AGNES MEADOWS

Agnes currently lives in London, has been a journalist, arts funder, freelance consultant, and is now a Performance Poet.  She has been gypsying around the world since she was 15, and has made a home in places as diverse as Mexico, the Philippines, Australia and Turkey.  Her poetry is a reflection of her urban experience, the things she has seen and felt both at home and overseas.

Agnes has established a solid reputation as a  Performance Poet both in the UK and internationally.  She has twice toured the USA, featuring at Newv York's world-renowned Nuyorican Poetry Cafe, as well as performing at festivals and arts venues in Turkey, Spain, Israel and Palestine.  Her work with Indian Classical Dance enabled her to write and narrate shows for some of the UK's leadingf Indian Dancers.  She is also an experienced workshop leader, helping aspiring poets to both write and perform their wn work, particukarly with the British Council.  Agnes has two books and two CDs to her credit.

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LUCY ENGLISH

Lucy is a woman. She is also a creative writing lecturer at Bath Spa university college. When she has any spare time she writes novels and poetry. She has three novels published by Fourth Estate and has been all round the world doing poetry things.
 

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CADENZA

Cadenza has performed in front of audiences of 4000 to 4! in a variety of venues including a big top, the Palace of Westminster and of course Austin, Texas!

Having trained in acting and teaching performance she applied her skills to performing poetry, having been bored rigid by some very high profile poets!.

She has run workshops in public speaking and performing poetry for the Corporation of London.

She is also a fully qualified Blue Badge London guide and 'know-it-all' on the new station London TV. Her knowledge of the City informs much of her work and she is passionate about it.

Cadenza 'shoots from the lips' delivering poetry with pout.

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PETER HUNTER

Born in Liverpool, Peter trained in sculpture, moved to Bristol, practiced in ceramics then became sucked into a world of words.

He has been writing to perform for around six years, has won slams, including the UK Allcomers Slam, toured Europe (well a bit of it) and has appeared at Glastonbury Festival.  He is currently working with Lucy English and David Johnson on a three-person poetic revue that is intended to brighten up literature festivals around the UK and is co-writing a play with David Johnson based around slam poetry for Radio 4.

He first performed as a challenge to himself to speak in public and found that audiences enjoyed what he was writing, and he enjoyed the audience’s response, and so expects to carry on until that thrill wears off.

He tends to take a wry view of the world, playing with words, making fun of himself and the human condition, and always with one eye on the surreal nature of existence.

One day he’ll write a really serious poem about something . . . . . .

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