FORKED! Poetry to Inspire, Delight and Provoke with KAT FRANCOIS

Poets to make you laugh out loud, gasp with pleasure and ponder life’s great philosophies we: welcome you to the most thrilling poetry ride of your life! Nestled safely in the cobbled streets of the Barbican, surrounded by velvet curtains and candle light, you will find the FORKED poets ready and waiting to entertain. Bringing you every possible style of performance poetry from across the UK, the line- up is always diverse and brilliant. On top of that Jazz Floozy and Poetess Mama Tokus will be there, whilst the B-Bar will serve up tasty fresh Thai food.

Featuring:

Kat Francois
We are thrilled to welcome back Kat Francois with her dynamic and confident performance style and upfront storytelling. Expect exerts from her second solo show, Raising Lazarus, the true story of a relative who died fighting for Britain during the First World War. Kat will also be digging deep and performing a plethora of her back catalogue of beautiful poems. An Artist with immense skill and passion, Kat will take you on an emotive journey through the joys and sorrows of life with her stories and words.

Thommie Gillow
The Twelfth Bard of Bath and international poetry slam winner is an innovative writer and performance poet. Impressively, she has been Shortlisted for the Bridport Prize twice and is currently the Writer-in-Residence for Bath Artist Studios. Her witty, tongue in cheque, quirky poems and down to earth performance style has won her cascades of applause whenever she takes to the stage.

Joe Selby
An up and coming Bournemouth based Hip Hop inspired poet and writer with a whip lash tongue currently taking the festival circuit by storm. Joe promises to bring emotion, passion and grit to every word he speaks.


When: Thursday 16 August, 8pm
Where: The B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth PL1 2NJ
Tickets: £7 on the door / £5 in advance / £4 NUS
Booking:www.wegottickets.com
Info: 01752 242021 / www.b-bar.co.uk