Fortunately, a number of an excellent poets will be gathering at The Wreck, near his old home of Camberwell, to celebrate the man, his poetry and his legacy. These include:
John Hegley
Kate Tempest
Angry Sam
Raymond Antrobus
Curious
There will be personal reminiscences from Logue's widow, the literary and cultural historian, Rosemary Hill, and from Rick Stroud, writer and TV director;
There will be a raffle, where members of the audience can read random pages from Prince Charming, Logue's autobiography;
And there will be sick tunes from Bobby Gandolf and Xahdrez.
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| BOOK TICKETS - http://sohotheatre.com/whats-on/so-chilled-2012/ |
Chill Pill is back at Soho Theatre on June 25th!
as well as the Chill Pill poets (Mista Gee, Deanna Rodger, Raymond Antrobus, Simon Mole) we'll be hearing from BBC Radio regular, poet 'John Osborne' and BBC 3 Slam Champion Kat Francois.
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| John Osborne |
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| Kat Francois |
Myself and poet Dzifa Benson have been coaching eight young poets to become Slam Champions for this Cultural Olympia project 'Shake The Dust'. This Saturday is the regional final at The Albany. Below is more Shake The Dust events you MUST SEE!
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| Kate Tempest |
Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 July | Southbank Centre
Three unmissable days of spoken word, featuring some of the most celebrated spoken word artists performing today, including Saul Williams, Kate Tempest, Lemn Sissay, Dizraeli and the Small Gods and many more. Plus films, music, FREE events and the UK ‘s biggest ever youth poetry slam! The Shake the Dust Champions, young poets from across the UK, will join forces with Southbank’s London Literature Festival to share a stage with top spoken word artists.
shakethedust.co.uk / southbankcentre.co.uk
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| Saul Williams |
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