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When the Liverpool poets started performing in bars and clubs, they launched a revolution. Lemn Sissay explores how spoken word changed poetry with Roger McGough and Brian Patten. Show more
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Lemn Sissay finds out how spoken word poets made poetry political, with Attila the Stockbroker and Benjamin Zephaniah. Show more
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Spoken word poets were sidelined and ignored for years. Lemn Sissay finds out how voices outside the mainstream made the establishment sit up and take notice. Show more
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The poetry boom has been fuelled by poets who didn’t wait for permission to speak. Lemn Sissay explores how technology has opened up a direct route to audiences. Show more
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How has the poetry slam taken over the world? Lemn Sissay discovers the secret of its success, and whether poetry can survive the raw competition at the heart of the slam. Show more
