This was the first performance poetry competition held by Apples and Snakes. Joolz, Lemn Sissay and Patience Agbabi also did guest performances. According to the flyer, there were eight knock-out heats before the last eight performed in the Final. The heats were held on 24 and 31st August and September 7th. The Winner was ...
Programmed by Apples & Snakes, although not credited as such in publicity. Some of the poets felt that one of their colleagues was giving such lengthy introductions to his work that they were in danger of missing last orders. Never a good thing for poets.
Ancestral Voices consisted of various artists brought together to perform a piece centred around the triangular journey of Africa-Caribbean-Britain and was written by Dimela Yekwai. It included all the artists listed except Vesta who performed separately.
