Poets For Peace
This event on 8th June 2011 at 19:00 has past.
Open Mic Event
Contact: 020 7627 6865 or email fundraising@international-alert.org
Join us at the Black Heart in Camden for an amazing night of slam poetry, all in aid of International Alert. See some fantastic poets including: Shane Solanki, curious, Stephanie Dogfoot, Angry Sam, Raymond Antrobus and Michelle Madsen.
Plus, come say your peace during the open mic session!
Shane Solanki - aka: 'Last Mango in Paris', political, frequently comic, Shane is immediately engaging, chillingly insightful, riproaringly comic and frequently disturbing.
curious - The reigning London Hammer & Tongue Slam Champion, curious has grafted onto his hiphop roots a spoken word performance that is rapidly becomming a big feature of the London scene.
Stephanie Dogfoot - Stephanie tells of love and life both in her native Singapore and her current home in London with a great feeling for the humans she meets with all their faults and failures.
Angry Sam - Host of the Hackney branch of one the UK's most successful poetry networks, Hammer and Tongue, ANGRY SAM (Sam Berkson) has performed across the country and abroad, won slam competitions and collaborated with musicians such as Usedtobecool, Beatabet, Xhadrez and UK beatbox champion, Beardyman. www.myspace.com/poetthug
Raymond Antrobus is a spoken word artist, photographer, poet and writer, born and bred in Hackney.
Michelle Madsen - Hailing from commuter belt, small town Bishop's Stortford, Michelle is a poet of much verbal ingenuity, warmth and humanity. She is the host of Hammer and Tongue, Camden and a writer who's been involved in poetry events across Europe.
There will also be an open mic session on the night, where anyone can get up and say their peace.
Price: £5.00
Time: 7:00pm
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