belt / easy travel from)
2nd: NEED (Scottish central belt / easy travel from)
3rd: Booked Pertshire
4th: NEED (London/easy travel from)
5th: NEED (London/easy travel from)
6th: Booked London
7th: NEED (London/Brighton)
8th: Booked Cheltenham

If you think you can help with any of these dates, please contact Agnes directly on agnes@agnestorok.org

About Agnes Török:

Agnes Török is a spoken word performer, poetry workshop leader, poetrythe one i like event organiser and happiness nerd. She regularly runs workshops for young people and adults focused on literacy, performance skills, confidence and mental health.

Török is the winner of multiple Poetry Slams in three different countries and two different languages. She has been featured as a TED speaker, been invited to perform at the Edinburgh International Science Festival, and regularly makes poetry videos for BBC The Social.

Török has been featured at multiple international poetry festivals and on multiple national TV and radio shows. Her two acclaimed one-woman spoken word shows ‘Sorry I Don’t Speak Culture’ and ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It – Take This Survey’ have both won awards in the Best Spoken Word Show Category (PBH).

She is currently working on some secret projects that she is very excited to reveal.

She very recently won the silver medal in the Swedish National Poetry Slam Championships. Read Agnes’s story here.

About Happiness is an Art Form:

Happiness Is An Art Form is a reflection on what makes our lives good and how we can best equip ourselves to get through difficulty – trauma, mental ill health, illness, you name it. Török speaks about them all, with joy, clarity, and humour.

This is a book about you. It is an invitation to think about your life – your good times and your bad, your joys and your challenges. To think about if there is anything you could do, big or small, that could add more joy to your life. Anything that could make the challenges a bit more manageable. Don’t worry, you’ll have a whole book to help you make up your mind.

It is time to buy the book and start.