40 years of Apples and Snakes
The Verb celebrates the fortieth birthday of spoken word poetry pioneers Apples and Snakes with live performances from six poets associated with the organisation.
This week on The Verb we're celebrating the birthday of Apples and Snakes, who've been pioneering spoken word poetry for 40 years. Ian McMillan is joined onstage at the 大象传媒 Contains Strong Language Festival in Birmingham by six poets who've been involved with Apples and Snakes over the years; Casey Bailey, the current Poet Laureate of Birmingham, award-winning poet Kayo Chingonyi, Roy McFarlane, Muneera Pilgrim and Malika Booker, co-founder of the writer's collective Malika's Kitchen.
Presented by Ian McMillan
Producer Cecile Wright
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