Happy New Year everyone!
Yeah, I know I’ve been a bit slow off the mark with getting this page updated, but hey! Give a guy a break! I’ve been dead busy with some fantastic ‘Slam Poetry’ projects. Good times were had with the ‘Healthy Eating Slam’ which culminated in ten schools bringing year five and six students to the Rep in Brum. Also, the ‘Anti Racism Slam’ throughout Sandwell high schools which hit The Great Barr Hotel with a superb final. Well done and many thanks to everyone involved with both projects, especially all teachers. Many thanks also to RCAT, Birmingham REP and Sandwell LA.
I hope to start filming in April with the makers of ‘Expesso’, which was packed with stars, is ace and is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support! Click here to find out all about it … The ten minute short poetry based film has a working title of ‘Odes in a Waiting Room’. Check out www.poetryfilm.com to keep up with progress!
The new Birmingham Poet Laureate is Charlie Jordan! Yes, she was crowned last October, as was the Young Poet Laureate of Birmingham who is the marvellous Matt Windle. Check out the Birmingham Libraries website to find out about these two brilliant people. Have a great year guys!
The short film about my meteoric rise to fame and fortune (yeah, right) via a New Writer’s Development course run by the Equal programme and facilitated by Birmingham Book Communications is still here. Click here to watch it
Don’t forget my ‘my space’ space, for gigs and general shenanigans. I’ve stuck my little ‘you tube’ poetry film clips on there, as well as some new songs and poems. Be my friend! Here’s the link … http://www.myspace.com/spoz4
If you’re a teacher and want to know what I can do for your school, have a look at the poetry or music workshops pages and drop me an E:Mail for a better chat.
Will Alex McLeish get us to Europe? Will the Villa avoid the drop? Have I got that the wrong way round?
Keep right on and all that…
Spoz x
