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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