SLAMbassadors UK

Thursday 14th October • Performance Hall

Wenlock Poetry Festival, in association with The Poetry Society

SLAMbassadors Live Slam
7.00 p.m. £4/£2

Slam is live performance of poetry written by the slammer, and has particular appeal with youth, counter-culture and alternative comedy performers. After the Wenlock Poetry Festival’s successful live slam event this year, the Festival and The Edge are working with The Poetry Society’s SLAMBassadors UK project, an on-line slam competition for 12-18s. After workshops in school with slammer Joelle Taylor, students will perform their work in this cabaret-style event alongside professional slammer Spoz. Other guest slammers to be confirmed. Mark Niel, winner of the Wenlock Poetry Festival Slam is scheduled to appear alongside Kess Tamblyn who so impressed the audience at the same event.

Links:
www.poetrysociety.org.uk 
http://slam.poetrysociety.org.uk/

For more details you can contact The Edge on 07583 315218, or email: manager@edgeartscentre.co.uk