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  • Poetry and Stand-up

    11th Mar 2010Poetry and Stand-up

    Part of the Open Space. Open Minds. series of events held at Roehampton University. A series of exciting New Audiences events featuring fabulous contemporary poets and reflecting on the subjects of Poetry and Stand-up, Poetry and Rock, and Poetry and Spirituality.

  • Hosted by Dr. Kevin McCarron of Roehampton University, who is himself an acclaimed stand-up comedian, this event will feature some of the UK’s best known poetry comics, in a show combining laughter with the very best of spoken word.

    Featuring A.F. Harrold, an English performance poet,storyteller and writer, is renowned for his fabulous and unusual live shows;

    Tim Clare, a writer, stand-up poet and musician. In 2005 he presented the Channel 4 series How To Get A Book Deal;

    and Byron Vincent whose oratory fuses comedy, poetry and doe-eyed bewilderment to create a unique and entertaining spoken word experience.

    Julija Gulbinovic conducted interviews with the participants which can be found here

     


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