It’s time to reclaim poetry.
Collected by international poetry sensation Nikita Gill, SLAM! You’re Gonna Wanna Hear This is a joyful celebration of the ground-breaking poets making their voices heard in the spoken word scene. Empowering, inspiring and often hilarious, SLAMs are a platform for well-known and emerging talent from all walks of life where every style of poetry has a home.
With poets such as Raymond Antrobus, Sophia Thakur and Dean Atta guest starring alongside up-and-coming poets, this is the perfect introduction to the world of modern poetry. Each poet will introduce their poem, tell you a little bit about themselves and give you a tip for preparing brilliant performance poetry.

The Hiding Place
What Writers Read
The Taming of the Shrew
Rewilding the Sea : How to Save our Oceans
Take Me Home Tonight
Shadow and Bone
The Pigeon Tunnel
Maths On the Back of An Envelope
Winter Skills
The Girl Who Came Out of the Woods
Victoire
The Tao of Bowie : 10 Lessons from David Bowie's Life to Help You Live Yours
The Merchant of Venice
Poems For Happiness


