Over the past month we've
been asking our contributors from around the UK to tell us about their love
of performance poetry. Watch our poets discuss everything from serious issues
to more light hearted matters in Reason to Rhyme.
12 Apr 2006 POETRY
IN MOTION Mark Bailey
1.30 mins
Mark Bailey, aka The Trent Vale Poet, writes seven days-a-week. He takes
his inspiration from life as it happens around him.
27 Apr 2006 CARBON
DATING Sara Wingate-Gray
3.02 mins
Sara has been composing poems since she was 13. She loves performance poetry
because of its connection with the audience.
28 Apr 2006 THE
BRAIN Rob Gee
1.41 mins
Leicester comedian Rob Gee tells us about slam poetry and why he thinks
his brain might have been left in the gutter.
02 May 2006 POLITICS Vincent Gould
1.41 mins
Vincent Gould, from Birmingham, is an artist, illustrator and poet. He often
uses his work to explore themes of race, identity and injustice.