The Pen-Ting Poetry Showcase

8 Jan 2020 Approximate run time: 75 mins

Seven poets from the dynamic London open-mic night perform works that flow from hip-hop, politics and speaking truth to power.

They include Pen-Ting founders SKY GOD and The Repeat Beat Poet.

Community event Pen-Ting believes in art as a means of communication, understanding and education.

It has previously featured poets and lyricists including Roger Robinson (Peepal Tree Press), Roundhouse Slam Champions Rakaya Fetuga and Kareem Parkins-Brown, Otis Mensah (Sheffield Poet Laureate) and Birdspeed (Hammer & Tongue & BBC Slam Champion).

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