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An eight-year-old reviews The Dragon Who Hates Poetry
Alice McGuire (age 8) loves the story of a poet who saves a village from the dragon - and wants her dad to buy her the book.
Alice McGuire, Fest Mag, 12th August 2015Poetry Corner #02: by Jennie Benton Smith (Class 10B)
ThreeWeeks invites Fringe-favourite poets to put some words to paper - or a portable device of their choosing - to entertain you here in Poetry Corner. Today, Jennie Benton Smith. She's from Class 10B.
Jennie Benton Smith, ThreeWeeks, 31st July 2015Interview: Loud Poets
Loud Poets are a collective of ten performance poets who collaborate with a variety of artists. They present their latest Fringe show at the Scottish Storytelling Centre from the 6 - 31 August. We chat to them about their new show and how they keep spoken word exciting and interesting.
TV Bomb, 30th July 2015Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet review
Stalwart of BBC television and radio panel games, Phill Jupitus, like many of his comedy peers, wasn't quite so mainstream when starting out in the mid 1980s.
Jo Beggs, The Public Reviews, 7th July 2015New comedy film Black Mountain Poets announces cast
Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells and Laura Patch will be appearing together in a new film, Black Mountain Poets, planned for release later this yea.
Mog, The Velvet Onion, 4th April 2015Poetry Puh-lease - review: a look at comedy and poetry
This three-hour long documentary both celebrates and skewers the relationship between comedy and verse.
Priya Elan, The Guardian, 29th January 2015Tim Key: poet without a plan
Since winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Tim Key has managed that rare feat of marrying mainstream success with uncompromising innovation. But, as he tells Sam Friedman, there is no grand vision.
Sam Friedman, Fest Mag, 25th July 2014Tim Minchin making writing debut with poetry book
Tim Minchin will release his debut book later this year. Titled Storm, the illustrated poetry book has been announced for an autumn release by Orion.
Hugh Armitage, Digital Spy, 6th July 2014Tim Key: living-room poetry jams to comedy ubiquity
Best known as Alan Partridge's Sidekick Simon, the self-proclaimed Single White Slut has found a keen audience for his weird, unsettling comedy.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 15th March 2014An interview with comic poet John Hegley
Comedy's very own poet laureate John Hegley chats to Emma McAlpine ahead of his show at the Balham Comedy Festival.
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 10th June 2013