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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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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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44 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 Sep 2022 22:00

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  • Fri 30 Sep 2022 22:00

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