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When the BBC asked Bristol performance poet David Johnson to write a poem at very short notice indeed, he was delighted to be able to do so, because the poem is to honour the return home to Bath of Olympic Gold medal winner, Amy Williams.
Just a fortnight ago, 27-year old Amy, known as Curly Wurly because of her frizzy hair, took a mere 54 seconds to secure a Gold medal for Great Britain in the bob skeleton event at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She is the first Briton to win an individual Olympic gold since Robin Cousins won 30 years ago – certainly an event to celebrate.
“It’s amazing to do this for my country” said Amy, “I had nothing to lose here and I just went for it. I enjoyed every minute”
And you can enjoy every minute of David Johnson’s poem by clicking on the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8550000/8550203.stm
David Johnson is co-founder of Paralalia, a poetry partnership that helps to promote and encourage live poetry performance. He is a multi-slam winner, and was part of the organising team for the second Radio 4 Slam series broadcast in September/October 2009.
He will be featured at Arnolfini in the Bristol Spring Poetry Festival on 1st May, 2010; Bath Fringe Festival 2010; and at the Appledore Book Festival in October 2010. And you can read more about David at:
