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Spoken Word Poetry

Lucy Sherriff

'I Want To Empower A Generation'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Young Talent, Video, Student Life, Education, Suli Breaks, Spoken Word Poetry, Exams, Culture, UK Universities & Education News

While parents and teachers are looking to politicians for the latest on school and education, the young are opening their eyes - and ears - to Suli Br...

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VIDEO: 'Hypocrites And Double Ds', A Poem For International Women's Day

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 23.05.2012 | Home
Read More: Video, Poetry Slams, Spoken Word, Books, International Women's Day 2012, Bridget Minamore, Spoken Word Poetry, Poetry, Performance Poetry, Home News

Bridget Minamore is a 20-year-old writer and student from London who has won numerous poetry slams across the capital, including respected spoken word...

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Dean Atta - When Poetry Speaks Up

James Bunting | Posted 13.03.2012 | Home
Read More: UK Poetry, Dean Atta, Spoken Word Poetry, I Am Nobody's Nigger, Stephen Lawrence, UK Race Relations, Home News
James Bunting

The signs of the best poets are those who say as much in their words as they do in their silences. Dean Atta's words say so much and rang true with so many that he rightfully received a great deal of acclaim; Carol Ann Duffy has received none of that because she should have stayed silent. This was not her place.

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'I Am Nobody's N****r' - Poet Dean Atta Responds To Stephen Lawrence And Racism In Britain (VIDEO)

Posted 12.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Dean Atta, Video, I Am Nobody's Nigger, UK Books, Poetry Slam, Spoken Word Poetry, Performance Poetry, Poetry, UK-Race-Relations, Stephen Lawrence, Home News

26-year-old Dean Atta is one of the leading lights in London's poetry scene. His powerful reflections on race, identity and sexuality have won him rec...

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