stan skinny

Biography

Hello, my name is Stan SKinny and I am a stand up poet based in Sheffield where I run my own spoken word night called the Shipping forecast at the great gatsby pub in Sheffield. My website is www.stanskinny.co.uk and there you can find out more about me and read some of my poems or you visit vimeo-stan skinny where there are videos of my readings posted up. cheers look forward to hearing from you.

Samples

Revel’s Relationship Roulette Now and again When I'm in the mood I dip into that Revels bag of relationships hoping to pick out the girl of me dreams but I only ever get coffee girls or so it seems coffee girls aren't my cup of tea they leave a bitter aftertaste I spit em out and squirm and try to learn from my mistakes of course everyone wants a Malteser girl and I suppose they’re sweet to some but there just full of air and there's not many of em I wouldn't mind an orange girl They’ve got plenty of zest though they can get a little fruity sometimes and don't mix with the rest. toffee girls can be hard work but at least they stick around unlike those minstrel girls they just play you about, or so I've found and then there's them raisin girls always the last in the pack Those shriveled dried up old dears that never have much luck this revels bag of relationships is all that I've got to choose from but I'm not worried cos I've heard the man from Mars is adding a new one

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