In 2023 we're holding the Loud Poets Slam Series, a nation-wide tournament across Scotland culminating in a Grand Slam Final at the Edinburgh International Book Festival! Learn more about the slam series and book tickets for the Final: [ Ссылка ]
On July 7th we held our Central Heat in Edinburgh at our home base, the Scottish Storytelling Centre! This was the final regional heat in the series and it was electric, with twelve brilliant slammers performing to a sold-out crowd.
The slam was hosted by Kevin Mclean and featured sacrificial poet Matt Abbott. Our judges were Matt Abbott, Bex Bidgood, and Mhairi McCall. It featured musical accompaniment from Jack Hinks.
The slammers were:
Georgia Bartlett-McNeil: [ Ссылка ]
Lorna Callery-Sithole: [ Ссылка ]
Lara Delmage: [ Ссылка ]_
Beth Godfrey: [ Ссылка ]
Sarah Grant: [ Ссылка ]
RJ Hunter: [ Ссылка ]
Spencer Mason: [ Ссылка ]
Lucy May: [ Ссылка ]
Thabo Mokolobate: [ Ссылка ]
Colin Nelson: [ Ссылка ]
Themo H. Peel: [ Ссылка ]
Odhran Thomson: [ Ссылка ]
Our Sacrificial Poet Matt Abbott is a nationally-acclaimed poet, educator, and activist from Wakefield. His debut solo show 'Two Little Ducks' explored the working-class Leave vote against the backdrop of his experiences volunteering at a Calais refugee camp. The show earned 5* reviews at Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and on a UK theatre tour in 2018. The show's poems were published as his debut collection by Verve in 2018. Matt's debut kids' poetry collection 'A Hurricane in my Head' was published by Bloomsbury in 2019. It was a National Poetry Day selected title and led to an appearance on 'Blue Peter' and a cameo in Beano Magazine. Matt's notable commissions include TV ads for Nationwide Building Society, Leeds United FC's centenary kit launch, and Jeremy Corbyn's GE2019 campaign. He's also known for running spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs (@nymphsandthugs) since 2015 and fronting indie band Skint & Demoralised. Learn more about Matt's work via his website, mattabbottpoet.com
Kevin Mclean hosted the slam. Follow his work at [ Ссылка ]
Guitarist Jack Hinks provided musical accompaniment for the poets in the third round. Learn more about Jack's work: [ Ссылка ]
The Loud Poets 2023 Season is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. Learn more about our live events: [ Ссылка ]
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