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James Massiah

James Massiah is a spoken word artist and musician from South London who has previously featured on Radio . He is passionate around pushing boundaries and encouraging his peers to advance the art form further, either by taking on more challenging topics or rethinking the mediums through which writers and performers deliver their work.

As a pioneer of raw talent, James is the founder of The A and The E - a platform for discussing arts and philosophy - regularly curating poetry and music events across London. James was specially commissioned by 麻豆社 Radio to create a series of poems to re-kindle the nation’s love of the medium through the power of spoken word.

Watch James talk about his inspirations in 2012

Take It On: Poet James Massiah

James Massiah, poet and wordsmith talks about how Hackney has inspired his rhymes.

Watch James perform for 1Xtra's Words First in 2015