Biography
Sam J Grudgings is a poet perpetually on the edge of collapse, nominated for the Outspoken Poetry Prize 2019 and winner of Slams across the country. He yells stories about recovery, loss, 50ft monsters, cities made of teeth and the complicity of privilege because it’s cheaper than therapy and is less physically taxing than porno. Renowned for his off-kilter, frenetic delivery and intense stage dynamic, Sam grew up in the punk scene and it shows. Injecting gallows humour into fiercely wrought metaphors, Sam subverts the narratives of addiction, bringing a wry touch to devastating subjects whilst still allowing himself the space to be painfully candid and devastatingly vulnerable. Sam runs workshops on performance and writing as well as campaigning for the recognition of lived experience in professional and academic circles. He endeavours to bring poetry to everyone, by collaborative efforts with musicians, dancers and artists as well as local communities. He is the outreach Coordinator for Milk Poetry in Bristol.
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