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Door-to-Door Poetry And The Collaborative Process
As the Door-to-Door Poetry project took shape, it became clear that this wasn’t about persuading anyone, or trying to demonstrate how clever I was. It was about listening and holding the space until I found an earnest moment of connection.
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Ellis Witter
Ellis Witter is an Actor, Writer, Producer, Model, Author, Poet, Presenter and overall creative who has starred in projects like ‘Amani’ ‘Sick (Mental Health Short Film, Reggie Yates’s ‘Make Me Famous’ as well as an NCS Advert entitled ‘No We Can!’
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A mist of questions
In November last year, Inua Ellams flew from London, England, to Benin, Nigeria, for his second arts residency at the Museum of West African Art in Edo State.
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Collective Energy: Building a Life in Poetry with GOBS
Running GOBS has taught me as much about sustainability as it has about poetry. Collectives thrive on energy.
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End of Year – Goodbye 2025
Hey 🙂 It’s that time of year when we do a ‘quick’ round-up of all things Apples!! Big news for 2025 saw us going back to our roots and reclaiming the idea of performance poetry being what we are all about. Exciting times ahead! As ever, we delivered loads of amazing work with a brilliant…
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S4 E6 | Keith Jarrett
With sharp wit and intelligence, Jarrett is a magnetic performer, and equal parts preacher and poet.
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Nick Makoha – Flight
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Keith Jarrett – Inland
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Elena Chamberlain – The Origin Story Of…
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Debris Stevenson – True
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YA Poet – Loving Me
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Francis Mukiibi – You Take the Night Bus Through North
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