Biography

Mike Took is the News & Features Editor here at WriteOutLoud.net. He is a member of The WGGB, The NUJ and Equity. His debut solo performance poetry show "Overpriced Zeitgeist" opened at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2018. https://www.facebook.com/overpricedzeitgeist/ He is a multi-optioned screenplay writer with several movie projects in development and is currently writing and collaborating on a musical for the theatre. More details on IMDb.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7910782/ Mike has published a beginners guide to the Cannes Film Festival "Into the Palais" available in paperback and Kindle versions from Amazon UK. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Into-Palais-practical-UK-based-scriptwriters-ebook/dp/B01M13T6CK Mike also presents a local radio show every Saturday morning on Welcombe Radio dedicated to arts & culture and 80's music. http://www.welcomberadio.co.uk/18-in-the-80s/ Mike organises regular poetry events and workshops in the Warwickshire area. https://www.facebook.com/scriptstuffpoetry/

Samples

The accompanying audio is a 4 minute poem called "Stories go to Die" and was recorded in a Warwickshire graveyard and features in the 2018 EdFringe show "Overpriced Zeitgeist". This is taken from the video currently available here https://www.facebook.com/scriptstuffpoetry/videos/1980960552170183/

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