Capturing Fire 2014:
Workshop with Keith Jarrett & Sophia Walker
"The Great British Wank Off"
June 1st
2:30-5pm
DC Center for the LGBT Community
2000 14th St NW #105
Washington, DC 20009
Workshop Description
There is nothing a Brit can't get away with, and it's not just the
accent. Preaching to the choir is boring. It's easy. How do you turn
your biggest detractors into the ones snapping loudest at your lines?
Push boundaries, push uncomfortable truths, push your audience. With
satire, we can say anything. Looking at the work of some of the most
successful British poets (Gerry Potter, Anna Freeman and others), we'll
take on everything we're not supposed to talk about. Be ready to
write.
Bios
Keith Jarrett
lives in London, England. A former London and UK poetry slam champion,
he writes performance poetry and short fiction and teaches as part of a
pioneering Spoken Word Educator programme. He is also working on his
first novel, a tale written partly in verse.
Sophia Walker is
an internationally touring poet and teaching artist. She is the 2013
BBC GrandSlam Champion, winner of the 2012 London Poetry Olympics, 2012
Edinburgh International Book Festival Slam and is a former Scottish
National Slam Champion.
