All entries in this category: Meet the Poet
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Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay, acclaimed poet and playwright, was born to an Ethiopian mother and brought up by a white foster family and in children’s homes. His poems have been described as “songs of the streetâ€.
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Elvis McGonagall
Elvis McGonagall - poet, twit and armchair revolutionary does the rhyming this week.
Find out more about Elvis on his .
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Matt Harvey
In 1992 Matt Harvey began performing poems and is now a veteran of the UK’s festival circuit.
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Murray Lachlan Young
Murray Lachlan Young has performed in many diverse situations: Mega festivals (and little ones), TV, film and theatre. From Shakespeare’s Globe to Speakers Corner via the main stage at Glastonbury. He has won over hostile crowds, been threatened with violence and even had to run for his life.
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Elvis McGonagall
Elvis McGonagall - poet, twit and armchair revolutionary does the rhyming this week.
Find out more about him on his .
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Racker Donnelly
Racker Donnelly is a comedy poet who plays comedy and poetry clubs In Ireland, America, Australia and the UK. He was the UK Slam Champion Poet in 2005/6.
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Matt Harvey
In 1992 began performing poems and is now a veteran of the UK festival circuit.
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Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay, acclaimed poet and playwright, was born to an Ethiopian mother and brought up by a white foster family and in children’s homes. His poems have been described as “songs of the streetâ€.
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Murray Lachlan Young
This week’s poet, Murray Lachlan Young, has performed in many diverse situations: Mega festivals (and little ones), TV, film and theatre. From Shakespeare’s Globe to Speakers Corner via the main stage at Glastonbury. He has won over hostile crowds, been threatened with violence and even had to run for his life.
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Elvis McGonagall
Elvis McGonagall - poet, twit and armchair revolutionary does the rhyming this week.
Find out more about him on his .
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Jude Simpson
is a comic poet, slam winner, lyricist, rhymer, entertainer, writer, singer and all-round lover of words.
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Murray Lachlan Young
This week’s poet, Murray Lachlan Young, has performed in many diverse situations: Mega festivals (and little ones), TV, film and theatre. From Shakespeare’s Globe to Speakers Corner via the main stage at Glastonbury. He has won over hostile crowds, been threatened with violence and even had to run for his life.
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Elvis McGonagall
Elvis McGonagall - poet, twit and armchair revolutionary does the rhyming this week.
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Lemn Sissay
has just returned from a week's tour of India.
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Matt Harvey
In 1992 began performing poems and is now a veteran of the UK festival circuit.
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Elvis McGonagall
Elvis McGonagall - poet, twit and armchair revolutionary does the rhyming this week. Find out more about him on his .
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Matt Harvey
In 1992 began performing poems and is now a veteran of the UK’s festival circuit.
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Murray Lachlan-Young
This week’s poet, Murray Lachlan Young, has performed in many diverse situations: Mega festivals (and little ones), TV, film and theatre. From Shakespeare’s Globe to Speakers Corner via the main stage at Glastonbury. He has won over hostile crowds, been threatened with violence and even had to run for his life.
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Elvis McGonagall
Elvis McGonagall - poet, twit and armchair revolutionary does the rhyming this week. Find out more about him on his .
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Jude Simpson
is a comic poet, slam winner, lyricist, rhymer, entertainer, writer, singer and all-round lover of words.
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Matt Harvey
In 1992 began performing poems and is now a veteran of the UK’s festival circuit.
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Murray Lachlan Young
This week’s poet, Murray Lachlan Young, has performed in many diverse situations: Mega festivals (and little ones), TV, film and theatre. From Shakespeare’s Globe to Speakers Corner via the main stage at Glastonbury. He has won over hostile crowds, been threatened with violence and even had to run for his life.
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Lemn Sissay
has just returned from a mini residency in Arizona. He writes a regular column for Poetry Review, and will be the writer in residence for 2007 at The Royal Festival hall. He has recently judged the John Lewllyn Rhys Prize for literature for The Book Trust, and presented one of Radio 4’s Fact to Fiction programmes. He's also included in the Today Programme's online audio advent calendar
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Stewart Henderson
Stewart Henderson is a poet, songwriter and broadcaster. The Sunday Times described his children’s poetry as ‘essential reading’. Widely anthologised, Stewart’s verse is set for both GCSE and Key Stage in primary schools in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. His best selling ‘Who Left Grandad At The Chipshop?’ and ‘All Things Weird and Wonderful’ alongside his various collections for adults have seen him become a festival favourite at literary events.
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Attila the Stockbroker
has spent the last 25 years performing his work across the world at literary and music festivals, rock venues, arts centres, pubs, universities, schools, folk clubs and punk squats.
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