Life is Beautiful comes together with Free Speech (previously Oral Cabaret at the Maltings) for a one off show in support of the poetry link tour!
The night will feature a host of talented performers including; The Anti Poet - Paul Eccentric & Ollie Wilton, one of the only few poets to be disqualified from a slam! Also putting in a Special Appearance is Vinnie Gibbons The Bastard Attack Poet!!!
The night will be head lined by LUKE WRIGHT;
4Talent award winner who since 2006 has launched his own curve-ball bid to become Poet Laureate, programmed and hosted Latitude’s poetry arena (the largest poetry event in Europe) and has become the newest poet-in-residence on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live. In 2009 he took contemporary poetry onto primetime TV, writing all the poetry for Channel 4’s The Seven Ages of Love, a 30 minute documentary that gained ‘pick of the day’ in 8 national publications and was broadcast to over a million people.
He has three solo poetry stage shows: Poet Laureate, Poet & Man, A Poet’s Work Is Never Done.
His first book, Who Writes This Crap?, co-written with Joel Stickley, was published by Penguin in 2007. A live show based on the book enjoyed a sell-out run at Edinburgh 2008.
His spoken word album - The Rise and Fall of Luke Wright, Esq - is available to order online here. A pamphlet is forthcoming from Egg Box Summer 2009.
Luke’s new show is called The Petty Concerns of Luke Wright, and it debuts at The 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
“The best young performance poet around.” The Observer
“Visceral, poignant and riotously funny.” The Scotsman
“Performance poetry’s key revivalist.” Metro
Performance Poet Mat Lloyd is back hosting and producing duties for what is sure to be a night to remember!!!!
DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 SHOW STARTS AT 8!!! PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME TO GET A SEAT AS THIS IS A FREE SHOW IT WILL BE PACKED!!!!
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