Meet the Judges
We're now accepting entries for Poetry Rivals 2011!
Throughout the final the judges also took to the stage to perform some of their work. Here you can find out a bit more about them. Enjoy!
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Mark Niel
Mark Niel is a comic poet and poetry organiser who has won poetry slams all over the UK and set up and hosts Milton Keynes’ successful poetry night Tongue in Chic. |
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A F Harrold
A F Harrold is a multiple slam winner and top UK performance poet, regularly appearing at poetry clubs around the UK and on various radio shows. He’s also a respected published poet with several collections to his name. |
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Deanna Rodger
"There's nothing worse, in my opinion, than hearing a people-pleaser poem that has no root in life. I think that the ability to transfer feelings, emotion and experience, good and bad, through words is rare and precious and is what writing to perform is about." |
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Mark Grist
Mark Grist is a Peterborough teacher, performance poet (who reached last year's UK SLAM! Championship finals) and poetry activist, and from March 2009 will also be his town's first slam master and host. |
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Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett is the Former London & UK SLAM! Championship 2009/10. As well as featuring regularly at Farrago and all over London he's represented the UK in the Poetry World Cup in Paris and reached the finals of the BBC Radio 4 Poetry SLAM! Competition. |
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Kemi Taiwo
Kemi Taiwo is a rising star of the London Poetry scene having won Farrago New Year SLAM! And featured at shows all over London. |
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Hollie McNish
"Most of my poetry I think is better spoken, so I haven't tried to publish any written stuff. I'm just finishing an album at the moment. I really like hearing poetry spoken, and I listen to a lot more than I read. Both would be good if possible!" |
