Poetry Reading of “Black Roses” by Simon Armitage
Hommage to Sophie Lancaster R.I.P. 2007
Hommage to Sophie Lancaster R.I.P. 2007
on Def Jam Poetry
Katie Bonna is the next big thing. She rocked my world tonight. I’ve never seen such a compelling performance ever on a poetry stage.
Poem of the Week is D.I.L.F. by Hollie McNish I saw her recently at the Cuirt Literature Festival in Galway. Her use of rhyme and rhythm is like nothing I’ve heard before. It’s already had a profound effect on my writing.
Well, she did it. Anna Freeman managed to live up to the hype I’d created in my head after seeing a video of a poem she’d performed. She and Chris Redmond made a great pairing in their poetry/storytelling performance, Hunting Pigs, in Bristol on January 31. They both went full hog into the awkward and confusing moments of adolescence where we…
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