'Stand Up And Spit' at the Poetry Library, South Bank Centre, London

Event Date

02 September 2015 at 20:00 to 02 September 2015 at 21:15

It's Tim Wells, it's Emily Harrison, it's me - and it's free!

At the Poetry Library, Southbank Centre, London SE1

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Ranting verse sprang from punk and reggae in the early 1980s.

This grassroots poetry was angry, political, sweary, boozy and funny – a predecessor of the vibrant spoken word of today.

Hear from original ranters Tim Wells and Janine Booth as they revisit their early rants and serve up new work, while young poet Emily Harrison is performing her own contemporary, sardonic working-class verse.

The evening is inspired by the Stand Up and Spit blog, which has been collating 'zines, reviews and interviews from the heyday of Ranting Verse, helping modern audiences to rediscover this pre-internet phenomenon.

In association with Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions.Stand Up and Spit is funded by Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The Saison Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall.

Please note, this free event requires a ticket. Please book your ticket by emailing [email protected]

Writing

Poetry

1980s Ranting Poetry: The Big J

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Lewes Labour International Women's Day celebration Spoaken Word Lewes with AP Staunton		Asylum Spring 2023 online launch	Neurodiversity training for College of Podiatry reps	NeurodiVERSE in Preston Park Strike Fund Benefit Gig, Bournemouth	Neurodiversity training for College of Podiatry reps Oooh Beehive
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	PCS Neurodiversity Taster Session	PCS Stage 1 Neurodiversity in the Workplace training	PCS Stage 1 Neurodiversity in the Workplace training	Neurodiversity in the Workplace training, Unison North West
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