Inspire Poetry Festival at West Bridgford Library – Writing For Performance With Panya Banjoko

Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Using the theme Relationships participants will craft a piece keeping a live audience in mind. Suitable for all poets, from beginners to the more experienced, the workshop will encourage the creation of writing with performance at its heart.

Panya Banjoko is a UK based writer whose work has been published in various anthologies. She has performed widely, including the 2012 Olympic Games, and as part of the award winning film, Brit I Am, directed by Andi Osho, and more recently as part of a BBC Documentary based on the Olympian Jamie Baulch. In 2008, Women in the Arts awarded her Outstanding Achievement in poetry and in 2016 C-Hub Magazine awarded her Best Performer. She coordinates a writer’s network and is also Patron for Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature.

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