Hammer & Tongue Cambridge feat. Raymond Antrobus
This event on 12th June 2013 has past.
This event series is no longer running. It last took place on 11th February 2015.
Open Mic Event
Contact: cambridge@hammerandtongue.com
Spoken word artistry and competitive mayhem. What more could you want?
And you could help the next leg of our season go with a swing by becoming one of eight competitors in our open slam (the winner goes through to the Regional Final).
“The best live poetry is to be found at The Hammer & Tongue slams” (The Sunday Times)
A poetry slam is a live democratic poetry competition where random members of the audience are made judges giving scores to a series of 3 minute spoken word performances with an Olympic-style score system.
“Hammer & Tongue have reinvented the medium for the hip hop generation” (The Guardian)
Featuring different class acts each month - usually a nationally- (or internationally-!) renowned performer who will be the featured act for all Hammer & Tongue events across the UK, and a local up-and-coming performer.
This is your chance to become part of the spoken word slam brilliance that has graced this here fair city for over a year, in the warm and wonderful surroundings of fabulous venue The Fountain.
Sign up as one of the eight to compete for a place in the Regional Final, or just dive in and soak up the atmosphere and talent on display. And some great beer.
Hosted by Fay Roberts.
12th June 2013
Raymond Antrobus is a spoken word poet and photographer, born and bred in Hackney. He is co-curator of Chill Pill and Keats House Forum. He has performed along side authors and poets such as Margret Atwood, Michael Horovitz, Lemm Sissay, Benjamin Zephaniah & Kwame Dawes. Raymond appeared on series 5 of BBC Radio 4’s Bespoken Word. He has been performing poetry since 2007 and is the International Farrago slam champion 2008, Anti-Slam Champ 2010, won “Best Performance by a London poet” at the Farrago annual poetry awards 2010 & Canterbury Word Slam Champ 2012. He’s performed at Literature Festivals at London’s Southbank Centre and Universities nationwide. Raymond has also toured Germany, Italy, South Africa & USA.
He is currently among those piloting Europe’s first MA in Spoken Word Education/ Writing & Teaching Programme at Goldsmith’s University. His first short collection of poetry, “Shapes & Disfigurements Of Raymond Antrobus” is out now on Burning Eye Books.
For interviews, poetry, spoken word events and social commentary, visit http://www.raymondantrobus.com/
And he’ll be supported by the winner and top runners-up of the Strawberry Slam - the youth slam at Cambridge’s Strawberry Fair. Check out http://www.strawberry-slam.org.uk/ for details and a sneak peek...!
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/522899211104176/
Book your tickets: http://htc-june13.eventbrite.co.uk
Entry: £6.50/ £5 (conc)/ £3 (slammers) (cheaper tickets available online)
Time: 7:30pm for 8pm start
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