WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT???
"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators..."
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Bristol Voices BS247 - 2017 with Shaun Clarke
BBC Radio exposure (Volume 1) See Read/Links for more
"A motivational experience..."
Karabo Moruakgomo - Young Poet/Contributor
"Sharing such a platform is brilliant."
Nadinne Dyen - Poet/Contributor
LYRICALLY JUSTIFIED 1 & 2 available here
BBC Radio exposure (Volume 1) See Read/Links for more
"A motivational experience..."
Karabo Moruakgomo - Young Poet/Contributor
"Sharing such a platform is brilliant."
Nadinne Dyen - Poet/Contributor
LYRICALLY JUSTIFIED 1 & 2 available here
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UK based urban writers from different Artistic backgrounds come together as a show of unity while maintaining their distinct perspectives and styles as in Volume 1 & 2
Volume 3 (via Urban Word Collective), due this September 2019, brings 70 + more devout poets together, and features original members of the Last Poets. "We are the blood-cells of the planet," they responded to us. Also featuring exclusive illustrations by Derek Edwards (patwa.co.uk).
A Crowd Funding page was launched early 2017 and with some ACE funding, Volume 2 featuring over 40 new contributors is due this November (2017).
(For more history see About)
"It was such an honour to have noteworthy poet Khadijah Ibrahiim write the foreword for 1, and the writers themselves see the sense in a collective spirit. This was motivation enough to give it a go.
So experience the freshest wordsmiths - as we journey together: We aim to reach all corners of the nation, projecting our pieces, on our terms, bringing different artistic traditions. We have strong, creative minds and writing in common, believing the pen is mighty indeed.
UK based urban writers from different Artistic backgrounds come together as a show of unity while maintaining their distinct perspectives and styles as in Volume 1 & 2
Volume 3 (via Urban Word Collective), due this September 2019, brings 70 + more devout poets together, and features original members of the Last Poets. "We are the blood-cells of the planet," they responded to us. Also featuring exclusive illustrations by Derek Edwards (patwa.co.uk).
A Crowd Funding page was launched early 2017 and with some ACE funding, Volume 2 featuring over 40 new contributors is due this November (2017).
(For more history see About)
"It was such an honour to have noteworthy poet Khadijah Ibrahiim write the foreword for 1, and the writers themselves see the sense in a collective spirit. This was motivation enough to give it a go.
So experience the freshest wordsmiths - as we journey together: We aim to reach all corners of the nation, projecting our pieces, on our terms, bringing different artistic traditions. We have strong, creative minds and writing in common, believing the pen is mighty indeed.
"Proud to be a part of this."
Edson Burton - Poet/Contributor
"Engaging in themes usually excluded from typical poetry."
Marvin Rees (Mayor of Bristol)
"A dazzling sky of nationhood"
Peter Kalu -Commonword"
"Every word leaves a lasting taste of tomorrow." Charlotte Maxwell - Cultureword
"A significant part in the evolution of new writers." Kevin Philemone - BBC Bristol
The word is out...
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Acclaimed talent....
Collective spiritThis is the Leeds-based Lyrically Justified team. They've teamed up to promote themselves, as well as Lyrically Justified - a book that brings together emerging talent from across the UK. You'll notice that the group is racially and culturally diverse, and this tradition will continue. Volume 2 will bring another impressive set of poets that we need to know, boosting the collective overall, taking it to another level. |
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New horizons - Volume 2
We raised just over £3000 via Crowd and ACE Funding to get volume 2 going. Please do whatever you can to help, including spreading the word.
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ONLINE BOOK 2 LAUNCH IS EARLY DECEMBER 2017 (See News page), with Launches taking place around UK in 2018, starting in Bristol at Waterstones - 27th January.
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Urban Word Collective
Hamilton House C/O DMAC UK 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY |
Urban Word Collective
Shaun Clarke 07944554310 |
Twitter
Lyrically Justified@urban_clarke & Urban Word Collective on Facebook |
