Edalia Day

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Poetry & Song Writing

As someone with a performance background my poetry is rooted in a deep connection with the audience, full of energy and curiosity.

I love to take difficult topics and unravel them in juicy and delightful ways, often playing with humour, fresh minting new words and getting experimental with the texture of a rhyme.

As kids we used to sing along in the car to the likes of Tom Lehrer and Flanders & Swan and as a result comedy songwriting beats playfully in my veins. I began performing on the London queer cabaret circuit around 2018, finding a home at Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret in King's Cross, and since then I've been delighting audiences all over the UK with saucy songs of sultry ostriches, as well as heartfelt ballads about the beauty of love. I'm also an avid barbershop singer, singing with women's chorus Norwich Harmony and a number of queer quartets who I regularly write and arrange songs for in 4 part harmony.

I've won several poetry slams and I do headline sets at events all over the UK and online. I've also run a number of exciting projects, favourites including the Kinema of Dreams and being Norwich Theatre's Pride Poet Laureate.

If you'd like me to perform at your event, or if you're interested in a workshop or commissioning a poem send an email to edalia.day@gmail.com

I'm currently writing and illustrating a new book based on the show Let People Like You, and my previous book Too Pretty To Punch is available from my online shop: www.gumroad.com/edaliaday
The full performances of past shows Too Pretty To Punch and Super Hamlet 64 are available for free on Youtube. Click here to watch them.

Norwich Pride - Communal poem

Norwich Theatre made me their Pride poet laureate for Norwich pride 2026, chatting to people during the parade and writing a communal poem that was displayed on the digital display on the front of their building. It was very moving and beautiful experience to get to share the communities words and joy in this way, and in such a visible platform in the city.

Kinema of Dreams - Poetry Animation/Facilitation

I spent 6 months in King's Lynn working with a group of local artists aged 17-30 to create a projection installation in the Majestic Cinema. I ran workshops in writing, animation, projection mapping and sound design and from that developed the piece, which explored the history of cinema and local folklore. We also made a version to project onto Grey Friars Tower.