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Farrago Poetry

Farrago Poetry - The UK's SLAM! poetry pioneers

About Me

Farrago Poetry are the UK's SLAM! Poetry Pioneers, organising the first poetry slam in the UK in February 1994, The London SLAM! Championships, easily Europe's longest running and setting up the UK SLAM! Championships in the same year. We also co organised the first poetry slam International events and tours in 1995 & 1996 between London, San Francisco and Asheville, here and in the US. Farrago also runs other events including regular Spanish Language nights and the annual Farrago Festival of Spoken Word.Farrago has staged literally hundreds of events and featured and given performance and reading opportunities to thousands of poets over the 14 years we have been staging shows. We have run events for festivals including West End Live and Bradford Alternative Festival and in venues from the ICA to Hastings Castle. Our regular monthly events take place at the RADA Foyer Bar, the SLAM! is open to ANY poet, any style or subject, read or perform and every poet wins a prize! The nights also feature top poets, London, UK & International, representing a huge diversity of styles, communities & voices.

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Member Since: 3/20/2006
Band Website: london.e-poets.net
Band Members: Poets and performers who have appeared at events run by Farrago Poetry over the years include: Talaam Acey, Adisa, Patience Agbabi, Joe Ambrose, Aqiyl, The Asheville Slam Team, (US National Champions), Penny Ashton, Francesca Beard, Breeze, Mahogany Browne, Cheryl B(urke), Ainsley Burrows, Sally Pomme Clayton, Dan Cockerill, John Cooper-Clarke, Bob Cobbing, Charlie Dark, Julia Darling, Dizraeli, (UK Slam Champion), Peter Donnelly, Evert Eden, Zena Edwards, Soul Evans, Simone Felice, Floetry, Abraham Gibson, Salena Godden, Suheir Hammad, AF Harrold, John Hegley, Kurt Heintz, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Michael Horovitz, Larry Jaffe, Kathleen Jamie, Keith Jarrett, (The London SLAM! Champion), JC001, Patricia Johnson, (US National Slam Champion), Anthony Joseph, Mimi Khalvati, Fran Landesman, Jacob Sam La Rose, Taylor Mali, Jeff McDaniel, Aoife Mannix, Mario Iván Martínez, Agnes Meadows, Crysse Morrison, Eska Mtungwazi, Caroline Nderitu, Courttia Newland, Osaygefo, Niall O'Sullivan, Zadie Smith, Niall Spooner-Harvey, Alexis Strum, Ross Sutherland, Tantra, Steve Tasane, Thom (The World Poet), Tim Turnbull, (UK Performance Poet of the Year), Buddy Wakefield, (World Slam Champion) & Nolan Weekes.
Sounds Like: At a Farrago SLAM! ANY style of poetry is welcome, read or performed, ANY number of poems can be presented in the slot and EVERY poet wins a PRIZE! Our events are always open for poets to turn up and sign up on the night and if there is not a slam there is always an open mic.Our feature performers come from every poetry tradition, community and corner of the globe, from concrete to hip hop, jazz to traditional on the page and beyond. Our nights have also featured many different languages, not just English and our Spanish language and International events are an important part of our programme.We also regularly feature music, prose, drama and performance art to explore the possibility of the spoken word!
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My Blog

The Farrago Telegraph SLAM! 12th June/ Words - Open Air/ John Paul-Creative Writing- this Sat

This Thursday, 12th June we're back in south London running the Farrago Telegraph SLAM! at the Telegraph Pub, on Putney Heath. The slam is open to any poet, poems can be read or performed, any subject...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:55:00 PST

Congrats to Kathryn OReilly the Farrago Festival SLAM! Champ. Next show: The Farrago May SLAM!

Thanks to everyone who came, performed, (the feature artists were superb on the night), and supported the Farrago Festival SLAM! and congratulations to everyone who slammed, especially the winner...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Mon, 19 May 2008 05:59:00 PST

Congrats to Zeinab Adam & Bunmi Hazzan/Farrago Festival SLAM! @ The Telegraph, Thurs, 15th May

On Thursday, 15th May Farrago is returning to south London and the Telegraph Public House, venue for this year's Love SLAM! for a special Farrago Festival SLAM! part of the annual Wandsworth Arts Fest...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Sat, 03 May 2008 07:30:00 PST

Congrats to Kayo Chingonyi  The Farrago Easter SLAM! Champ! Farrago Boadicea SLAM! 24th April

The recent Farrago Easter SLAM! was a brilliant night with outstanding feature performances all round and the best slam we've had so far this year. Congratulations to Kayo Chingonyi the new Farrago Ea...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:14:00 PST

Congrats to Hollie McNish, Farrago Spring SLAM! Champ - Farrago Easter SLAM! 25th March - Info

Last Thursday The Farrago Spring SLAM! took place in front of a packed out RADA Foyer Bar, with some brilliant feature performances and a superb slam. Congratulations to all the poets who took part an...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:33:00 PST

Farrago Love SLAM! Congtatulations to Matteo Sion. Thanks! Farrago Spring SLAM!

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the Farrago Love SLAM! on Thursday, braving the wide open space and wild animals of Putney Heath and an out of central London location! Well the out of ce...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:43:00 PST

TONIGHT!!! The Farrago Love SLAM! @ The Telegraph, Thursday, 21st February

The annual Farrago Love SLAM! takes place TONIGHT at the Telegraph Public House on Putney Heath. Of course we could have held the our annual poetic love fest on St Valentine's night itself but we know...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:30:00 PST

Farrago Love SLAM! @ The Telegraph, Thursday, 21st February

The annual Farrago Love SLAM! takes place, for it's 2008 incarnation,  at the Telegraph Public House, home of the Brook's Blues Bar and other top jazz and music clubs. Of course we could have hel...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:00:00 PST

Farrago Zoo Award winners/ Congratulations to Cherie Gillings, New Year SLAM! Champion 2008

We had a brilliant start to 2008, great features, a superb New Year SLAM! (congratulations to everyone who took part), won by Cherie Gillings aka Riddle Woman with a totally deserved maximum score and...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:28:00 PST

Happy New Year! Farrago Zoo Award Ballot. Vote for your favourite performers of 2007!

Happy New Year!!!   The Farrago Zoo Awards for performances at events during 2007.   Listed below are the nominees for the Farrago Zoo Awards for performances in 2007, which was a brillian...
Posted by Farrago Poetry on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:12:00 PST