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The Adverb at Latitude

John Cooper Clarke, Joelle Taylor and Luke Wright join Ian McMillan for The Adverb, The Verb's cabaret of the word - the best poetry and performance from the Latitude Festival.

Recorded live at the sunny Latitude Festival Ian McMillan has gathered three top poets for The Adverb - The Verb's showcase of the best live poetry and readings.

Dr John Cooper Clarke is a legend of the punk poetry scene and gets us into gear with a poem about the thrilling allure of the hire car. The best art can come out of limitations and Luke Wright shows his amazing lyrical dexterity with a poem entirely based on the assonance of the letter A.

And TS Eliot prize winner Joelle Taylor spellbinds the crowd with an autobiographical poem about growing up as a butch lesbian, touching on her early life in Accrington.

Along the way, the Barnsley Bard Ian McMillan offers us some of his own work, including a no-holds-barred anaylysis of the perils of drinks machines.

Presented by Ian McMillan
Produced by Kevin Core

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56 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Aug 2024 21:00

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  • Fri 16 Aug 2024 21:00

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