POETRY ISLAND ftr JOELLE TAYLOR

Joelle Taylor is a professional spoken word artist, published poet, playwright and cultural terrorist, as well as founder and Artistic Director of SLAMbassadors UK, the national youth slam championships administered by the Poetry Society.

She's performed nationally and internationally for the British Council, touring both Zimbabwe and Botswana, and has performed at a diverse range of high profile venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Ronnie Scott’s, Buckingham Palace, the 02 arena, Glastonbury Festival, the 100 Club and Trafalgar Square amongst many others.

Joelle also hosts National Poetry Day Live at the Royal Festival Hall each year and has worked alongside poets like Benjamin Zephaniah, Hollie McNish, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Simon Armitage andCarol Ann Duffy.

Her new collection The Woman Who Was Not There from Burning Eye Books has been described as ‘a passionate, hard-won collection drawn from years of spoken word experience with an impressive control of form and dreamlike twist to its hard- hitting socially based material.’ (Andy Willoughby)

‘We need poetry like this. Fearless’ Benjamin Zephaniah

‘Joelle Taylor’s a shape shifter, myth maker, linguistic risk taker; poetical activist, surrealist with a raised fist. She knows how to handle a pen’ Patience Agbabi

‘A city gritted heart- beaten tattoo’ John Hegley

Doors open 7.30pm Show starts 8:00pm Tickets £6.00 - reserve your seat by contacting Ian via email: ianbeechpoetry@btinternet.com