On this podcast that celebrates and shares all things poetry, we have our very first comedy special episode! Joining us is a whole host of incredible poets, some you will be familiar with if you've been following our podcast for a while and some that our brand new! Please note that a lot of the poems in this episode have swearing in them not suitable for little ears. Returning we have Charlotte Faulconbridge, Ade Couper and Linette Rabsaat Brand new to the podcast : Nathan Lunt: Nathan is a West Midlands poet, performer, educator and writing mentor, creating weird and wonderful verse the best and worst life has to offer. Whether discussing deeply personal and social issues, or just reflecting on simple observations and telling fantastical tales, he strives for honesty, originality and personality in everything he writes. His first collection, Worrier Poet, was published in 2023, and you can find his work on Instagram under the handle @virtual_scribe this is his poem appetite for revenge Clive Oseman: Clive Oseman is a multi slam winning spoken word artist, comedian, satirist, surrealist, story teller and workshop facilitator from Birmingham but currently based in Swindon, UK He has headlined and featured around the UK and internationally, with appearances at the New York City poetry festival and on spoken word stages at several UK music festivals. Check out his website Clive Oseman Spoken Word | Spoken word artist | Swindon, UK Chloe Jacquet: Chloë Jacquet is a multi-slam winning, multicultural, multifaceted spoken word artist based in Gloucestershire. She was 2017 Oxford Hammer & Tongue slam champion and reached the semi-finals of the National Slam Finals at the Royal Albert Hall in both 2018 and 2019. As well as her own headline slots at poetry nights and festivals across the UK, she has supported artists such as Elvis McGonagall, Joelle Taylor and Hollie McNish and her work has featured several times on BBC Radio (4, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & Bristol). Her first collection Take It By The Line is published by Black Eyes Publishing UK and is available now. Check out her website ChloeJPoetry | Chloe Jacquet Spoken Word and Poetry Giovanni 'Spoz' Esposito SPOZ…is an award winning performance poet, singer / songwriter, film maker, playwright and was the poet-in-residence at Birmingham City FC. He has been seen on BBC and Central Television, has written for and been heard on … BBC Radio Four, Radio Five Live, Radio West Midlands, Radio Coventry & Warwickshire and Capital Gold. He has performed at the Glastonbury Festival, Shambala Festival, Larmer Tree Festival, Cheltenham Literature Festival, Oxford Literature Festival, Warwick Words Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Wenlock Poetry Festival and was ‘crowned’ Birmingham’s eleventh poet laureate in October 2006. He continues to work extensively in schools, lifting the appeal of writing and performing poetry to hitherto, unseen heights. Check out his website Spoz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
