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| 12.07.09 |
Fuse Festival, Lichfield. The event in a tent. A wonderful afternoon. Teams from 9 primary schools (Photo 1) and 9 individual slammers.
Some excellent performances from the primary school teams - with costumes and face paint, hoodies and baseball caps, to enhance their poetry. The winning team was from Millfield Primary and the brave runners-up were from Hollygrove.
There were some unbelievably professional performances from the individuals, with a massive range of styles and content. Themes ran from our addiction to shopping and how justice can be bought by the rich, to rescuing the planet and trusting in God - and of course a Michael Jackson tribute got a look in!
The winner was Mikey (Photo 2), with seasoned stagecraft, he held the audience with his hip hop style, talking about the madness of young people wanting to carry blades, when so many children have been abused and died. And the charismatic runner-up was Bruford Low with his satirical poem about the increasingly popular, ridiculous 'beauty' procedures, ending his performance with the recommendation (as he turned and wiggled his posterior) that we should be who we are and just let it all 'hang out'. |
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| 05.09.09 |
Bristol Poetry Festival Slam, Arnolfini Arts Centre, Bristol
Hosted by Glenn Carmichael & Claire Williamson (photo 1)
Bristol vs The Allstars
The new wave versus old guard.
Four young Turks vs four seasoned slammers.
A fantastic night of superb slamming.
The Allstars: Steve Rooney, Alison Brumfitt, A F Harrold, Sonia Hendy-Isaac.
The Bristol team: Anna Freeman, Agatha Knowles, Malusi Banda, Jade Oldfield.
And the Allstars, seasoned professionalism meant that they walked away with the winning team trophy.
Dreadlock Alien was the guest poet.
There is not enough space to rave about the individual poets' work, but this was the kind of slam that left you laughing, but also made you think, and more than that, occasionally transported you into a rhapsodic realm. There was something for everyone - just the way a slam should be.
Bristol's Anna Freeman (photo 2) had the highest overall score and therefore won the 'best individual' award. |
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| 24.09.09 | To celebrate the launch of Bristol's new Colston Hall, an exhibition slam: Bristol vs London.
A spectacular evening.
The spread of talent was awe inspiring with a wide and diverse range of some of the best spoken wordsters in Britain.
London were represented by: The Brother's Grim, Jasmine Cooray, Cynthia Hamilton, Keith Jarrett.
The Bristol team were: Lucy English, Agatha Knowles, Julian Ramsey-Wade, Byron Vincent.
It was a close run contest with some funny, some political, some heartfelt, emotional poetry and beautifully delivered performances. Overall an absolutely wonderful evening, the like of which are few and far between. Bristol won (by two points). The individual winner was the hilarious and lovely Cynthia Hamilton (pictured grinning with flowers in photo 2).
The evening was hosted by Glenn Carmichael & Claire Williamson (photo 1). The judges were Matt Harvey (Poet/columnist, Radio 4 & Guardian contributor)), Shagufta Iqbal (Poet & Radio Salaam Shalom DJ) and Colin Brown (Poet and Director of The Poetry Can) - they did a great job of being fair, firm & fun (pictured on the right of photo 1). Matt Harvey was also the best guest poet - showing us all what is possible with heaps of practice and masses of talent.
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| 08.10.09 |
St Francis School, Marlborough |
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| 09.10.09 |
Clifton College Preparatory School, Bristol |
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| 19.10.09 |
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| 29.10.09 |
St Peter’s Primary, Portishead |
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| 28.10.09 |
Bristol University workshop and slam.
Bristol University Students' Union very first poetry slam. We didn't get any photos - which is a shame. There was an afternoon workshop where Glenn Carmichael worked with students - none of whom had ever performed before. They all wrote an original poem and rehearsed it ready for the evening event.
In the evening Byron Vincent was guest poet. Six people slammed.
The winner was Dean McCaffrey with a rap-style poem that captured the hearts of the audience.
Runner-up was Coco Creme with a wonderful comedic piece - a tale of seeing the university's librarian naked in the gym changing rooms, and subsequently never daring to lend any books and consequently failing her exams.
Overall a small but thrilling affair in the true spirit of slam - and as ever the poetry was the most important thing.
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| 22.01.10 |
Priory Community School, Weston-super-Mare |
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| 29.01.10 |
Perrott Hill School, Somerset |
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| 10.02.10 |
Bruton School for Girls, Somerset |
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| 05.03.10 |
Weston-super-Mare InterSchool Slam
4 secondary schools: Broadoak, Priory, Worle and Wyvern. 4 teams from each school. The winning team were 'Winning Isn't Everything' from Broadoak. The runner-up team were 'The Italian Mafia' from Priory (Photo 1). And the overall winning school, for the second year running, were Broadoak (Photo 2).
Funded by Find Your Talent - North Somerset |
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| 22.03.10 |
Clifton College, Bristol |
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| 26.03.10 |
King Edward's School, Bath |
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| 20.04.10 |
The Poetry Academy, Priory Community School, Weston-super-Mare. The first in a nine-week pilot project. Administered by the Poerty Slam under the aegis of the Poetry Can. 15 young poets from 5 Weston-super-Mare schools exploring poetry in depth. The first session, facilitated by Sara-Jane Arbury, considered 'What is a Poem?'
Funded by North Somerset's 'Find Your Talent'. |
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| 23.04.10 |
Hatherop Castle, Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
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| 24.04.10 |
Under the Edge Arts - Poetry Slam, 8pm, The Chipping Hall, Wotton-under-Edge |
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| 27.04.10 |
King's Hall School, Taunton |
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| 27.04.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 2, Westhaven School, Weston-super-Mare. Anna Freeman explored 'Dynamics'. |
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| 04.05.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 3, Broadoak mathematics & Computing College, Weston-super-Mare. David Briggs explains 'Metaphor & Simile'. |
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| 11.05.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 4, Worle Community School, Weston-super-Mare. Anna Freeman
demystified 'Form'. |
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| 18.05.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 5, Wyvern School, Weston-super-Mare. 'Different Voices' with Patrick Brandon |
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| 25.05.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 6, Priory Community School, Weston-super-Mare. 'Perfromance Technique 1' with Glenn Carmichael |
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07.06.10 |
St Andrew's Primary School, Wantage |
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| 08.06.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 7, Priory Community School, Weston-super-Mare. 'How To Read Poetry' with David Briggs. |
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| 15.06.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 8, Broadoak Mathematics & Computing College, Weston-super-Mare. 'Perfromance Technique 2' with Glenn Carmichael |
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| 22.06.10 |
The Poetry Academy - Week 8, Worle Community School, Weston-super-Mare. 'Rehearsal' with Glenn Carmichael & Anna Freeman |
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| 22.06.10 |
All the young poets who participated in the Poetry Academy showcased their work at Barcode Youth Cafe in Weston-super-Mare. The venue was ideal. And the evening proved to be a touching and wonderful event with so much talent on display, and so much warmth from the audience. The subjects varied from personal achievements to overcoming adversities to wanting to meet Johnny Depp, but all the poets expressed themselves with style and depth.
The guest was Anna Freeman who gave a splendid rendition of some of her most popular poems.
And some of the teachers, who had been very supportive throughout, turned up to see the show and a couple even performed.
We hope we can nurture the poetic talent of Weston-super-Mare again some time in the future. |
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| 24.06.10 |
St John's on-the-Hill School, Chepstow. |
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| 18.09.10 |
A thrilling InterCity Slam. Bristol vs Glasgow vs Oxford.
Showcasing some of the best spoken word talent from three British cities.
With judges Lucy English, Anna Freeman (last year's individual winner), and Colin Brown.
Hosted by Glenn Carmichael and Claire Williamson.
The winners were Oxford. The individual winner was Oxford's captain Mark Niel, who's second round poem, where he did a strip (Photo 1) created much excitement and astonishment and a lot of laughs.
Another great night at Bristol Poetry Festival. |
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| 04.11.10 |
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp1: 9.10-11.35 Fairfield High School, Horfiled, Bristol. (Photo 1)
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp1: 12.05-15.10 Orchard School, Horfield, Bristol (Photo 2)
Funded by Bristol Legacy Commission, Bristol City Council, Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery and Building the Bridge. |
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| 08.11.10 |
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp1: 8.45-11.45 The City Acadamy, St George, Bristol |
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| 11.11.10 |
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp1: 9.05-12.20 St Bede's Catholic College, Lawrence Weston, Bristol |
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| 12.11.10 |
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp1: 8.45-12.25 Bristol Brunel Academy, Speedwell |
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| 17.11.10 |
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp2: 13.30-15.00 Fairfield High School, Horfield Bristol |
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| 18.11.10 |
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp2: 10.05-11.50 St Bede's CC, Bristol (Photo 1)
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp2: 13.45-15.10 Orchard School, Bristol (Photo 2) |
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| 19.11.10 |
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp2: 8.45-10.25 Bristol Brunel Academy, Speedwell (Photo 1)
'Proud2B a Poet' Whshp2: 13.00-14.30 The City Academy, St George Photo 2) |
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| 24.11.10 |
"Proud2B a Poet" InterSchool Poetry Slam: Bristol's City Museum and Art Gallery.
A fast and fabulous InterSchool Slam with 5 Bristol secondary schools perfroming poems on the theme of 'Identity'.
We were blessed to have as our guest Mohammed Yahya, who started the proceedings with some inspirational spoken word.
The wonderful winning team were 'Young Aspiring' from Orchard School (Photo 2) with St Bede's Catholic College's 'Just A Number' as runner-up team (Photo 1). The winning school, and a beautiful suprise, were Orchard School (formerly Monks Park).
Overall an exhilarating and moving event, where some of Bristol's finest young poets told the world who they really are.
Funded by Bristol Legacy Commission, Bristol City Council, Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery and Building the Bridge. |
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| 09.03.11 |
Bordesley Green Girls' School, Birmingham |
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| 11.03.11 |
Hatherop Castle Preparatory School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
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| 25.03.11 |
Air Balloon Junior School, Bristol |
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| 03.05.11 |
Kings Hall School, Taunton, Somerset |
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| 09.06.11 |
Ubley C of E Primary School, Bristol |
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| 01.07.11 |
Colston's Girls' School, Bristol |
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| 04.07.11 |
The Russell School,
Chorleywood,
Herts |
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| 05.07.11 |
Royal Grammar School, Worcester |
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| 17.09.11 |
Bristol vs Manchester at the Bristol Poetry Festival Slam 2011.
Possibly the best BPF Slam ever.
The Brisol team won.
Ben Mellor, from Manchester was individual winner (photo 1). |
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| 07.10.11 |
Castle Court School, Wimbourne, Dorset. |
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| 18.10.11 |
Butcombe Pre-Prep, Bristol. |
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| 18.11.11 |
Redland High School for Girls, Bristol. |
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| 04.01.12 |
Bure Park Primary School, Bicester, Oxfordshire. |
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| 05.01.12 |
Bure Park Primary School, Bicester, Oxfordshire |
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| 10.02.12 |
Notting Hill Preparatory School, London |
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| 20.02.12 |
Warminster Prep School, Wiltshire |
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| 27.02.12 |
Devizes School, Wiltshire |
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| 22.03.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp1: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon.
Shake the Dust' is a a national youth slam project, organised by Apples and Snakes ' as part of the Cultural Olympiad 2012. |
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| 20.04.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp2: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 24.04.12 |
Kings Hall Prep, Taunton, Somerset |
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| 27.04.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp3: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 03.05.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp4: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 11.05.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp5: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 18.05.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp6: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 25.05.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp7: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 01.06.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp8: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 14.06.12 |
'Shake the Dust' Wkshp9&10: Torbridge High, Plymouth, Devon. |
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| 15.06.12 |
Shake the Dust, South West Regional Final, The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Devon.
Shake the Dust' is a a national youth slam project, organised by Apples and Snakes ' as part of the Cultural Olympiad 2012 |
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| 22.10.12 |
Dodderhill School, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire. |
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