Brum Radio Poets August with Rick Sanders, Tania, Paul, Roy (26/08/2018)
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This August's Brum Radio Poets withs host "Willis the Poet" Rick Sanders and guests:
Tanya Chitunha is a spoken word poet born and raised in Zimbabwe. She emigrated to the UK in 2002 and is currently based in Birmingham. Her work is the product of a diverse range of influences, from African story telling traditions to Christian preaching; from hip hop to spoken word. Website: www.tanyacpoetry.com
Initially inspired to create poetry following the loss of his father, Paul Wooldridge continues to write, in formal styles, on ageing, death, children and other mundane ponderings. In an often restrained tone, with dry humour woven throughout. Find Paul via Instagram p_w_poetry_etc (#pwpoetry)
Roy McFarlane was born in Birmingham of Jamaican parentage and spent most of his years living in Wolverhampton and the surrounding Black Country. He has held the role of Birmingham’s Poet Laureate and presently the Birmingham & Midland Institute Poet in Residence.
