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Poetree

Contains 4 performances.
  • Rap meets Poetry 1 - Lyrical Throwdown

    Performance: Rap meets Poetry 1 - Lyrical Throwdown

    10 October 1997 at 
    BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (503)
    1997 was Apples & Snakes 15th Anniversary of being the foremost Spoken Word/Poetry Organisation in the UK.
  • Rap Meets Poetry 2

    Performance: Rap Meets Poetry 2

    20 November 1998 at 
    BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (503)
  • 4 Sets & A Jam

    Performance: 4 Sets & A Jam

    28 March 1999 at 
    Digital Diaspora Studio (1)
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (2000)

    Performance: Midsummer Poetry Festival (2000)

    18 June 2000 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (6)
    Photos show a relaxed (if thin) audience in deckchairs. Apparently John C didn’t show, so he’s not in any of them.
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